hey guys. a buddy of mine asked me to take a look at his front brakes w203 today as it threw a message on the dash.

i figured its pretty standard that front brake pad wear is occurring.

in the process of taking off his wheel, i do the standard method (loosen bolts, lift car, remove bolts) but his wheel doesnt budge. i took all the bolts off but the wheel still doesnt move. it can spin freely.

any ideas on what i should do?

i mean ive heard of rotors rusting on the hub but a wheel?

 

I had that happen on a Blazer I owned years ago, alloy wheel frozen on. I took it into a friends tire shop and they heated it and the wheel hub from behind with a torch (deflated the tire first of course) and it eventually came off.

It wasn't fun to watch...

 

Ouch. Have you tried kicking it? lol

 

Yeah, this is pretty common, give it a good kick.

 

yea, I was gonna say kick it too.... it happened to me

 

+1

 

Its happened to my buddy CLK too...we were both kicked at the same time lolz.

Edit: becareful with the MB jack....that $h*t is weak.

 

+1

 

Yeah this happened to me when I was changing my brake pads...it was rusted on there it seemed...a firm couple tugs and wd-40 will go a long way...if not...


Kick away...please don't kick so hard that the jack gives...



Angelo

 

well i dont want to mess up his wheel. i did try kicking it too. maybe i'll try to kick harder next time.

i had it one an aftermarket jack. i WAS going to use the MB one but i didnt like the idea of it. good thing i didnt cuz i had to kick it.

so i guess kick it harder or bring it to a tire shop?

 

Just kick it harder and kinda hold n shake it ... It will comes out .

Edit : LOL @ Angelo's jack

 

Pewter Club Member secret...lol!...



Angelo

 

put a few jackstands underneath it just in case.


when this happens to me, i usually just take a 20 lb sledge hammer and hit the tire a few times. itll come off, just needs some help

 

i guess i'll try next time i see him.