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I was going to replace the front brake pads on my daughter's 2000 Toyota Corolla, but when I took the lug nuts off, the wheel was stuck on there solid. Wouldn't budge to save my life. I tried just about everything I could think of. I tried a rubber mallet to a sledge hammer - nothing. I even put the lug nuts back on loosely and dropped the jack to see if the weight of the car would pop it. Result? Nothing. Frozen on there solid. Never seen anything like it. The only other idea I haven't tried yet was to loosen the lug nuts again and drive it back and forth several feet and see if that will get it to pop. Just bizarre. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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did you try harsh language?
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Never had one stick so hard that a Sledge hammer on the rim wouldn't pop it off.Comment
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A torch to heat it up, then the rubber mallet. It'll come off after heat.Comment
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Also read this :
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.Comment
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