I really need help

[chillincarp870]

hey guys got a 96 ranger, working on replacing the leaf spring back right, can't get the dang tire off the axle. Give me some pointers. I already tried beating the s*** out of it, hand tightening the bolts taking it around the block slamming on the brakes, still can't get it loose. any help is greatly appreciated on this side. If you got a truck for sale let me know

[Scott K]

Spray some penetrating fluid on it, let it sit. I have done the loosen the lugs a bit, and weave back and forth and made it work, beating them with a hammer, etc.. But if you can let it soak a bit, it may help most.

[highlife4me]

I went through this a few weeks ago when doing a brake job on my 99 F150. I soaked them down with Kroil and let sit a few hours. Went down to the river,loosened the lug nuts, not to far,and whipped a few donuts in the dirt, after about 5 or 6 donuts they let loose. Remember to tighten them back up if driving more than a couple blocks. A lot easier than pounding the dump out of them!

[JOHNBIGDOG]

20 lb sledge hammer to the rim. dont hit in the same spot to many times keep moving the wheel.

Some times a bigger hammer is the right tool.

[Eric Wettschreck]

Panther pi$$ (penetrating oil), a couple hours soak, and a BFH will get the wheel off.

While smacking the tar out of the wheel, make sure you revolve it so you don't dent the wheel. Don't be afraid to hit it like you mean it, either. You're not making love to a woman, you're beating a frozen truck part to remove it............there's a difference.

Before you attack with the BFH spray a bunch of penetrating oil on the lugs and drum.

[311Hemi]

I have done the loosen the lugs a bit, and weave back and forth and made it work,

This has worked for me. Loosened the lug nut a little and went around a corner with a little momentum on a tar road turning fairly sharp and she popped.

[GSP4ME]

THis is going to sound really strange but it does work and gets used more then you can imagine. Take a can of coke and pour it over the stuck object. Coke is one of the most non lethal liquids you can find. Have done this again and again and it works

[fishing tech]

PB blaster is a very good spray to use.

[efgh]

When you finally get that wheel off, wire brush the rust off the center of the rim and the hub where the rim sets. Put some anti sieze compound on these areas when reinstalling. Alumium and steel sort of weld them selfs together.

[Whoaru99]

Don't be afraid to hit it like you mean it, either. You're not making love to a woman....

Discretion says I probably should leave that alone, but that's never been one of my better suits.

[Jeremy airjer W]

When you finally get that wheel off, wire brush the rust off the center of the rim and the hub where the rim sets. Put some anti sieze compound on these areas when reinstalling. Alumium and steel sort of weld them selfs together.

Use a thin layer of grease instead of anti-seize. There's nothing worse than working on a car where the owner thinks they have to anti-seize everything and you end up looking like the tin man from the wizard of oz!

[Whoaru99]

Thought that was supposed to be a dry joint? Rotating tires a bit more often than every century would preclude it, yes?

[Jeremy airjer W]

Regular rotates would help but it is MN. you would be surprised at how mony manufacturers are starting to grease the hub/rotor mating surfaces to make it easier to service. A little PM goes a long way. Washing your vehicle more than once a winter will help a lot as well. You can always tell the difference between a car that's kept clean and when that's been neglected.

[Whoaru99]

Interesing. I think we explicity state to have clean and dry.