Re: Wheel stuck...help!

["Mr. Daniel P. Grady" <dgrady@mail2.nai.net>]

I had the same problem with my 87 5Kq with the front right tire after having
some work done up front. I sprayed a bunch of penetrating oil in the area
where the wheel meets the hub and kicked and pounded the tire and wheel with
a dead blow hammer and rubber mallet until it let go. Somehow a lip had
developed on the inside of the wheel which was easily removed with a round
file. I think the wheel may have been mis-aligned with the hub but tightened
with an impact gun anyhow. Since I filed off the lip and a few burs, all is
well.
Best of luck,
-Dan!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: MSV96@aol.com <MSV96@aol.com>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Monday, September 28, 1998 11:55 AM
Subject: Wheel stuck...help!


>I know, sounds trivial but...the left front wheel on my 87 5ktq is stuck to
>the hub and I am seeking advice on how to remove it without damage (15 x 7
>Fuchs wheel).
>
>The last place to install this wheel was an alignment shop who rotated my
>tires and aligned the car back in April. The shop is a one man independent
who
>is well known as an excellent alignment tech in local P-car circles. He
>mentioned that he had a "very hard time" removing the left front when he
>rotated the tires...I think he had to use a puller maybe. I will call hime
>today and see. I sorta feel like he shoulda taken some steps to ensure that
it
>didn't get stuck again. The problem seems to be with the hub, not the
wheel.
>
>I was rotating tires (well was trying-got the right side done) while doing
an
>oil change Saturday and the wheel is stuck but good. I did not try real
hard
>yet to get it off as I am suffering from the flu and wanted to get back
>inside. I can see there is no way I would have gotten this wheel off in the
>event of a flat though and want to "fix" this problem. Any and all advice
will
>be much appreceated! TIA
>
>Mike Veglia
>87 5kcstq
>