in a nutshell..."grease is your friend!"
"rjdriver" > wrote in message
news:RwfXd.23825$Az.20927@lakeread02...
>
> "Tim Zimmerman" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I just had a flat tire. I get out, open the Civic trunk and find a spare
> >tire, a
> > jack and a lug wrench. Then I reach inside to grab the spare tire, it's
> > stuck.
> > Somehow the tire is bolted down with some kind of a rabbit ear nut. No
> > matter how hard I try to twist it, the rabbit ears will not move.
> >
> > This was my scenario last night when I had to walk home two miles just
> > to get a monkey wrench to twist the rabbit ears. If this were your car
how
> > would you do it differently?
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Had a similar problem with a tire *on the car* (2003 EX with alloy
> wheels) recently.
>
> Went to remove to bring in for repair of slow leak. Wheel would not
> budge from the hub. Stuck tight. Banged with fist a few times. Nothing.
> Hit with rubber mallet a few times. Nothing. Hit over and over all
around
> the wheel figuring it was just a little rust spot somewhere between wheel
> and hub that needed a little nudging. Still wouldn't budge.
>
> Began to get frustartaed. Hit even harder with rubber mallet. Was
> surpised to see it leave marks on the wheels. Put back against stone wall
> that runs along my driveway, kicked as hard as I could at 3 spots where
> rubber mets rim. Didn't even give the slightest hint of breaking loose,
but
> almost knocked the car off the jack. Now I'm getting mad. And sore from
> all this kneeling, banging, and kicking. Got piece of 2 by 4 from
workshop.
> Strapped to wheel with bungie cord. Took heavey metal hammer. Wound up
> like Tiger Woods for a 400 yard drive and smashed the hell at it. Yes -
> came loose.
>
> Lesson learned. A little grease where wheel meets hub before returning
> repaired tire to car.
>
> Wouldn't have expected the same situation the trunk. Moisture must be
> getting in there. Same solution should keep from happening again.
>
> Bob
>
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