I bought this 95 honda civic EX coupe about a month ago and I'm changing the front brake pads. When I jacked up the car, the front right wheel is seized onto the hub. The lug nuts come off, but the wheel wont budge. I sprayed some penetrating lubricant on it and left it overnight, but it still wouldn't budge. Some guy that works on big rigs said that when that happens to one of his trucks, he kicks it loose, i.e. He kicks the top of the tire, bottom, right, and left as hard as he can to loosen it up. Any thoughts on this or suggestions for alternate courses of action? Thanks, guys.

 

i kicked my wheel...kick the top of it...the whole wheel will eventually budge loose

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BauleyCivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i kicked my wheel...kick the top of it...the whole wheel will eventually budge loose</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BauleyCivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i kicked my wheel...kick the top of it...the whole wheel will eventually budge loose</TD></TR></TABLE>

You can also use a rubber mallet. I typically just use the old "leg" tool, also.

 

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You can also use a rubber mallet. I typically just use the old "leg" tool, also.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Oh yes... The "leg" tool works wonders Just kick it man, It'll come off.

 

use a sledge hammer and tap the wheel studs, then tap the top like said above, just dont beat the **** out of it with a sledge hammer!

 

thats why you use ur foot...it wont hurt anything...using a hammer to get your wheel off is a big

 

just make sure u dont kick the car off the damn jack/stand when u do

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dantastic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just make sure u dont kick the car off the damn jack/stand when u do</TD></TR></TABLE>im guessing you did that...yea use a rubber mallot or your foot...it should come off fairly easily

 

kick the damn wheel.. your not gonna hurt it at all..

 

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never have, but im a civil engineer, and i study support structures alot =P

 

kick the **** out of it

 

we've had to kick at hit wheels to get them off

 

Got the damn wheel off! Haha. I had to get the wheel off to change my brake pads and it was about damn time to change those things, too. Thanks a lot guys!

 

sometimes if kicking doesnt work ive had to put the car on the ground and drive on it till it pops off ... never happened to me with a honda though

 

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What? Just let it fall off?

 

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Remid me to NEVER let you TOUCH my car!!

 

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Wait a minuet, you drive your car around without any lug nuts to get the wheel off?

 

Yikes that guy is fricken NUTZ!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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I agree!

 

oh come on guys. you just let the car back down and turn the wheel all the way and drive a few inches back and forth and it just pops partially off. the wheel doesnt fall off all the way!! the threads stop it from going all the way... sometimes its the only alternative you have!

 

but doing that with the wheel "loose" just destroyed 4 wheel studs,

jack up car, loosen the lug nuts, kick the tire.

 

stick some copper based grease between the wheel and the hub next time to stop it seizing...

 

take lugs off and do donuts to get it off

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CivicFerioSiR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oh come on guys. you just let the car back down and turn the wheel all the way and drive a few inches back and forth and it just pops partially off. the wheel doesnt fall off all the way!! the threads stop it from going all the way... sometimes its the only alternative you have! </TD></TR></TABLE>

NO, NEVER.