- Location
- Near Rochester NY
1987 XJ Laredo
I just removed the lug nuts and tried to take the drvier's side front wheel off and it won't budge from the hub. I tried a bottle jack on the side against a 2x4 to the bottom of the opposite tire. I got it up to about 1000 lbs of pressure in front of the hub, then beat on the side behind the hub with a 4# deadblow hammer. Then I tried the trusty HF 13# slide hammer, hooked into the rim slots. I popped out the plastic cap and sprayed PB Blaster between the inside of the wheel and the hub. I let is soak 4 hours, then repeated the above. This wheel will not come off.
I have been beating and kicking the tire, because I don't want to bend the rim. How much abuse will this rim take?
Can anybody recommend a way to get this off? Hopefully I won't have to cut it off and ruin the wheel.
TIA
I just removed the lug nuts and tried to take the drvier's side front wheel off and it won't budge from the hub. I tried a bottle jack on the side against a 2x4 to the bottom of the opposite tire. I got it up to about 1000 lbs of pressure in front of the hub, then beat on the side behind the hub with a 4# deadblow hammer. Then I tried the trusty HF 13# slide hammer, hooked into the rim slots. I popped out the plastic cap and sprayed PB Blaster between the inside of the wheel and the hub. I let is soak 4 hours, then repeated the above. This wheel will not come off.
I have been beating and kicking the tire, because I don't want to bend the rim. How much abuse will this rim take?
Can anybody recommend a way to get this off? Hopefully I won't have to cut it off and ruin the wheel.
TIA