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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 11:03 AM
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hhr ss 18" rear wheel

rear wheels will not come off so what can i do.
Old Dec 6, 2012 | 11:06 AM
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hit it with a big rubber mallet or dead blow hammer....it'll come off
Old Dec 6, 2012 | 12:44 PM
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Got a flat this summer and I had the same problem with the driver's side front wheel. We had three guys pulling on the unbolted wheel and the thing would not come off.

Just keep trying/get more hands to help/use a rubber mallet as KissMy08SS said. It comes off eventually, you just gotta work it.
Old Dec 6, 2012 | 01:43 PM
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BFRM!( big freaking rubber mallet)

Once you get it off, it's best to clean off all the corrosion/rust/oxidation that held it stuck. Maybe coat that area with some antiseize or such.

You also might want to pull the other wheels and check them.
Old Dec 6, 2012 | 03:10 PM
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and while you have that off, if you have Brembos I would highly recommend pulling the pins and coating them too if they still come out.
Old Dec 7, 2012 | 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by firemangeorge
BFRM!( big freaking rubber mallet)

Once you get it off, it's best to clean off all the corrosion/rust/oxidation that held it stuck. Maybe coat that area with some antiseize or such.

You also might want to pull the other wheels and check them.
X 2, it is the hub snout & rim center where corrosion crud has seized the rim on, & will need cleaned most. Once this is cleaned up & lightly coated w/Anti-Seize, or any hi-temp grease, this should no longer be an issue.

It's because we have hub-centric rims..
Old Dec 7, 2012 | 07:19 AM
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loosen lug nuts a couple of threads and rock car back and forth, that will usually loosen the rim.
Old Dec 7, 2012 | 10:03 AM
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same happened with my '84 Firebird, I did the same as Jerry455 suggests and it worked, then clen and lube I used never seize copper lube, never had the issue again, now the first thing I do when I get a new car with Aluminium wheels I clean and never seize the wheels worth the time and effort for those road side tire changes
Old Dec 7, 2012 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by jerry455
loosen lug nuts a couple of threads and rock car back and forth, that will usually loosen the rim.
I'd vote for that method over beating the tire with a BFH.

Our wheel hub-bearings are not as tough as the old tapered Timkens..
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