Removing aluminium wheels
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Removing aluminium wheels
What methods do you use to remove the super duty mag wheels?
These things have been one for abought a year now.
I tryed to remove the rear tires to install mud shields but the wheels are stuck, the tolerance looks so tight between the mag wheel and axle hub that with a little dirt or corrosion and they're going to be hard to get off.
Glad I did'nt need to change a tire on the road.
Thanks in advance for any good idea's
These things have been one for abought a year now.
I tryed to remove the rear tires to install mud shields but the wheels are stuck, the tolerance looks so tight between the mag wheel and axle hub that with a little dirt or corrosion and they're going to be hard to get off.
Glad I did'nt need to change a tire on the road.
Thanks in advance for any good idea's
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I've never had the problem - but I was in a tire place not too long ago and saw them using a BFH to wail away on the tire of a Superduty to get the wheels off - just make sure you don't miss and hit the rim. They switched back and forth to each side of the tire and after about 10 wacks the wheel came off.
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Most of the time we use a BFH on the tire to brake the rim loose. In the future use an "Anti seize" or high temp disk brake lube around the hub. Also with aluminum rims it is best to use a torque wrench on the lug nuts.
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NoAmmo,
I had the very same problem with my new 04 with just 3k on it.
I went to rotate the tires and shure enough, stuck. Although I dont own a "BFH", I used some wd40 in between the face of the rim and the rotor, just inside one of the rim holes and around where the rim center hole and rotor meet.
Be carefull to not get any on the disk or the pads though. After a half an hour or so, I was able to sit on the ground and use my legs to rock the tire and rim loose. Of course, make shure your rig is on stands or you may find it on the pavement.
I had two out of the four that were that way. Both on the back, go figure.
After they were off, I cleaned and put some paint on the face of the rotor in hopes that it would'nt happen again.
I had the very same problem with my new 04 with just 3k on it.
I went to rotate the tires and shure enough, stuck. Although I dont own a "BFH", I used some wd40 in between the face of the rim and the rotor, just inside one of the rim holes and around where the rim center hole and rotor meet.Be carefull to not get any on the disk or the pads though. After a half an hour or so, I was able to sit on the ground and use my legs to rock the tire and rim loose. Of course, make shure your rig is on stands or you may find it on the pavement.
I had two out of the four that were that way. Both on the back, go figure.
After they were off, I cleaned and put some paint on the face of the rotor in hopes that it would'nt happen again.
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I had this problem on my girlfriend's dad's Jeep pickup several times. Take a grinder and carefully grind a little off between the hub and the rim at an angle. No more stuck rims.
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I don't like using a BFH. Afraid of missing and damaging something. I spray penetrating oil around the center at the hub and let it set for awhile. Then loosen the lug nuts about a turn and shake the truck sideways. If its really sturbborn, start the engine and move the truck slowly and rock the steering wheel back and forth. When your done, clean the hub and wheel center with fine emory paper and install with coating of anti-seize where the wheel and hub meet.
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Originally Posted by NoAmmo
slc10844. You got me on the right track. I backed the lugs off abought 1 turn and drove around the block. You can hear the rims break loose.
Great fix.
thanks everyone.
Great fix.
thanks everyone.
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