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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / General Car Topics / October 2005Wheel removal
Hi all, My wife has a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am which needs to have the tires rotated.The wheel lugs were torqued pretty tight but my 200 pounds managed to loosen them. Unfortunately I cannot say the same for the aluminum wheels. They refuse to budge. Any suggestions as how to loosen these wheels for removal would be appreciated. Don DJP <p5693@wildblue.net> wrote in article <nbi5m112f7d328q4s5dilfq4n06gp6e3nf@4ax.com>... > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Don Heat the center of the wheel where it meets the cast iron hub VERY CAREFULLY! The aluminum will expand enough to get the wheel off - probably even with a propane torch. Then, clean up the hub and wheel and use some anti-seize compound when you re-mount the wheel.
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