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Feb 14, 2009 | 08:08 PM

#16

jorlee

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Originally Posted by WestxSRT10

can you take a photo of that?

[]-----[\=>-----[]

[] tires ----- wood blocks [\=> bottle jack on side

//-----[/==>-----[] What's susposed to happen

Feb 14, 2009 | 08:54 PM

#17

Mustang6147

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Ussually if the wheels are stuck, Hit with a solid (Oak)peice of wood between the lugs. Hit the wood with a hammer.

I also reccomend alot of anti seize when the wheels are off. On the contact surface

Feb 14, 2009 | 09:30 PM

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redford

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What ever you do to loosen it, you also have to swear at it.

It helps.

Feb 14, 2009 | 09:56 PM

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WeWonIt

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jorlee

[]-----[\=>-----[]

[] tires ----- wood blocks [\=> bottle jack on side

//-----[/==>-----[] What's susposed to happen

Outstanding use of the keyboard. Reps given for whatever skill you want to call that.

Feb 14, 2009 | 10:05 PM

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TRQMONSTER

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I aagree with brwolfjr, Do not lossen the lugs and drive the truck! I have had that happen to me and found that if you lay on your back and kick the tire front to back they will break loose. if that doesn't work you may have to use a bottle jack like x gm guy said.

Feb 14, 2009 | 11:23 PM

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Skorpion007

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Hire a neighbor kid or young adult for $5 and have him help you out, with a real sledge, a piece of wood and hit it from the inside out...(while the corner you are working on is in the air), I used to work at a shop, we had a 40lb deadblow that had a hard time with some wheels. Absolutley use anti-seize on the mating surfaces when reassembling.

Feb 14, 2009 | 11:49 PM

#22

995.4SD

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you don't need to drive the truck...just loosen lug nuts slightly with all wheels on the ground. then grab the bedrails and shake like hell. get the truck rockin enough and they should break free.

Feb 15, 2009 | 07:50 AM

#23

1975StroppeBaja

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I loosen the lug nuts as well, but don't drive it around the block. I just pull up and back several times, hitting the brakes kind of hard. You can hear when it pops loose.

First saw this problem on my Dad's '02 Explorer.

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Feb 17, 2009 | 05:05 PM

#24

Beerstalker

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WeWonIt

Loosening the lugs a little and driving in slow circles works well, but as stated before use common sense, or you will ruin the threads.

Only do this if you have hubcentric wheels (the stock wheels are hubcentric). If you do this with lugcentric wheels you will likely damage the wheel studs.

Like the others said keep it slow, and don't loosen the nuts so far that the wheel can wobble.

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