gap9000

I know this might be a stupid question but when i take out all 5 lug nuts the wheel does not come off? Is there anything else i need to take off? I have a 2006 c230


Also how to you change the brake pads sorry i am a noob

thanks

amdeutsch

Welcome NOOB

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gap9000

I have and they have said to take off the wheels. I have gotten that far but its stuck so i was wondering if there is anything else i need to take off

e1000

put some of the lug bolts back in loosely and kick the tire from under the car to get it off. this is a common problem

rlee02135

use this and hit the tire from under the car

SeaCoupe

I don't know that you doing a brake pad installation is a good idea if you can't think your way around a wheel removal. Sorry if I come off like an ***, but the brakes are a critical part of your car. Getting it wrong could be hazardous to all of our health.

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C240LEE

This is a common problem when the wheels have not been removed for a long time. With the car on a jack, you will need an axle stand for safety. Use a large piece of soft wood against the tire. Hit with a heavy hammer, From the outside, do not go under the car and do it from the inside,alternating at opposite ends. It may take several hits to get the wheel freed off.

When refitting each wheel, clean wheel contact face and hub thouroughly, apply a smear of copper gease to each surface to prevent this happening again.

anonymouse

Blake P

Duh, you have to jack the car up first!

drexappeal

Please don't tell me you are in L.A. If so, I want to know when and where you are driving so I can make sure not to be in that area.

If you're considering changing the brakes yourself, but you can't even get the rims off the car...Yes, I'm scared and I value my life.

Boom vang

I do a lot of work on cars including re-building from ground up my TR6 and I run in to the same problem with my friends Jetta on winter tire change over. I stuggle to get the wheels off the concentric hubs and no rubber mallet will make a difference. I got to the point that I tell them to take it in and let someone else struggle as I've known take a half hour of pushing, kicking and pulling to get them off.

This is a typical problem with German cars using bolts and concentric hubs especially in the north with the use of salt on the roads. The 2 different metals (alum and iron) fuse to each other and if there is corrosion in the hub the metal expands with the rust and becomes even tighter.

Last resort is to put the bolts on loose so that there is about a 1/8 - 1/4" gap from when the bolts seat and take the car around the block slowly and a couple of quick left/right/left turns will break the seized wheel free.

Don't be hard on the guy, if you can't ask a question without being jumped on then what is the point of a forum?? Unless you experience this trouble you don't realize how hard it can be to remove.

When replacing make sure you smear some anti-seize on the hub and wheel contacts, this will help in the future but not guaranteed

Shake

kcheng86

Welcome gap =)