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MALCHICK
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Front wheels

Post by MALCHICK »

I'm trying to inspect the front brakes on my 91. Do you have to remove the 32mm center nut just to get the wheel off?

I've got all the lugnuts off but the wheel won't budge (kicked it a few times as well).

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Post by DLC »

It's lugs only.

Kick harder, or maybe put the lugs back on but not tightly and put some weight on the wheel and roll the car back and forth to get the wheel to let go.
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Post by ericem »

i spray wd40 on the lugs or a better pentrating oil. Then give it a crap load of kicks, but the rolling wheel idea is easier.
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Post by know1 »

I just used Splinters impact gun to get my lugs off :)
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Post by IronMonkeyL255 »

I have occasionally had to take a deadblow hammer to the backside of the wheel to get it to come off.

Just be sure to have something to pad the wheel from the blows. My deadblow is covered in rubber......
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