Wheel won't come off the hub..

[BDR529]

..any ideas?

Had this salvage BMW come in today that had been smashed into a tree

[robsco]

Ouch.

[v8will]

I guess the tree won?

[Another Fluffer]

[jefinabox]

Haha I already had a smug "just hit it with a rubber mallet, it'll be fine" reply in my head, was not expecting that picture lol.

Ouch!

[liquidken]

Tempt it off with a piece of stale bread?

What are you trying to salvage exactly? Drilling the head off the wheelbolts is a start. That should leave you enough thread to undo the bolts from the hub once the brake disc is off.

[northandy]

That must have been some impact... Or that wheel was made from cheese.

[BDR529]

liquidken said:

Tempt it off with a piece of stale bread?

What are you trying to salvage exactly? Drilling the head off the wheelbolts is a start. That should leave you enough thread to undo the bolts from the hub once the brake disc is off.

Oh we're not actually trying to salvage anything from it, more thinking of putting it on a plinth as a testament to ditchfinder tyres

or treefinder..

[BDR529]

jefinabox said:

Haha I already had a smug "just hit it with a rubber mallet, it'll be fine" reply in my head, was not expecting that picture lol.

Ouch!

I was way ahead of you

[Eggman]

BDR529 said:

Oh we're not actually trying to salvage anything from it, more thinking of putting it on a plinth as a testament to ditchfinder tyres ]

In that case, how about drilling a few holes in some bar and attaching it to the strut top mount bolts so it'll stand upside down?

[BDR529]

Eggman said:

In that case, how about drilling a few holes in some bar and attaching it to the strut top mount bolts so it'll stand upside down?

[soad]

Woo, that was some effort! Deformed, bent and squashed to feck!!!

[Petrolhead_Rich]

BDR529 said:

..any ideas?

Had this salvage BMW come in today that had been smashed into a tree

Need to look at the "Vague" steering too, might be an issue!

Oh, also your wheel might be out of balance!!

Looks like the tree stood up to the reputation Trees have....

[750turbo]

Why did I immediately think of this?



Sorry

[Eggman]

It also occurs to me that a smallish space saver rim might make quite a good stand - if you're lucky with the PCD you might not have to do much drilling.

(In fact, if you've got a MIG handy and an assistant to hold the thing steady you could probably get away with none!)

[R1 Loon]

v8will said:

I guess the tree won?

Do they ever lose?

[mxspyder]

R1 Loon said:

Do they ever lose?

Occasionally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYfEHNMqNaw