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Doodlebug
24th June 2006, 14:28
This might sound really stupid, but i wanted to take Noodle's wheels off last night, well the rear ones, they wouldnt budge, they were stuck solid, obviously i undid all of the bolts, but neither rear wheel would even half move.

What should i do? Just go to a tyre place and ask them to remove the rear wheels and give the bit the wheel goes onto a bit of grease?
Blue_Smoothie
24th June 2006, 14:58
sorry i couldnt help u yesterday :(

how about a rubber hammer to the inside of the tyre so hitting out. sure its just little stuck :)
billybug
24th June 2006, 16:26
Make sure it can't slip off the jack and give the wheels a good wack/kick, they are only rusted onto the hubs. Wimples were the same when I changed his wheels.
Shamrockez
24th June 2006, 17:22
Yeah ditto what the others said. Might be worth putting some copper grease on the backs of the wheels when you put the new ones on.
Doodlebug
24th June 2006, 19:31
Cool thanks for the replies, im gonna head for the tyre place tomorrow and get them shifted im worried about kicking Noodle off the jack lol :D
Blue_Smoothie
24th June 2006, 19:34
seriously, u'll look like a div if u go, it wil only take a slight yank or push :)
Shamrockez
24th June 2006, 20:30
Put an axel stand under him :)
Doodlebug
25th June 2006, 09:23
seriously, u'll look like a div if u go, it wil only take a slight yank or push :)

I know ill look a div, but i really cant be arsed to put the car back up on the jacks again, and id rather be div-like for 10 mins than spend hours trying myself to get them off, why put the effort in when someone else can do it, thats what i say lol :D
Blue_Smoothie
25th June 2006, 13:37
cos its all about the education, young squire, u have a lot to learn......i could have taken all the stereo gear to an ICE dude but wouldnt have furthered my education in ICE would i ? :)
gleniki
13th August 2006, 17:31
had the same problem when i had the mini tried everything i could think of rubber mallet, kicking them in the end took it back to mini they sorted it and put some grease on the hubs. rather be safe than sorry and have your nb fall off the jack
Doodlebug
13th August 2006, 22:31
had the same problem when i had the mini tried everything i could think of rubber mallet, kicking them in the end took it back to mini they sorted it and put some grease on the hubs. rather be safe than sorry and have your nb fall off the jack

Yeah got it sorted in the end, went to Kwik Fit and they jacked him up and slid a large metal pipe at his wheel from under him, that did it in the end! :D :D