wheels are off

[Tony Hoffman]

I've run into this on several cars, and usually loosen all the lugnuts
about 2 turns. Then, pull out of the driverway and back in, and they
will be loose and come right off. BTW, that's a very energetic in and
out of the driveway ;-)

Tony


On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:
> About a month ago I decided to put the old 16-inch wheels from my A4
> on the '91 200.  The fronts went on, barely clearing the UFO rotors.
> I figured I was home free.
>
> The rear wheels... I could not remove.  They were frozen onto the
> hubs. Once or twice a week for the past month I'd spray the joint
> with PB Blaster.  Kick, kick, kick. Raise the rear up on the jack,
> drop it on the wheel.  Today, I finally heard a bit of hollow echo
> while kicking.  More PB Blaster, more kicking, up on the jack,
> drop it (with no lugs), and FINALLY I got one side free.  Yes!
> The other side succumbed a little easier.
>
> "Let the tool do the work."