get pissed get mad get that rim off.

this guy could do it

drink some and get your beer muscles on.

take a BFH and smack the tire back and forth back and forth

FTW!!!!

 

Just loosen the lugs 1/2 to 1 turn and drive down the drive way and make a turn. It will break loose. Do 1 at a time. You just need to side load the wheel.

Don't let all the worry warts get you scared. Nothing ventured nothing gained.

If you don't have heat and a BFH you may not get them off any other way.

I would hit the back side of the rim near the bead to get them off. Hit it like you mean it too. You could put a piece of aluminum between the rim and the BFH to help protect it from damage.


Jeff

 

had this happen on an old nova i had years ago. i took the lugs off and drove around the block "slowly" still did not break loose. you will have to remove it sooner or later so make it on your terms. (how raw would you be if you got a flat on the rear and found that you couldnt remove the rim) use heat around the center or get the rig in the air high enough to get under it SAFELY. 16 to 20 lbs sledge and get angry.

 

Use a prybar and pry off the drum from the inside. Make sure to have the vehicle on a jackstand and the lug nuts removed though.

 

Had an '86 XJ with alloy rims that had been on there probably for 15+ years in the salt.

Loosened the lugnuts on one rear tire about 1/4 inch from the rim. Carefully backed down driveway to no avail. Decided to run down the street and try to get the rim loose.. No dice. Ended up going to a parking lot and climbing over the little rock filled "islands" a dozen times until the rim busted loose. Repeat for the other side..

Tighten the lugs with your tire-iron and drive home to start your brake job.

Backing the lugs off and moving the vehicle around is probably the safest and easiest way to bust a rusted rim from the drum. No kicking, hammering, spraying, or swearing.

It's not like I am driving in rush-hour with no lugs. Sheesh.

Don't forget to slather the drum/rim mating surface with your huge bottle of Permatex Anti-Sieze. I am on bottle 2 now. 4th XJ.

 

X2 on the never-seize. Big block of wood on inside wheel lip and a friend (that trusts you) to hold it, then hit the wood with a BFH. Should come off sooner or later.

 

Alright, it's been 5 days since you first posted and you need to get this wheel off. This is what I want you to do, haha. Loosen up all the lugs so there is a little bit of play. Do this on both wheels and get the jack ready. Will all ten lugs loose on the back wheels, rock it side to side till they break free and the lugs and studs will hold it till you can jack it up. If that doesn't work, drive it off a cliff with the lugs loosened and the impact should potentially break them loose

Please do not actually drive (or attempt to drive) your vehicle off a cliff. If you do, I am in no way responsible for your stupidity.

 

Im going to try the drive around method. The penetrating lube has been working on it for 7 days.. still not moving. My friend and I are going to try at it later.

 

Bingo. Loosen one side and drive around the block. Once it pops, re-tighten the lugs and do the other side. Might have to jump a curb or two if it's really on there. Seriously.

 

that will be hard to do almost all curbs are covered in 2 feet of snow hahaha. i'll find one

 

Well? Is it off.....

 

No I have worked until 11 the last two nights. I might be able to try at it tomorrow. I'm also trying to remove my rusted on trackbar......I HATE RUST!!!!!!

 

I used to work at a tire shop and whenever we had a wheel stick we used PB blaster and a hammer. Hit the inside of the tire and turn the tire between hits. If it still did not come off we would hit the wheel but careful not to bend or break anything.

 

My rims were on pretty damn good. I loosened off my lugs and set the jack so it was almost touching my axle. I kicked the hell out of it an stood on the side an rocked it side to side really violently, jacked it back up and started kicking an hitting the sides with my 5 pound axe. No success. I decided to break out my small hammer. I stuck the claws in between the rim an the drum and proceeded to hit the head of the small hammer with my axe an it popped right off after 2 hits

 

In my experience the wheel usually gets stuck to the axle itself. Not the drum. Some peretrating oil, a little heat and a long bar or 2x4 will always get it off. It usually dosn't happen to the front because there is a rotor there. Differant set up.More tolerance between hub and wheel