Need some help

Smokievol · Nov 13, 2015

Changing out to my non-summer wheels and tires and the wheel will not come off from the front. GT500 2010 wheel for what that matters.

Tight as a tick, have tried to hit inside of wheel with mallet and no help...

What should I do next??

obsrt86 · Nov 13, 2015

Make sure all of your lug nuts are off, lol. If they are just give it a nice Kick inward to knock it loose. There's prob dirt/grime between the wheel hub and rotor. That's what I usually do and it works.

07 Boss · Nov 13, 2015

You might want to try some PB Blaster or something but I think you just need a bigger hammer. The only reason why that thing would be stuck is if it corroded badly under there. Maybe put the lugs back on there loosely and drop the jack to see if the weight of the car will knock it loose. Or even try and let roll the car back and forth (just a few inches) with the lugs loose.

Svtwin73 · Nov 13, 2015

Can you pop the center cap off? Spray some WD or PB in there, then hit it with some 400 grit after it's off.

Smokievol · Nov 13, 2015

Wheel is off, and was tough as hell to get it loose....long story short the wheel came loose while driving to my tire guy down the road and I may have screwed up the wheel with it grinding on the lug bolts.
I had gotten it somewhat broken free even thou I did not think so. So thinking I had not actually gotten it loose at all, I went to see my local tire guy and while driving it came loose. The tighten lug nuts were not tight and the bolts did some grinding on the inner hub of the wheel and the 5
The holes for the lug bolts are not perfectly round anymore. Upon inspecting the inner hub of the wheel, if thats what it is called, there is some grinding of the metal also. Not enough to be a problem I think???

What has me concerned is the lug bolt holes on the wheel and they not being perfectly round anymore......how much of a problem can that cause???

faym 08 · Nov 14, 2015

Sit on ass and give edge of tire good heel kick works everytime

Rankus06 · Nov 14, 2015

Smokievol said:
Wheel is off, and was tough as hell to get it loose....long story short the wheel came loose while driving to my tire guy down the road and I may have screwed up the wheel with it grinding on the lug bolts.
I had gotten it somewhat broken free even thou I did not think so. So thinking I had not actually gotten it loose at all, I went to see my local tire guy and while driving it came loose. The tighten lug nuts were not tight and the bolts did some grinding on the inner hub of the wheel and the 5
The holes for the lug bolts are not perfectly round anymore. Upon inspecting the inner hub of the wheel, if thats what it is called, there is some grinding of the metal also. Not enough to be a problem I think?
What has me concerned is the lug bolt holes on the wheel and they not being perfectly round anymore......how much of a problem can that cause???

I think the bevel of the lug nut mating with the bevel of the wheel is what keeps the wheel in place. I would not worry so much about the hole being out of round. Put some anti-seize or brake grease (sparingly) on the back side of the wheel or on the rotor hub (or both) before you put the wheel back on to prevent this from happening again. Don't get any on the lug nut studs though, just clean them up with a wire brush if needed.

07 Boss · Nov 14, 2015

Smokievol said:
Wheel is off, and was tough as hell to get it loose....long story short the wheel came loose while driving to my tire guy down the road and I may have screwed up the wheel with it grinding on the lug bolts.
I had gotten it somewhat broken free even thou I did not think so. So thinking I had not actually gotten it loose at all, I went to see my local tire guy and while driving it came loose. The tighten lug nuts were not tight and the bolts did some grinding on the inner hub of the wheel and the 5
The holes for the lug bolts are not perfectly round anymore. Upon inspecting the inner hub of the wheel, if thats what it is called, there is some grinding of the metal also. Not enough to be a problem I think???

What has me concerned is the lug bolt holes on the wheel and they not being perfectly round anymore......how much of a problem can that cause???

I told you to roll it a few inches, not all the way down the street. Lol. Anyways as long as the integrity of the actual bolt is good you should be all right. the cone seat on the lugs will keep the wheel centered properly and as long as you have complete threads for the lugs to grab onto you should be good.

Smokievol · Nov 16, 2015

Threads are good, just damaged the wheel....looking at it again, I think it should be fine.

The few inches just didn't seem to do it........she always wants more:>

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