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| | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 86 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 86 | On my 54 6400 the lug nuts are off but the wheel won't budge. Any tricks on getting the wheel off? I don't want to beat on it too much for fear of bending the rim.
Matt
"Brunhilde II" '59 Viking 60
To paraphrase Ben Franklin: "Big Bolts are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy"
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 355 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 355 | Your rim is like most, stuck on the hub in the center. Spray this area with a lot of PB Blaster and I use a portapower to push them off. Dont think you'll get them off buy beating on them. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 4 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 4 | hey matthew try taking a strap and looping it through the rim. take the other end and put it on the hitch of a truck.be very carefull when you tug on it that you dont pull the truck off the stand, the truck prob wont move because it quite heavy, good luck.
Trey Deluna
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 24 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 24 | Matt, don't use a strap, bad things can happen if you do that. hit the rim in between the studs to loosen the bond between the rim, drum and studs. soak the studs with some sort of WD40 or the like and try to get it behind the rim. those are thick steel wheels...you're not going to hurt it by hitting it with a small sledge hammer, just hit it square and solid. It will come off...trust me. I have three of those trucks myself.
I do like Iowa 59's answere also. the strap idea will force the wheel to come off but also may jam it into the studs if it comes off crooked...you don't want that to happen.
'41 Chevy G7107
'42 International M-3L-4
'44 stude US6
'50 GMC 250
'53 Chevy 6400
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Travis Weedman
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 | another method is to put the lug nuts back on and leave them a little loose then take the truck down the road starting and braking at low speeds the weight of the truck starting and stopping will break it loose you run the risk of boogering the threads if you leave them too loose | | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 86 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 86 |
Matt
"Brunhilde II" '59 Viking 60
To paraphrase Ben Franklin: "Big Bolts are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy"
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 26 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 26 | To save possible damage to the rim, use a piece of 2 X 4 or other wood between the rim and a big hammer. It will spread the blow over a larger area and not ding up the metal. You can beat the stuffing out of the wood before you hurt the rim but the energy will be passed through. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 587 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 587 | Big hammer and hit on TIRE, and it will bounce off, yet create a vibe or counter action. I've had this work many times. Turn tire to new spots as you go. Also, you can clean the area where rim hole meets the hub with a sharp pointed item or knife. There is a tiny space there, rusted up. Lots of PB Blaster spray, and around lugs too.
G.L. Grumpy's
Old Iron Ranch
Huntington, IN 46750
MM R tractor, Speedex
and Power King tractors
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | I used Grumpy's method and it worked for me. | | |
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