Put the lug BOLTS back on but leave them a little loose. Drive the car slowly back and forth about 2 feet each way. Should loosen the wheel from the hub.
I had this problem with a previous SUV in the past. Kicking did nothing. It took several whacks with a mini sledge hammer from the inside before it broke free.
Then I learned about the loose lug nut/hard braking trick. This is the easiest way to break corroded wheels free.
I agree. Now as for the guy saying that I need to get someone with some muscles, you must be operating under the incredibly false presumption that I lack strength. I kicked the daylights out of that tire, yanked on it as hard as I could and sat under the car kicking it out too. I check in at 6'0 and 218lbs, spent a good portion of my life doing concrete and masonry work. I'm pretty sure I'm capable of removing a tire.
This seems to be the norm for the GTI's. My brothers MK6 and my MK7 both had this happen. As others said, just hit it from the inside with a rubber mallet and it will eventually break loose. Once I got the tire off, I put some anti-seize compound on the hub and have not had the problem again.
My MK4 did it all the time when I lived in the northeast, with the snow and salt. I didn't know they were sticking until I took the car to have a rear wheel bearing replaced under warranty. I go over to the shop and seen the tech beating the hell out of my wheel with a rubber mallet. After that, I did what I advised in their parking lot whenever I needed work where they removed a wheel.
It would be quite inconvenient if you were by the roadside, my car is 5 years old and the wheels have likely never been removed, maybe should be part of a routine service to remove the wheels.
It would be quite inconvenient if you were by the roadside, my car is 5 years old and the wheels have likely never been removed, maybe should be part of a routine service to remove the wheels.
It would be quite inconvenient if you were by the roadside, my car is 5 years old and the wheels have likely never been removed, maybe should be part of a routine service to remove the wheels.
Most Europe cars are prone to this even Mercs etc...
Ever since my first car (which was second hand & basically they had rusted on solid inc the bolts)....as soon as I get the car off come the wheels...& a thin film of proper copper grease on the alloy hub mating face & bolt threads & bolt shoulder does the trick...never had any problems in 23yrs...
All of my cars do this when I go to rotate. I just kick the rubber and it pops right off. Unless it is the end of winter and it is really on there and then I take a mini-sledge and hit the rubber once and it will free. I have learned to wire brush the mating surfaces and put a dab of anti-seize on the hub for future ease.