Urgent help please

[Mon Ami Mate]

Just driven miles to the middle of nowhere to help my sister. She's got a flat on the rear of her 06 Polo. Taken the nuts off the wheel and it still won't budge. Wtf?!! What's going on?!!

[Hammer67]

Its probly just stuck on. Kick the tyre walls to try and free it off.

[McSam]

If you actually do have all the wheel nuts off - and I presume the wheel in question is off the ground - then pull very hard/kick it and see what happens.

[ChrisRS]

Hammer67 said:

Its probly just stuck on. Kick the tyre walls to try and free it off.

Agreed, if that doesn't work put the nuts back on very loosely, drive off and brake fairly hard at about 10 mph, this should free the wheel off.

[hornetrider]

If the above fails, put the nuts back on finger tight, let the car down off the jacks and get rocking it.

[john2443]

Put the nuts/bolts back in and leave them a turn or so loose, then drive the car along a bit or rock it vigorously- might loosen them?

Otherwise it's probably a call to her recovery service - she has got breakdown cover hasn't she ???

Edit - too slow replying!

[miniman]

As above, put the nuts back on finger tight and drive a few yards.

When the tyre is replace, make sure the fitter smears a bit of copper slip between the wheel and the hub for next time.

[VX Foxy]

miniman said:

As above, put the nuts back on finger tight and drive a few yards.

And don't be surprised by the almighty crack when it breaks free from the corrosion!

[M Powered]

Careful with the kicking technique if the car is on the jack.

[blearyeyedboy]

miniman said:

As above, put the nuts back on finger tight and drive a few yards.

When the tyre is replace, make sure the fitter smears a bit of copper slip between the wheel and the hub for next time.

+1. This happened to me and it took forever to get the wheel off. Perils of alloy wheels that are more likely to bond with the hub than old steel wheels were. Large hammer if you have one, kick if you don't... but not from under a jacked car. That would earn you a Darwin Award.

[john2443]

AAAhhhh! an idea stolen from another thread.

If it's the offside wheel, tie it to a tree on the other side of the road and wait for someone to drive past.

[Blakewater]

You could try spraying it with WD40.

[miniman]

Blakewater said:

You could try spraying it with WD40.

[Jasandjules]

Blakewater said:

You could try spraying it with WD40.

Are you serious?

OP, as others have said, put the nuts back on finger tight, then move the car forward 10ft or so... Then jack it back up and try again, but be careful when yanking on the wheel to remove it so as not to pull the car off the jack (yes, of course I've done it!).

[Blakewater]

It's the great standby with all technical matters along with hitting it with a hammer and swearing at it.

[Pig Skill]

Is she fit?

[blearyeyedboy]

Any luck OP?

[john2443]

Blakewater said:

You could try spraying it with WD40 and setting light to it. The differential expansion will crack them apart.

EFA







(I'm not being serious, before the OP sues me when the whole car goes up in smoke!)

[Mon Ami Mate]

Thanks, got there in the end. The car has only done 6000 miles in five years. The sidewalls are cracked to buggery and the wheel was just about welded to the hub.

[Mon Ami Mate]

Thanks, got there in the end. The car has only done 6000 miles in five years. The sidewalls are cracked to buggery and the wheel was just about welded to the hub.