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Jimmy Stang · 10-12-2011, 02:32 PM

I did my winter changeover this weekend in the garage. Everything went well, with the exception of one of my alloy wheels not wanting to come off after all of the lug nuts were absent. I know that sometimes they stick, and a gentle kick will do the trick. But this one wasn't budging. I tried to get some WD-40 to run down through the fused connection, and after an hour of letting it stand, a couple big kicks finally got it off.

Obviously, I don't want to have to play kung fu each time, for my sake and possibly the car's sake. Does anyone have any tips to keep the wheels from fusing on? Is it safe to dab some grease in there before mounting (there's a joke in there somewhere)?

I'm not too concerned with the winter steel wheels, as there isn't as much surface-to-surface contact on those rims. But in the spring I'll need to put the alloys back on.

10-12-2011, 02:32 PM	#391
Jimmy Stang Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Calgary Exp:	I did my winter changeover this weekend in the garage. Everything went well, with the exception of one of my alloy wheels not wanting to come off after all of the lug nuts were absent. I know that sometimes they stick, and a gentle kick will do the trick. But this one wasn't budging. I tried to get some WD-40 to run down through the fused connection, and after an hour of letting it stand, a couple big kicks finally got it off. Obviously, I don't want to have to play kung fu each time, for my sake and possibly the car's sake. Does anyone have any tips to keep the wheels from fusing on? Is it safe to dab some grease in there before mounting (there's a joke in there somewhere)? I'm not too concerned with the winter steel wheels, as there isn't as much surface-to-surface contact on those rims. But in the spring I'll need to put the alloys back on.