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Old Nov 10, 2019 | 06:27 PM
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Removing new wheels

I was going to install y leveling kit this weekend, and I could not get the damn front wheels off. Anyone have a trick to removing them just shy of beating on the wheel with a BFH.
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Old Nov 10, 2019 | 06:32 PM
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spray pb blaster or wd40 where the rim meets the hub and let it soak in. or loosen the lug nuts a bit and drive the truck back and forth a few feet


before you put the tires back on, spray wd40 on the hub; stops rust from forming and the wheel should be easy to get off next time
 
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Old Nov 11, 2019 | 11:18 AM
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Hold a piece of 2x4 against the rim, then hit it with the hammer, won't mess up the rim, if alum wheels they tend to oxidize on the steel hub.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2019 | 06:17 PM
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Thank you both, I will give them a try. Its brand new, so I cant see corrosion sitting in already.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2019 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by wylecoyote
Thank you both, I will give them a try. Its brand new, so I cant see corrosion sitting in already.
It happens *fast* with steel contacting aluminum.

Anti-seize the mating surfaces before putting them back together.
 
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