Forester - cannot get the wheel off
Submitted: Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 09:56
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garrycol
Hi,
A friend has a current model foreseter and got a flat front tyre driving up to his farmhouse - he has jacked up the car and removed the five wheel nuts and after two nights trying to remove the wheel, and nearly pulling car off the jack, the wheel will not come off the hub. He has even taken a rubber mallet to it without any luck.
Any thoughts would be helpful
Thanks in advance
Gazzz
Reply By: Member - Matt Mu (Perth-WA) - Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 11:10
Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 11:10
He didnt miss a wheel nut did he?? Sorry had to ask!
I know old holden steel rims used to rust onto old cars and trailers, but the forrester is new and most likely alloy rims!
Cant for the life of me see why the wheel would be stuck, but has he checked the manual to see if there is something perculiar with the Forrester?. I would persist with the mallet or dead blow hammer and slowly move up to a block of wood across the rim and a steel hammer. If you get enough vibration into it it has to let go.
Funny one, not for him though!! hahahha
Matt.
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Follow Up By: Member - Jeff M (WA) - Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 12:40
Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 12:40
A lot of base model Forresters are running steel rims, but I doubt it would have rusted on, it'd be too new surley...
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