The Undead Gateway Thread - Page 3544

sonza68 · 02-16-2008, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaged

so how does one go about getting a rim off of a hub when it is stuck on there. im half way through the koni/gc swap and the drivers front wont come off. ive fought with it for a half hour now

I make sure it is securely on the jack/jack stand, squat down next to the wheel, grab the back side of the wheel securely and lunge backward. A bit of warning though as I've ended up laying on back back with the wheel on my chest on multiple occasions. Then before you put the wheels back on, put a thin layer of antisieze on the hubs to prevent the wheel from sticking in the future.

sonza68 · 02-16-2008, 03:32 PM

So, I stopped by the Bentley/Maserati dealership because I noticed they were putting up a new building. Unfortunantly, it isn't the Alfa showroom that I was hoping it would be. Instead it is a Lambo show room and Bugatti service center.

jaged · 02-16-2008, 04:05 PM

did that tom, did it for 20 min. i sprayed a layer of wd 40 around it to hope that it soaks in and ill give it a shot tomorrow. even used the notches on the back of it to try and get a prybar in there.

sonza68 · 02-16-2008, 04:18 PM

The only other thing I can think of is to lower the car down onto the wheel and see if the weight of the car pops it loose (obviously don't remove the jack completely).

Terec · 02-16-2008, 07:58 PM

i used a sledge hammer on the back of the tire, but i also did it while on a lift

Echoman · 02-16-2008, 09:25 PM

Yeah I was going to suggest a mallet on the back of the tire or even rim if you're using a rubber mallet that isn't too hard.

jaged · 02-16-2008, 10:53 PM

i think i need to get a higher quality rubber mallet. i think ive pounded too many hubs off of struts with it. its getting squishy on both sides

Terec · 02-16-2008, 11:38 PM

nice, you know there is also plastic faced mallets that are a bit more durable and still soft enough

Moraki · 02-17-2008, 03:22 AM

i prefer facing away from the car and giving it the good old donkey back and forth on different sides of the tire.

jaged · 02-17-2008, 01:35 PM

ground controls are installed. had to use the rubber hammer to beat on the back of the rim to get it to come off.

so i had some noise coming from the front of the atx that sounded like a wheel bearing. checked the bearing and its all good. but where the axle goes into the trans has some play up and down and about 1/8" in and out

and terry how close is your exhaust to your subframe connector on the drivers side? i need to do something to keep it from banging up against it

02-16-2008, 04:05 PM	#35433 (permalink)
jaged EFFING MOSQUITOS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: hebron, in Posts: 14,040 Images: 3	Re: The Undead Gateway Thread did that tom, did it for 20 min. i sprayed a layer of wd 40 around it to hope that it soaks in and ill give it a shot tomorrow. even used the notches on the back of it to try and get a prybar in there. __________________ BUY COUGARFEST RAFFLE TICKETS SM 86 now with two choices 2.5L or 3L

02-16-2008, 07:58 PM	#35435 (permalink)
Terec NECO Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: STL Posts: 2,796	Re: The Undead Gateway Thread i used a sledge hammer on the back of the tire, but i also did it while on a lift __________________ "Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you." --Anonymous Done with School

02-16-2008, 09:25 PM	#35436 (permalink)
Echoman NECO Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Algonquin, IL. Posts: 2,661 Blog Entries: 1	Re: The Undead Gateway Thread Yeah I was going to suggest a mallet on the back of the tire or even rim if you're using a rubber mallet that isn't too hard. __________________ Rob's Myspace whoring NO MORE WEDDINGS...this year

02-16-2008, 10:53 PM	#35437 (permalink)
jaged EFFING MOSQUITOS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: hebron, in Posts: 14,040 Images: 3	Re: The Undead Gateway Thread i think i need to get a higher quality rubber mallet. i think ive pounded too many hubs off of struts with it. its getting squishy on both sides __________________ BUY COUGARFEST RAFFLE TICKETS SM 86 now with two choices 2.5L or 3L

02-16-2008, 11:38 PM	#35438 (permalink)
Terec NECO Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: STL Posts: 2,796	Re: The Undead Gateway Thread nice, you know there is also plastic faced mallets that are a bit more durable and still soft enough __________________ "Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you." --Anonymous Done with School

02-17-2008, 03:22 AM	#35439 (permalink)
Moraki Is moving. Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 9,652	Re: The Undead Gateway Thread i prefer facing away from the car and giving it the good old donkey back and forth on different sides of the tire. __________________ In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. -Ben Franklin

02-17-2008, 01:35 PM	#35440 (permalink)
jaged EFFING MOSQUITOS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: hebron, in Posts: 14,040 Images: 3	Re: The Undead Gateway Thread ground controls are installed. had to use the rubber hammer to beat on the back of the rim to get it to come off. so i had some noise coming from the front of the atx that sounded like a wheel bearing. checked the bearing and its all good. but where the axle goes into the trans has some play up and down and about 1/8" in and out and terry how close is your exhaust to your subframe connector on the drivers side? i need to do something to keep it from banging up against it __________________ BUY COUGARFEST RAFFLE TICKETS SM 86 now with two choices 2.5L or 3L

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