Wheel Stuck?

[1972ChevyGuy]

Cant get the thing off to save my life.... 3 guys couldn't do it. I put lugs back on and tapped em with a hammer to see if I could break it loose but she wont budge. Any ideas why? Or how to get it off? (5 lug rallys on a 72 c10) if it matters. Thanks - Jeremy

[Blue_71]

it may or may not work, but i usually make sure whatever is holding it up is steady, sit on the ground, and kick it on each side with my foot, one side at a time... ussually it'll break em loose

[Tx Firefighter]

That's always a fun one. Do this:

Put it down on jackstands and remove the lug nuts. Then hit the inside sidewall of the tire pretty good with a sledge hammer about twice. That'll do it and won't hurt the tire.

I used to have to do this to every single one of our trucks when I worked as a mechanic for the post office.

[1972ChevyGuy]

Thanks fellas, any idea what causes it? - Jeremy

[Tx Firefighter]

Overtorquing the lugnuts will pucker the center of the wheel tightly onto the hub. Also rust on the hub with aggravate the problem. Overtorquing can also warp brake rotors too, causing pulsing brakes.

[1972ChevyGuy]

I have my gun set on 85 lbs, too much? Thanks again - Jeremy

[Truckhead]

Before smacking the tire thread one of the lugs on a couple turns so when the tire does come off it won't fly across the room.

[70cst10_05]

is it the front or back??if its the front, turn the wheels all the way to one side, and wedge a piece of wood or somethin between the wheel and the frame or somethin sturdy, then start the pickup and turn the wheel against the wood or whatever, only had to do it once, worked like a charm

[1972ChevyGuy]

Rear wheel. I felt pretty dumb, I've took my wheels off a thousand times and after I took the lugs off and tried to pull, I was like.... what the hell?!?!?!?! So I jacked the other side up and took a wheel off just to make sure, lol. Its gettin dark so I will try to beat the crap out of it tomorrow Thanks - Jeremy

[Longhorn Man]

Last month when longhornjeff gave me a set of 16 inch rims/tires for the one ton, I knew the old rims would be stuck like a mo-fo. Since I don't have a sledge here, and we were working on a driveway with a bit of a hill (I didn't want the truck on the jack for very long) I loosened up the lignuts a bit (with teh truck on the ground) and then grabbed the bedside and pushed it back and forth pretty violently. I heard each wheel pop loose within a couple shakes.
As for jacking it up in the driveway with a hill, i did anchor it with another truck.

[Longhorn Man]

If you coat the threads and the center hole with some anti-seize compound, it will help prevent this from happening again.

[paintpyro]

Ive got that problem. Mine is from the powdercoating and clearcoat. Too thick. I used a large puller hooked on through the holes of the ralleys. Crank it a bit and they pop right off.

[oldsub86]

Loosen but do not remove the lug nuts. Then drive around a bit turning back and forth. The side pressure from the turns should break it loose from the hub.

[Slammed67]

I was going to suggest the same thing as oldsub68. Just back the lugs off a turn or two then drive it down the street turning the wheel back and forth. It should break them loose.