Changing car tyre

[robdex1]

Had a flat tyre yesterday and tried to change it myself. Loosened the wheel nuts then jacked it up, removed the wheel nuts but the the tyre wouldn't lift off it was stuck. Did I do something wrong? It's a 2008 honda jazz. I read online that some cars need to remove wheel trim but isn't that only if it's a cover that is blocking access to the nuts? Long time since I've changed a tyre so don't know

[steveo3002]

rusted to the brakes i guess....needs a good whack then some copper grease on the brake hub when refitting

[Xcore]

Did you try hitting it with your purse?

[jfdi]

Yep, stuck to the hub. Sit on the ground and give it a good kick at the bottom of the tyre, ensuring the car is secure on the jack first!

[Krikkit]

Put the nuts/bolts back on and leave them one turn loose, then do a slow U-turn, that'll get it off.

I wouldn't advise kicking a wheel if a car's jacked up on a widow-maker

[kambites]

Krikkit said:

Put the nuts/bolts back on and leave them one turn loose, then do a slow U-turn, that'll get it off.

I wouldn't advise kicking a wheel if a car's jacked up on a widow-maker

That's my usual approach when wheels get stuck. The crabbing effect of a sharp turn should pry the wheel off the hub. Although I've never tried it with a flat tyre on the rim in question.

[RazerSauber]

A combination of what others have said. If your wheel is stuck, stick 2+ wheel bolts back in a few turns then sit on the floor and kick the bottom of the wheel with your heels. It should come loose after one or 2 good hearty kicks. The wheel bolts being back in prevents the wheel from falling onto your legs or the car being in a right old pickle if you kick it off the jack.

[littleredrooster]

Ahhh...so you're not trying to change the tyre, you're changing the wheel. Gotcha now!

If all else fails, put the nuts (or are they bolts?) back on finger tight then back them off a quarter-turn each. Drop the car off the jack and drive it gently about 10 feet back and forth, it should now be free from the hub. If not, much violence is going to be needed!

[Glosphil]

I was surprise by the post title but then realised you were changing the wheel not just the tyre.

In recent years I've had the same problem a couple of times. Replacing 3 wheel bolts (out of 5) & kicking the wheel worked the 1st time. The 2nd time I had to resort to also removing the jack & driving slowly on full lock for a short distance (puncture was in a front tyre).

Never seemed to be a problem years ago. However, wheels were then removed at each service which now doesn't seem to happen.