Stuck Wheel, Please Help! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

underdog8704 · 03-26-2007, 10:46 AM

hey guys, i put my stock wheels and tires on my trucks last night to go mess around some, and now i can't get the right rear off. i have sprayed everything down with wd40 real good, but no luck. any opinions or should i just keep poundin on it til it comes off?

topnos · 03-26-2007, 11:02 AM

My experience has led me to believe that the pounding might eb the only way to go. However, you might want to work on different ends of the rim when pounding to try and prevent any further binding. In other words, hit a couple of times at one end and turn the tire around 180 and take a couple of hits on that end. Good Luck!

bobthecop · 03-26-2007, 11:08 AM

A big hammer.

3/4tonterror · 03-26-2007, 11:09 AM

Did you remove the lug nuts first?Just kidding.sounds like you bent something,stud maybe.good luck.

underdog8704 · 03-26-2007, 11:13 AM

oh ya the lugs, those are those shiny things holding it on right? just kiddin. all the studs look good. its just hung up i guess. thanks for the help guys.

bretcopsey · 03-26-2007, 11:20 AM

I had this problem on my old 91 Caprice wagon. The hub center bore in the wheel would hang up on the hub of the rotor. After a couple times of using a block of wood and a 3lb hammer to remove the wheel, I broke out the dremmel and lightly cleaned up both the wheel and rotor- Problem solved.

67CHIP72 · 03-26-2007, 11:25 AM

I had the same problem with my rally wheels when they were powder coated. Just relieve the wheel's center with a die grinder so it doesn't hang up. Don't want that problem if you get a flat out on the road.

blukangoo · 03-26-2007, 03:27 PM

Get the truck back on the ground without the lugnuts, get it up to about 5000 rpm and slam it into R, Should come off then. Just kidding.

I had the same problem. I made sure the truck is sturdy on a jackstand and got underneath and hit the tire while turning it slowly. After a while it came off.
After that I cleaned the hubs up real good and haven´t had a problem since.

Longhorn Man · 03-26-2007, 04:52 PM

Install the lug nuts, and turn them one or two turns off the rim, then drop the truck back on the floor. Grab the bed, and start pulling the truck side to side. Get the wife, kids, folks, straingers walking down the street... to help, the more the merrier.

PanelDeland · 03-26-2007, 07:21 PM

I have one rim that is smaller than the center of the hub.It will fit and snug up but it's a B!+ch to get off.I keep thinking I should mark it since I know it's the one painted white.I think it came from an earlier truck but I don't remember getting it.

03-26-2007, 10:46 AM	#1
underdog8704 NCStroker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NC Posts: 89	Stuck Wheel, Please Help! hey guys, i put my stock wheels and tires on my trucks last night to go mess around some, and now i can't get the right rear off. i have sprayed everything down with wd40 real good, but no luck. any opinions or should i just keep poundin on it til it comes off? __________________ 1971 Chevy C/10-Built 383 Stroker

03-26-2007, 11:02 AM	#2
topnos Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 46	Re: Stuck Wheel, Please Help! My experience has led me to believe that the pounding might eb the only way to go. However, you might want to work on different ends of the rim when pounding to try and prevent any further binding. In other words, hit a couple of times at one end and turn the tire around 180 and take a couple of hits on that end. Good Luck!

03-26-2007, 11:08 AM	#3
bobthecop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yukon Oklahoma Posts: 2,647	Re: Stuck Wheel, Please Help! A big hammer. __________________ Happiness is towing your "new" truck home. 1972 C-10 1982 GMC (parts truck??) 1969 c10 parts truck 1969 C-10 ( my sons) 1992 Silverado 4X4 (now the boys truck)(now mine again) 2002 Tarus (my wife loves that car)

03-26-2007, 11:09 AM	#4
3/4tonterror Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: jaffrey,NH Posts: 325	Re: Stuck Wheel, Please Help! Did you remove the lug nuts first?Just kidding.sounds like you bent something,stud maybe.good luck.

03-26-2007, 11:13 AM	#5
underdog8704 NCStroker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NC Posts: 89	Re: Stuck Wheel, Please Help! oh ya the lugs, those are those shiny things holding it on right? just kiddin. all the studs look good. its just hung up i guess. thanks for the help guys. __________________ 1971 Chevy C/10-Built 383 Stroker

03-26-2007, 11:20 AM	#6
bretcopsey Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: dayton, oh Posts: 327	Re: Stuck Wheel, Please Help! I had this problem on my old 91 Caprice wagon. The hub center bore in the wheel would hang up on the hub of the rotor. After a couple times of using a block of wood and a 3lb hammer to remove the wheel, I broke out the dremmel and lightly cleaned up both the wheel and rotor- Problem solved. __________________ My 51 project http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2285825 My 68 Camaro project http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2277404/1 Last edited by bretcopsey; 03-26-2007 at 11:20 AM.

03-26-2007, 11:25 AM	#7
67CHIP72 STOLEN Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orange County Posts: 1,022	Re: Stuck Wheel, Please Help! I had the same problem with my rally wheels when they were powder coated. Just relieve the wheel's center with a die grinder so it doesn't hang up. Don't want that problem if you get a flat out on the road. __________________ In Search Of

03-26-2007, 03:27 PM	#8
blukangoo Neighborhood Pickle Slinger Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cadolzburg, Bavaria, Germany Posts: 2,224	Re: Stuck Wheel, Please Help! Get the truck back on the ground without the lugnuts, get it up to about 5000 rpm and slam it into R, Should come off then. Just kidding. I had the same problem. I made sure the truck is sturdy on a jackstand and got underneath and hit the tire while turning it slowly. After a while it came off. After that I cleaned the hubs up real good and haven´t had a problem since. __________________ -------------------------------------------------- My C10 Diary Our cars: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle 396 - TH350 1968 Chevrolet C10/CST 327 TH400/375 1969 Corvette Stingray 350 - Muncie Manual Trans 1969 Chevrolet ElCamino 350 - TH400 1970 Cutlass Supreme Convertible - 350 Rocket - TH350 1973 Camaro LT - New Engine Done - TH350 1973 Corvette Convertible 454 - TH400

03-26-2007, 04:52 PM	#9
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Stuck Wheel, Please Help! Install the lug nuts, and turn them one or two turns off the rim, then drop the truck back on the floor. Grab the bed, and start pulling the truck side to side. Get the wife, kids, folks, straingers walking down the street... to help, the more the merrier.

03-26-2007, 07:21 PM	#10
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,993	Re: Stuck Wheel, Please Help! I have one rim that is smaller than the center of the hub.It will fit and snug up but it's a B!+ch to get off.I keep thinking I should mark it since I know it's the one painted white.I think it came from an earlier truck but I don't remember getting it. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil" Last edited by PanelDeland; 03-26-2007 at 07:22 PM.



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