Friday, August 12, 2011

Stuck Tire Tip

This week, my dad and I have been changing brakes on our cars almost every morning. 1 set on my back, 1 set for my front, than my dad's back brakes. When we got to my dad's back brake's, we took off the bolts from the first tire, and realized we could NOT take the tire off. We didn't know what to do. We hit it, we told it to come off.... nothing seemed to work. I went online to see if anyone had any suggestions. I found this site http://autorepair.about.com/od/quicktips/qt/tire_lug_break.htm

In it, they said... There's a trick to freeing a stuck-on wheel that almost never fails. You already have the lugs removed, but now reinstall them leaving about 5 turns before they start to get snug. Now lower the car to the ground, get in and start it up. Drive back and forth 4 or 5 feet a few times. Now jack the car up and test the wheel. It should be nice and loose now, ready for you to replace with your spare so you can move on down the road.

My dad tried this and worked!!! I just wanted to pass it on to anyone else who may have this experience.