Removing duall wheels?
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Removing duall wheels?
Wanted to change the brake pads yesterday and what a mother it was to get the wheels off. The fronts I had to use a piece of 2x4 and hit inside the wheel to get it off. The back dually wheels I just say I gave up could get them to budge
. Did some searching and it looks like I' ll have to spray some PB blaster or something similar between the wheels to get them to budge. Any other tricks you guys use?
. Did some searching and it looks like I' ll have to spray some PB blaster or something similar between the wheels to get them to budge. Any other tricks you guys use?
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Place a jack and slightly load it. Loosen the lug nuts. Jack up the tire/wheel and remove the lug nuts. Lower the jack enough to put a decent load on the tire. Then push quickly and hard on the truck to jounce it sideways. Sometimes but not all the time, this pops the bond. The load on the tire has to be enough so the tire grips the ground and doesn't slip.
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I wrench for a living and i one time spent 2 hours once getting the inners off an E-450 typical 8 years old rv and I hand never had the wheels off it took a can ok Knocker Losse my 12lb Snap On Plastic Sledge and I had to resort to heating the rims to pop them off. Make shure if you hit the rim not the tire because the sledge will bounce back hitting you between the eyes and splitting your face open and knocking you out.
