Viper98912

Being a north Georgia car where we don't put down road salt, nor are we near the beach, something has caused my front wheels to stick/corrde to the hub and rotor.

I tried everything, PB blaster, kicking, hammering the back, hammering the rotor/wheel crack, shaking back and forth, lowering the car, having the car on the ground and turning the steering wheel back and forth, and nothing. I don't want to go so extreme that I end up damaging the wheel or other suspension component.

Also managed to get my finger smashed between the spoke and the caliper in all the craziness.

Anyway, a google search reveals that maybe driving back and forth a few feet with the lugs loose might work. Just wanted to know if any other ppl on here have had similar issues and solutions.....

60n5pt1

Tire shops say this is typical or common especially with powdercoated rims.
I've seen them hammer (tap) the tire to release the rim from sticking onto the wheel hub..

dacls63amg

Ya this has happened to me while taking off my rear tires.

TemjinX2

yeah it happens from all the dust and mud collecting. Also since the car is staggered you don't take them off to route them.

kjb55

Loosen the lugs 1 full turn, not more. Lower the car. If it's the left wheel, turn the wheel all the way to the right. Opposite this if it's the right.

Idle forward and stab the brakes hard. This will pop the rim from the hub, but nor far enough to do any damage.

W203Ramos

+1....don't feel bad ...smashed a couple of fingers too while changing my wheels a month back

02C32guy

I had the same problem on my driver's side. I soaked it with WD-40 and let it sit over night. The next morning a few hammer taps did the trick.

Viper98912

Well I finally got the chance to look at this again today. My biggest concern was if I would need to change a flat on the side of the road somewhere, that I wouldn't be able to get the front wheel off.

After a 1 hr soaking of PB Blaster and turning the wheels back and forth with the lugs slightly loose, I was able to kick the wheels until they finally broke free. I tried this same thing last time but it didn't work, so maybe the hotter weather is playing a factor.

In case you have never taken off the wheels, the rear wheels have a small hub lip, which if your wheels are frozen a simple kick will fix it. On the fronts, the hub length is MUCH longer, and can cause your wheels to freeze across a much larger area. I got a $3 tube of Permatex Anti-seize that people use on wheel hubs, wheel lugs, spark plugs, etc, that will hopefully not cause my wheels to stick again.

After taking off the wheels, take a wire brush and try to get a majority of the rust off then put a thin coat of the anti-seize on both the hub and the wheel. I recommend this to everyone!!!