wheel wont come off
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Holy cr*p, don't drive on it. That will simply ruin or weaken your studs. The PB Blaster application should do the trick, if nothing else, jack up the Explorer and take the weight off of the wheels. Let it sit overnight, the lug nuts and wheel should be able to remove easily.
Where are you located Camo1987? I've had beater winter rides when I lived in Ohio during the 70s and early 80s, I never had a wheel I could not remove.
Where are you located Camo1987? I've had beater winter rides when I lived in Ohio during the 70s and early 80s, I never had a wheel I could not remove.
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It certainly isn't uncommon to have alloy wheels corrode to the brake rotors, and often Blaster or similar is not sufficient to break them free. Beating on the wheels with a dead blow hammer is not good for the body and often it's quicker (and plenty safe) to just barely loosen the lugnuts, then move the vehicle at idle speed a few feet and apply the brakes. I wouldn't loosen the lug nuts a couple of turns, just enough that they are not making a tight contact to the wheel.
Once you get the wheels off, you can clean the surfaces then apply a very light application of anti-seize to the wheel hub. A very light layer is sufficient, don't apply so much that it can migrate to the braking surface of the rotor.
-Rod
Once you get the wheels off, you can clean the surfaces then apply a very light application of anti-seize to the wheel hub. A very light layer is sufficient, don't apply so much that it can migrate to the braking surface of the rotor.
-Rod
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I certainly wasnt advocating the he DRIVE with loose studs/wheelnuts.
Shorod obviously got the gist of my comment, and 2 turns gives about 1/8" slack, just enough to have the wheel break free from the flange. Thanks.
Shorod obviously got the gist of my comment, and 2 turns gives about 1/8" slack, just enough to have the wheel break free from the flange. Thanks.
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it was just corroded. all i did was take a big sledge hammer and it the side of the tire and it came right off. I live in missouri but i just bought the explorer so i guess they didnt ever rotate the wheels because the tire recipet was from 2001
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