I was stuck on the side of the road with a flat on a highway at 10:30pm. Took the lug nuts off and was very optimistic that I’d be getting home soon. The tire however was stuck. I came across this video, and after watching 30 seconds was told to kick it. I thought, no way would this work. One kick and that bad boy popped right off. Didn’t see the rest of the video, but Eric you made my day and got me home a lot sooner. Thanks!!!
@@calebkerr2308me too, happened to me an hour ago. I got a flat tire and proceeded to change it so I took out the scissors Jack and jacked up the Camry, took the lug nuts off but the damn tire was stuck
THANK YOU!!! We blew a tire after hitting a pothole today. We parked our car in a bank parking lot, just beneath a sign that read "Customers Only. All others will be towed. $185 minimum fee." We, of course, couldn't get the tire off. We can home, began looking for possible remedies online, and found THIS video. You just saved us $185. THANK YOU for making and posting this video!
Thanks Eric! I had to resort to the last method of loosely applying the lug nuts and driving like a cautious maniac in an abandoned parking lot. Worked like a charm after about 5 minutes of doughnuts. Thanks again man you rock.
Wow! Thanks Eric. I've been trying for 2 days to get my aluminum wheel off my RV so I could change the brakes. Karate chops and rubber mallet whacks wouldn't work. I watched your video, went out with my sledge hammer, followed your instructions and voila, success. You are definitely "The Man." Thank you once again. You are the smartest car guy I've never met.
Thanks for the insight, Eric. Your tips pointed me directly to my solution! I used a variation to fit my scenario - on one crappy standard 'under the seat' jack, on a snowy, mucky street, with very little clearance to swing or feel comfortable swinging under the lifted 1/4 of the car. Hopefully it helps someone out: While the car was up... 1. Removed all but one nut and left the remaining on loose (as Eric did.) 2. Utilizing a 12 pound kettle-bell, standing perpendicular to the tire, I swung the kettle-bell out about 45 degrees and bumped the TIRE ONLY directly lined up with the bolt. 3. I continued by rotating the tire by quarter turns while taking additional swings at the tire when the bolt lined up. At first I heard metal squeaks, and after 5 solid hits the tire popped! Nothing damaged, and car still standing solid. I would recommend only using this method when you are on a very flat, solid surface. Clean as much snow as you can from around the working area (it helps!). If it makes you nervous - call for roadside or a friend with gear. MPV
Thank you so much for this video! I have been changing my own tires for 10 years and I've never had this problem. I didn't have a sledge hammer, but 4 or 5 good hits with a regular hammer did the trick! And all 4 of my wheels were stuck so I got lots of practice. Thanks again for your videos.
One thing to try before driving is to having the lug nuts loose and lowering the car as fast as safely possible. The shock of lowering the car broke free 2 out of 3 tires.
Excellent video! My tire was completely stuck and the hammer trick didn’t bud it. Then I did your tire turn method and it worked like a charm! I didn’t even have to drive around I just turned the wheel back and fourth! Thank you for this video extremely helpful!
I ran into this situation over the weekend. What worked for me was spraying some wd-40 on any place the rim contacted the lugs and/or brake rotor. Let it sit for a minute and gently tapped around the rim with a dead blow hammer. Didn't damage the wheel and the thing popped right off. Made sure to hit my rotors with some brake cleaner afterwards just to be safe. I love these videos, they've made me so much more confident when working on my car.
Thank you! I’ve kicked it, let wd40 sit in for 30 min, hit the wheel on the outside, and driven the car with lightly loosened lug nuts, and to no avail. I never thought about hitting the inner side of the wheel.... I guess a combo of the wd40 and the sledgehammer, it worked well. I had to hit it a few times, but it worked!!!!! Salted road in upstate New York is not forgiving, but thanks for the tip!!!! Cheers
I love you Eric. 1990 Mercury Grand Marquis, wheels "aluminum on steel" just like you said. After an hour with a rubber mallet and my boot heels your video was like wisdom from heaven . . . my old camping log splitter axe worked like a charm (hammer end, though 10 minutes earlier I'd've loved to use the blade end). Even on jack stands and lying on the ground a firm horizontal hit to the tire popped it like the cork from a nice barleywine. I'm goin' to have a beer right now!
Thanks for this video mate! Spent an hour trying to get it off, after 3 minutes following your instructions the wheel was off. You are a legend! One more subscriber now. Thanks again!
Eric the car guy for the win!! I've never had a tire that was so stuck on a rubber mallet couldn't get it off. So I did your trick and drove it up and down my driveway turning the wheels till it popped. Worked like a charm! Thanks for the awesome videos!!
Same here, couldn't get the tire off to save my life, left the lugs on loose and just turning it around in my yard I heard a loud pop. I was able to get it off at that point.
Was just helping a friend change a flat tire and the wheel wouldn't budge! After watching this, we asked a neighbor for their sledgehammer and after 4 taps it finally came off(after an hour of attempting to wiggle it off). Thanks for the help! SUBSCRIBED
Hi Eric. Your last method saved me. I had a flat tire at 3 in the morning in the middle of nowhere. I put the lug nuts on loosely and then backed over a curb a few times. Heard it break loose with a loud bang. You got me home man! Thank you!
Thanks Eric, worked a treat. I spent ages trying to kick the wheel off my BMW and it simply would not shift. but the hammer job worked perfectly. Thanks again Eric
Nailed it! I tried everything for about 45 minutes. Because I only had the car up on a tiny scissor jack that was very unstable I couldn’t apply to much pressure with my foot or a hammer. I Hand tightened the lugs drop the car down backed it up and made a couple swift turns the wheel and heard it pop free. Thank you so much seriously save the night. Very grateful for your help
Eric you are life saver. I have never had this happen in 10 years rotating my own tires and its on a vehicle i just acquired and know nothing about. I used a small version of sledge (3rd biggest hammer I tried) Grabbing the 10lb sledge now that i know its not some hub failure or such thing i could damage worse. Thank you for giving us all this video 11 years ago!!
Just thought I'd let you know that I was stuck in the cold with a flat tire that wouldn't come off today. I googled your video in the field and successfully remove the tire with the karate kick. Thanks Eric!
It's really true that my car's tyre was stuck , and I removed it as per you taught 👍 Thank you Bro 👍, it's 10 years old video but working in present 👍👍
Add me to the list of people that used this out in the wild. Had a flat on the way to work. Pulled into a parking lot and could not get the wheel off. Googled this, saw you had a hit and since I follow you I figured it could be useful. I followed your advice to loosen the lug nuts as I didn't have a BFH. Drove around the parking lot one it worked like a charm! Thanks!!
Your tip of loosening the lugs a little and driving the car to loosen the wheel just saved me on the freeway. I tried everything. It was stuck. Put the lugs back on, loosely, and backed up a foot. Popped right off. Thanks for the tip.
Should go without saying I guess but kicking the tire while under the car should be done with the car supported securely with stands since it has the best chance of toppling when doing that maneuver. Hammer less so.
You probably won't see my comment given how old this video is, but your advice on driving the car to loosen the wheel was great advice. Worked for me! Kicking, mallet, sledgehammer, etc didn't work. Glad I drove the car rather than heating the rim...
Eric: I have a job interview in a few hours, but couldn't get the wheel off to put the donut on. Karate kicking didn't work, lol, so I used a hammer to knock it loose from underneath. After about 15 hits, it finally loosened. I put the donut on and now I'm good to go. Thank you so much for this video! God bless!
Thanks Eric, I couldn't get it off with a sledge hammer, so drove it with the bolts slightly loosened, I didn't have much hope but it worked. The old ways are the best! Thank you from the 🇬🇧 UK!
Thank you very much. Before watching your video, I tried everything to get wheel off my Silverado. The trick that worked for me was taking it for a drive with loose lug nuts. It worked as you recommended. I’m now subscribed to your channel.
I’ve been hammering away at the tires exhausted in the cold with no hope even damaging the rims and possibly other components and I tried the 1 lug nut trick and it popped right open in 5 minutes ! Thanks for the awesome video
Many people think that the wheel sticks to the mount because of the screws and that the wheel is actually riding on them. That is not the case. The screws push the wheel on the surface of the mount and friction is stopping it from moving sideways when the car is driving. The same happens when you push your hand on a surface like a table. The harder you push the stronger the friction force becomes that keeps your hand in place. I am just thinking of this because I don't know how smart it is, if you drive around with loose nuts on the wheel, even if it is for just a few seconds/minutes. I have no experience with it but I could imagine that the screws could bend from the pressure.
+pcfreak1992 You can evaluate your theory by going empiric and ask any experienced mechanic about it. For the more scientific approach, calculate the structural safety factor for this situation. Both will tell you that it is actually very smart, because applied carefully it does the job without any harm. Trust me, I`m an engineer. And former mechanic :D
+computername just because nothing happens means it's a smart idea? I actually got this fact from a real engineer who does this kind of stuff for a living. But I mean think of it, if the nuts are loose what should hold the wheel? Exactly, it's the nuts themselves. And when the nuts are tight, the wheel's surface first has to overcome the friction being put on it by the nuts before the wheel will even touch the nuts' threads.
Thats what I meant with "applied carefully". Of course you wouldn`t loosen them completely and do the crazy road rage. You just loosen them slightly to get the initial movement for a stubborn wheel. The wheel itself is still centered on the hub by the central hole so the bolts will only have to withstand any torque, but when you don`t brake or accelerate stupidly, they come out with no damage at all. Yes, you touch the threads and yes, the method is debatable and you can end up with serious damage, but when you do it smooth, it works like a charm. And yes - because nothing happens it`s a smart idea. Thats common sense for me so far.
Had to use the sledge hammer trick on one wheel, then the short drive plus hammer on a second. This video saved me $50 in garage fees so far. Thanks Eric!
I did that in a teenager without inspecting the spare first, and a stray ridge on the rim shredded my finger when it kicked back. Be careful when you improvise things as hammers :)
Mine was well and truly stuck on the hub, tried everything last week, kicking, pulling, even using the spare tyre to knock it, nothing. I didn't want to take too much a risk as I only had a scissor jack. This weekend tried Eric's tip of loosening the lugs a little and driving a little, SNAP! I heard the wheel break loose, such a satisfying sound! Parked car, jacked it, and loosened wheel lugs and the tyre came off a treat.
I had a rim that was really stuck on my truck and tried everything in the video including tip at the end of the video but too avail. My friend came over and took a inflated tire and stood 3 feet from the bastard tire and hurled it like a disk with all his might at the offending tire and the tire popped off after 2 tries. Just another way of getting it unstuck
Yea this works. Tried the drive, didn't work. Finally had it with that pain in the ass. Took my 3 foot distance and whooped that tires ass with the other one and it popped right off
as a second note, MAKE SURE that the car is in place with jackstands and jack and wheel blocks. You DO NOT want to kangaroo kick it, only to die as a crushed Kangaroo. ( Kangaroo kicks are super powerful).
this was awesome beyond words. if we still have cars in 90 years, this video will still be useful when it reaches 100 years old. you rock for all of your work.
Bro i tried everything! and it didn't work. Then i saw your last part of the video with driving it in a parking lot with the lug nuts loose. Worked right away. You saved me so much money and a scary un inspected car ride to the garage. T.Y CAR GUY!!!
Took it for a spin. Heard it pop, and drove back VERY SLOWLY. I probably could have screwed them a little tighter. No sledge hammer, and it worked! Thanks a million!
Wowwwwwwwwwwww thx bro . I have been battling this truck tire on my sequoia and I got frustrated and decided to check UA-cam for a ny suggestions. Thank God your video popped up . I just used your technique and just like that the wheel came off. You are a life saver. I am subscribing to your channel right now!!!!!
Loose lug nut trick worked for me on a 93 ram 1500 153k, pretty clean, but rust on hub around that sticks out of rim, and some seafoam penatrant. So Thanks Erick the Car Guy, now I can replace the caliper more easily. The hardest part is behind me.
Thank you so much! We are freezing in Indiana helping change my sons tire and couldn’t get this crazy tire off!!! My husband knows a lot about cars but I was able to watch this video and help! We are subscribers now! Thanks again!
I'm so glad I found your video so quickly! I changed my brakes and rotors yesterday and was convinced someone welded my wheel to the hub. One lug nut and a whack with a rubber mallet did the trick. Thanks so much!
I to had to use the last method the owner of the car had drove till it blew out so I had no tire to hit if that didn't work I was going to try n hit the rim with a rubber mallet to see if it'd knock it lose But fortunately enough it came right off. I didn't do doughnus or anything wild like that I just backed out driverless then 45 seconds turned around and pulled back in lifted and sure enough it was lose, backed off the luggs rim came right off THANKS I've used your videos on a few cars now your great at what you do brother keep it up!!!!
Great tips. The hammer knock from inside saved my day. After having a flat tire at 5am we got a stuck wheel. Big Prado wheel. We tried everything. 100 kicks, w40, break fluid, heat, hammer... after an hour I just checked youtube and your tips. The hammer from inside looked promising but i didnt have a big one so we used a shovel and bang the wheel got loose.
Thank you so much for the tip. My son and I just watched this video and since we don't have a hammer we used an axe, obviously the back side of it. One small hit and the tire came loose real easy. Thank you again from Mesa Arizona
I've been trying to get my wheel off for days. All other videos just talk about using expensive tools and products. Now just from watching this nice and short but informative video my wheel is off. Thanks!!!
Spent a whole hour trying to get my tire off. Watched this video and one minute later it was off!! Thank you so much for sharing this info to us all!!!
Thank you so much! I had tried everything, but the wheel stayed completely locked up! I listened to your advice, and just moved the car 3ft back and forth with bolts still on the wheel, and it worked! 👑🥇🏆👍👍👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Dude you just saved my butt. Going up to the ski hill tomorrow, just spent past hour trying to get the tire off...smacking it from behind worked. Stay gold pony boy
I used the sledge on the outside of the rim, I soaked the wheel contact point with wd40, I used a torch to heat up the contact point, I tried to yank off the wheel with a ratchet strap and my truck......... sledge on the tire worked instantly. Despite feeling emasculated, got the wheel off to plug the tire. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the info. I have been doing my own brake work since I was 16. I have never had wheels that I couldn't kick or pound off, until today. I worked for 2 hours with no luck. I used your drive with loose lugs method. Fortunately my driveway is slightly higher than my yard. I drove each tire just off the edge of the driveway and steered back and forth. When I lifted the truck, the wheels pulled off easily. THANK YOU
This video was a godsend! I did a karate kick to the inside of the tire while bracing onto the frame/hooks/bumper and was able to break the tire free from the hub with just one kick. I used this method on all 4 tires and it worked like a charm. Don't forget to use one lug nut to prevent wheel from falling off when you kick it free. I'm glad I watched the entire video to get your preferred method of removal. Thanks for the amazing video!
Thanks for this video. Nothing worked except for hand tightening the lug nuts and driving it around a little. When I jacked the car back up, the tire came off like butter. Thanks again.
I did the trick at the end on a Honda accord once without leaving the lugs on, before I knew I should've left them on, and after pulling the car forward a few feet the wheel almost came completely off (which obviously would've been bad). I had no other option at the time though being stranded with only a short crowbar. I hadn't planned on driving it with the lugs off very far, but it does work in a pinch, just leave the LUGS on like he says at the end :)
My friend had a flat today at work. We tried and tried to pull the wheel off without success. Saw this and 💥 BAM💥 Two hits from the back with a hammer and it was off! Thank you so much!
Thanks Eric. Got the first side off by hitting a wooden block with a big hammer around the perimeter of the exterior side of the wheel to rock it back and forth until it loosened up, but I like the sledge on the back of the tire trick way better. Used your method on the other wheel. Took a few good smacks but it worked. I have watched a ton of your videos just for fun, but this time was the one that counted for me.
Thanks alot. Tried kicking it but didn’t come off. I’m sure that got it started but it didn’t completely remove. So then I put the lugs on by hand, didn’t tighten all the way like you said. Lowered the car and repeatedly reversed back and forth in the driveway. Jacked it up again and it came off like a charm. Thank goodness for the Internet and helpful people
Thank you so much for the help :) I must confess though, I tried the driving around thing and did'nt feel comfortable getting to far away from my jack, etc. I just drove real fast ( in a straight line) back and forth and hit the brakes HARD. It took about 3 or 4 back and forths, but I got it. What a freaking job that was...but now I know, and now the kids know in stead of coming home for Mommy to fix it. Where are all the good men??? Thanx again :)
Thanks brother! A friend and i tried to get the wheel off for almost an hour! We used your method of putting the lug nuts back on and driving around! Presto! You da man!
Thank you Eric for advise on removing a stuck tire as a woman I gave you helpful tip to my nephew and brother who were struggling and along like sis and told them them what you shared and wal-la they bother look at me with astonished expression when the tire came off..
Just wanted to say thanks I know this is an old video. Today had the same issue and recalled your vid from memory. Dropped the car with the slightly loose bolts. Worked like a charm sucked that I had to do the same job for 3 tires. Glad I did not have a flat and needed to use the spare on the highway. Just to cover my butt I used break grease around the hub and mounting points. Then torqued the lug nuts to spec. Many thanks Eric
I used my brake caliper compressor. I placed a hockey puck on the rotor, then put the foot of the compressor on the puck and the plate on the back of the wheel. Then just tighten the compressor and it pushed the wheel so it came loose. The Wheel needs to have spokes. You are absolutely right about the aluminum and steel. The interface was rust welded on on. I’m going to lightly paint the steel with “Rust Mort” paint to see if that help with the corrosion. Thanks for the Vid. 👍
I have a flat too, and ended up using section of 2x4 to shield the rim from damage, then banged the 2x4 repeatedly with a small sledge. Still had to wrestle it off, but at least this method gets it un-stuck.
I was stuck on the side of the road with a flat on a highway at 10:30pm. Took the lug nuts off and was very optimistic that I’d be getting home soon. The tire however was stuck. I came across this video, and after watching 30 seconds was told to kick it. I thought, no way would this work. One kick and that bad boy popped right off. Didn’t see the rest of the video, but Eric you made my day and got me home a lot sooner. Thanks!!!
Keep handy a can of WD-40 on board beside your kids.
Same thing just happened to me at like 330 am just now lol
@@calebkerr2308me too, happened to me an hour ago. I got a flat tire and proceeded to change it so I took out the scissors Jack and jacked up the Camry, took the lug nuts off but the damn tire was stuck
Why you lieing
Still a good report six years later.
THANK YOU!!! We blew a tire after hitting a pothole today. We parked our car in a bank parking lot, just beneath a sign that read "Customers Only. All others will be towed. $185 minimum fee." We, of course, couldn't get the tire off. We can home, began looking for possible remedies online, and found THIS video. You just saved us $185. THANK YOU for making and posting this video!
10 years after you posted this, you've just saved me a trip to the repair shop. Sledge hammer worked first time. Thank you.
Vehicles can't evolve as fast as this guy 👀
Likewise.
You just saved me from watching 2 adds and the video lol
Just saved me too. Only had a rubber mallet, but it worked 😍
Same today!! 😊
Thanks dude. No fifteen minutes talking droning on and direct, cool and short and plain. Best one ever
Thanks Eric! I had to resort to the last method of loosely applying the lug nuts and driving like a cautious maniac in an abandoned parking lot. Worked like a charm after about 5 minutes of doughnuts. Thanks again man you rock.
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so i drove a mile with loose lug nuts and made some sharp turn, darn this was still stuck.
Wow! Thanks Eric. I've been trying for 2 days to get my aluminum wheel off my RV so I could change the brakes. Karate chops and rubber mallet whacks wouldn't work. I watched your video, went out with my sledge hammer, followed your instructions and voila, success. You are definitely "The Man." Thank you once again. You are the smartest car guy I've never met.
Thanks for the insight, Eric. Your tips pointed me directly to my solution!
I used a variation to fit my scenario - on one crappy standard 'under the seat' jack, on a snowy, mucky street, with very little clearance to swing or feel comfortable swinging under the lifted 1/4 of the car.
Hopefully it helps someone out:
While the car was up...
1. Removed all but one nut and left the remaining on loose (as Eric did.)
2. Utilizing a 12 pound kettle-bell, standing perpendicular to the tire, I swung the kettle-bell out about 45 degrees and bumped the TIRE ONLY directly lined up with the bolt.
3. I continued by rotating the tire by quarter turns while taking additional swings at the tire when the bolt lined up.
At first I heard metal squeaks, and after 5 solid hits the tire popped! Nothing damaged, and car still standing solid.
I would recommend only using this method when you are on a very flat, solid surface. Clean as much snow as you can from around the working area (it helps!). If it makes you nervous - call for roadside or a friend with gear.
MPV
Thank you so much for this video! I have been changing my own tires for 10 years and I've never had this problem. I didn't have a sledge hammer, but 4 or 5 good hits with a regular hammer did the trick! And all 4 of my wheels were stuck so I got lots of practice. Thanks again for your videos.
One thing to try before driving is to having the lug nuts loose and lowering the car as fast as safely possible. The shock of lowering the car broke free 2 out of 3 tires.
Paul Kelley why does ur car only have 3 wheels?
@@CarterConkle Wheels? I thought he was talking about 2 out of 3 TIRES.
Thanks for the helpful tip. 11 years and still helping. You gotta love UA-cam.
Excellent video! My tire was completely stuck and the hammer trick didn’t bud it. Then I did your tire turn method and it worked like a charm! I didn’t even have to drive around I just turned the wheel back and fourth! Thank you for this video extremely helpful!
I ran into this situation over the weekend. What worked for me was spraying some wd-40 on any place the rim contacted the lugs and/or brake rotor. Let it sit for a minute and gently tapped around the rim with a dead blow hammer. Didn't damage the wheel and the thing popped right off. Made sure to hit my rotors with some brake cleaner afterwards just to be safe.
I love these videos, they've made me so much more confident when working on my car.
Thank you! I’ve kicked it, let wd40 sit in for 30 min, hit the wheel on the outside, and driven the car with lightly loosened lug nuts, and to no avail. I never thought about hitting the inner side of the wheel.... I guess a combo of the wd40 and the sledgehammer, it worked well. I had to hit it a few times, but it worked!!!!! Salted road in upstate New York is not forgiving, but thanks for the tip!!!! Cheers
Thanks dude. I spent an hour trying to remove a stuck wheel on a VW Tiguan today with no joy. Watched your vid and it came off in 5 seconds. Awesome!
I love you Eric. 1990 Mercury Grand Marquis, wheels "aluminum on steel" just like you said. After an hour with a rubber mallet and my boot heels your video was like wisdom from heaven . . . my old camping log splitter axe worked like a charm (hammer end, though 10 minutes earlier I'd've loved to use the blade end). Even on jack stands and lying on the ground a firm horizontal hit to the tire popped it like the cork from a nice barleywine. I'm goin' to have a beer right now!
Just did this on my 03 4Runner. I had to drive it down the driveway and it worked like a charm. This video really helped. Thank you.
@thebrim82 Sometimes hubs and wheels fall in love and are hard to separate, especially if they've been together for a while.
...and a little bearing was born...awwwwwwwwww.
Spent a couple of hours with liquid wrench and a big hammer, third method proved to be the winner. Thank you for the tip.Heather
Thanks for this video mate!
Spent an hour trying to get it off, after 3 minutes following your instructions the wheel was off.
You are a legend!
One more subscriber now.
Thanks again!
Eric the car guy for the win!! I've never had a tire that was so stuck on a rubber mallet couldn't get it off. So I did your trick and drove it up and down my driveway turning the wheels till it popped. Worked like a charm! Thanks for the awesome videos!!
Thanks for the tip! I drove it back and forth with the nuts slightly loosened and it worked like charm.
Same here, couldn't get the tire off to save my life, left the lugs on loose and just turning it around in my yard I heard a loud pop. I was able to get it off at that point.
Same here
Was just helping a friend change a flat tire and the wheel wouldn't budge! After watching this, we asked a neighbor for their sledgehammer and after 4 taps it finally came off(after an hour of attempting to wiggle it off). Thanks for the help!
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holy crap!!!! Hit tire from the back works!!!
Hi Eric. Your last method saved me. I had a flat tire at 3 in the morning in the middle of nowhere. I put the lug nuts on loosely and then backed over a curb a few times. Heard it break loose with a loud bang. You got me home man! Thank you!
Thanks Eric, worked a treat. I spent ages trying to kick the wheel off my BMW and it simply would not shift. but the hammer job worked perfectly. Thanks again Eric
Nailed it! I tried everything for about 45 minutes. Because I only had the car up on a tiny scissor jack that was very unstable I couldn’t apply to much pressure with my foot or a hammer. I Hand tightened the lugs drop the car down backed it up and made a couple swift turns the wheel and heard it pop free. Thank you so much seriously save the night. Very grateful for your help
2020 here. I appreciate the vid!! My pops was having a hard time and the hammer trick worked for us. Thanks!!
Eric you are life saver. I have never had this happen in 10 years rotating my own tires and its on a vehicle i just acquired and know nothing about. I used a small version of sledge (3rd biggest hammer I tried) Grabbing the 10lb sledge now that i know its not some hub failure or such thing i could damage worse. Thank you for giving us all this video 11 years ago!!
Just thought I'd let you know that I was stuck in the cold with a flat tire that wouldn't come off today. I googled your video in the field and successfully remove the tire with the karate kick. Thanks Eric!
Sledge didn’t work but driving around the block did. Popped on the first turn. Thanks!!! Worth subscribing!
It's really true that my car's tyre was stuck , and I removed it as per you taught 👍 Thank you Bro 👍, it's 10 years old video but working in present 👍👍
Add me to the list of people that used this out in the wild. Had a flat on the way to work. Pulled into a parking lot and could not get the wheel off. Googled this, saw you had a hit and since I follow you I figured it could be useful. I followed your advice to loosen the lug nuts as I didn't have a BFH. Drove around the parking lot one it worked like a charm! Thanks!!
This video really helped me thank you, I was at a loss until I drove her around until she popped. then came the fun stuff.
Your tip of loosening the lugs a little and driving the car to loosen the wheel just saved me on the freeway. I tried everything. It was stuck. Put the lugs back on, loosely, and backed up a foot. Popped right off. Thanks for the tip.
Loosen the bolts just a bit, move forward 3mph and apply breaks suddenly.
thanks that worked for me
Grey Gables how? Lol
Lossened the bolts a drove forward in the driveway stopped suddenly twice and that did the trick
gsimard85 spelling "brakes" as "breaks" is a bad omen
Sounds pretty dangerous to me.
Same story here! Ten years later and this video just saved my buns! Thank you. 🥰🥰🥰
Should go without saying I guess but kicking the tire while under the car should be done with the car supported securely with stands since it has the best chance of toppling when doing that maneuver. Hammer less so.
I cannot believe he didn't mention that. Very negligent IMO
You probably won't see my comment given how old this video is, but your advice on driving the car to loosen the wheel was great advice. Worked for me! Kicking, mallet, sledgehammer, etc didn't work. Glad I drove the car rather than heating the rim...
This made me laugh when I'm pissed off at my tire! Thanks for the help and the good laugh you made my friday better!
Eric: I have a job interview in a few hours, but couldn't get the wheel off to put the donut on. Karate kicking didn't work, lol, so I used a hammer to knock it loose from underneath. After about 15 hits, it finally loosened. I put the donut on and now I'm good to go. Thank you so much for this video! God bless!
You saved a dad with two kids this morning who was terribly late (my neighbor)
Thanks Eric, I couldn't get it off with a sledge hammer, so drove it with the bolts slightly loosened, I didn't have much hope but it worked. The old ways are the best! Thank you from the 🇬🇧 UK!
I kicked mine and the jackfell over
Thank you very much. Before watching your video, I tried everything to get wheel off my Silverado. The trick that worked for me was taking it for a drive with loose lug nuts. It worked as you recommended. I’m now subscribed to your channel.
Chuck Norris Kicked my tire and it exploded into the rings of Saturn
He Still owes me $200 for a new tire
VexingCode NBS to
Good thing he never fucked your tire or by now it would have the diameter of the rings of Saturn...
"Fuck" Norris?
200 a tire you need a new tire shop my guy
You owe HIM 200
@@johnaranjo6354 That’s the average price for a tire on a decent car or truck these days. 1 tire for my 2019 Chevy Colorado is $200 at the cheapest.
I’ve been hammering away at the tires exhausted in the cold with no hope even damaging the rims and possibly other components and I tried the 1 lug nut trick and it popped right open in 5 minutes ! Thanks for the awesome video
Many people think that the wheel sticks to the mount because of the screws and that the wheel is actually riding on them. That is not the case. The screws push the wheel on the surface of the mount and friction is stopping it from moving sideways when the car is driving. The same happens when you push your hand on a surface like a table. The harder you push the stronger the friction force becomes that keeps your hand in place.
I am just thinking of this because I don't know how smart it is, if you drive around with loose nuts on the wheel, even if it is for just a few seconds/minutes. I have no experience with it but I could imagine that the screws could bend from the pressure.
+pcfreak1992 You can evaluate your theory by going empiric and ask any experienced mechanic about it. For the more scientific approach, calculate the structural safety factor for this situation.
Both will tell you that it is actually very smart, because applied carefully it does the job without any harm. Trust me, I`m an engineer. And former mechanic :D
+computername just because nothing happens means it's a smart idea? I actually got this fact from a real engineer who does this kind of stuff for a living. But I mean think of it, if the nuts are loose what should hold the wheel? Exactly, it's the nuts themselves. And when the nuts are tight, the wheel's surface first has to overcome the friction being put on it by the nuts before the wheel will even touch the nuts' threads.
Thats what I meant with "applied carefully". Of course you wouldn`t loosen them completely and do the crazy road rage. You just loosen them slightly to get the initial movement for a stubborn wheel. The wheel itself is still centered on the hub by the central hole so the bolts will only have to withstand any torque, but when you don`t brake or accelerate stupidly, they come out with no damage at all. Yes, you touch the threads and yes, the method is debatable and you can end up with serious damage, but when you do it smooth, it works like a charm. And yes - because nothing happens it`s a smart idea. Thats common sense for me so far.
Thanks Eric! Problem solved with the sledge hammer. A little PB Blaster before the hammer may have helped too.
My tires shredded on the highway, I have no rubber to drive on, or hit with a hammer....shit out of luck?
Had to use the sledge hammer trick on one wheel, then the short drive plus hammer on a second. This video saved me $50 in garage fees so far. Thanks Eric!
so i didnt have the kung fu skills or a hammer big enough. so in a moment of rage i used the spare to bash it off :)
ryan p haha, I'm going to try that
I tried that too...couldn't get it to work, but good to know for the future -- because I don't travel with a sledge in the Jeep!
I did that in a teenager without inspecting the spare first, and a stray ridge on the rim shredded my finger when it kicked back. Be careful when you improvise things as hammers :)
Mine was well and truly stuck on the hub, tried everything last week, kicking, pulling, even using the spare tyre to knock it, nothing. I didn't want to take too much a risk as I only had a scissor jack. This weekend tried Eric's tip of loosening the lugs a little and driving a little, SNAP! I heard the wheel break loose, such a satisfying sound! Parked car, jacked it, and loosened wheel lugs and the tyre came off a treat.
I had a rim that was really stuck on my truck and tried everything in the video including tip at the end of the video but too avail. My friend came over and took a inflated tire and stood 3 feet from the bastard tire and hurled it like a disk with all his might at the offending tire and the tire popped off after 2 tries. Just another way of getting it unstuck
Hold my RedBull.
You can have the rest, I only had one sip. I love it when ''just throw a rock at it'' actually works! Thank you.
Yea this works. Tried the drive, didn't work. Finally had it with that pain in the ass. Took my 3 foot distance and whooped that tires ass with the other one and it popped right off
Thanks!
Tried the hammer first to no avail and saw this comment and said why not. Worked like a charm. Thanks!!
Idk but I have the same problem with my jeep. Come to find out.. the center hole is too small and it somehow made itself 1 with the axel.
My husband came in and asked me to look up how to get the tire off. I told him what you said to do, and it worked. Thank you!
just get under the car and kangaroo kick it brah . lolz
Ll Lock dude that shit worked for me, your a fucken GOD brah😘
Ll Lock dude that shit worked for me, your a fucken GOD brah😘
as a second note, MAKE SURE that the car is in place with jackstands and jack and wheel blocks. You DO NOT want to kangaroo kick it, only to die as a crushed Kangaroo. ( Kangaroo kicks are super powerful).
Lol.glad to know brah.
this was awesome beyond words. if we still have cars in 90 years, this video will still be useful when it reaches 100 years old. you rock for all of your work.
But what if the tire is flat
Brad you'll need a new alternator
My tyre was flat too. Hitting the rim did it.
rubber mallet on the wheel loosened mine up when my tire was flat.
Mine was flat too... A few swings hitting the tire from the back worked out for me, I choose to use a sledge hammer
Just put the spare on. That'll get the stuck wheel off.
Eric, I’ve been subbed for a few years now. You always end up helping when I need you. Worked like a freaking charm. Thanks as always!!
Bro i tried everything! and it didn't work. Then i saw your last part of the video with driving it in a parking lot with the lug nuts loose. Worked right away. You saved me so much money and a scary un inspected car ride to the garage. T.Y CAR GUY!!!
Took it for a spin. Heard it pop, and drove back VERY SLOWLY. I probably could have screwed them a little tighter. No sledge hammer, and it worked! Thanks a million!
Wowwwwwwwwwwww thx bro . I have been battling this truck tire on my sequoia and I got frustrated and decided to check UA-cam for a ny suggestions. Thank God your video popped up . I just used your technique and just like that the wheel came off. You are a life saver. I am subscribing to your channel right now!!!!!
Thank you Eric! I was about to give up and run flat to get to a tire shop. That sledge hammer technique saved me from a lot of troubles.
Loose lug nut trick worked for me on a 93 ram 1500 153k, pretty clean, but rust on hub around that sticks out of rim, and some seafoam penatrant. So Thanks Erick the Car Guy, now I can replace the caliper more easily. The hardest part is behind me.
U have quite the personality. That's what makes your show so fun to watch
Thank you so much! We are freezing in Indiana helping change my sons tire and couldn’t get this crazy tire off!!! My husband knows a lot about cars but I was able to watch this video and help! We are subscribers now! Thanks again!
You can always tell a smart man; they have a sense of humor. Eric has a boatload of it.
Loosening the bolts and driving for a minute worked. Thank you for helping out with this headache.
I'm so glad I found your video so quickly! I changed my brakes and rotors yesterday and was convinced someone welded my wheel to the hub. One lug nut and a whack with a rubber mallet did the trick. Thanks so much!
I to had to use the last method the owner of the car had drove till it blew out so I had no tire to hit if that didn't work I was going to try n hit the rim with a rubber mallet to see if it'd knock it lose But fortunately enough it came right off. I didn't do doughnus or anything wild like that I just backed out driverless then 45 seconds turned around and pulled back in lifted and sure enough it was lose, backed off the luggs rim came right off THANKS I've used your videos on a few cars now your great at what you do brother keep it up!!!!
THANK YOU MY MAN....ya know your upload is the one when it's the first that pops up
Just had a wheel stuck on at the roadside. Loosening the bolts a bit and turning full-lock in either direction freed it off. Great video!
Perfect mix of crisp helpful commentary and pleasant to watch. Eric is the man!
Thank you from a middle aged female! Worked like a charm driving back and forth in my long driveway. Got them all loose and I did it all by myself.
Great tips. The hammer knock from inside saved my day. After having a flat tire at 5am we got a stuck wheel. Big Prado wheel. We tried everything. 100 kicks, w40, break fluid, heat, hammer... after an hour I just checked youtube and your tips. The hammer from inside looked promising but i didnt have a big one so we used a shovel and bang the wheel got loose.
Thank you so much for the tip. My son and I just watched this video and since we don't have a hammer we used an axe, obviously the back side of it. One small hit and the tire came loose real easy. Thank you again from Mesa Arizona
I've been trying to get my wheel off for days. All other videos just talk about using expensive tools and products. Now just from watching this nice and short but informative video my wheel is off. Thanks!!!
Spent a whole hour trying to get my tire off. Watched this video and one minute later it was off!! Thank you so much for sharing this info to us all!!!
Thank you so much! I had tried everything, but the wheel stayed completely locked up! I listened to your advice, and just moved the car 3ft back and forth with bolts still on the wheel, and it worked! 👑🥇🏆👍👍👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Dude you just saved my butt. Going up to the ski hill tomorrow, just spent past hour trying to get the tire off...smacking it from behind worked. Stay gold pony boy
I used the sledge on the outside of the rim, I soaked the wheel contact point with wd40, I used a torch to heat up the contact point, I tried to yank off the wheel with a ratchet strap and my truck......... sledge on the tire worked instantly. Despite feeling emasculated, got the wheel off to plug the tire. Thanks for the video.
Changing tires and 3 of them got stuck. Sledge hammer worked after 3 tries! Thank you so much!
Thanks for the info. I have been doing my own brake work since I was 16. I have never had wheels that I couldn't kick or pound off, until today. I worked for 2 hours with no luck. I used your drive with loose lugs method. Fortunately my driveway is slightly higher than my yard. I drove each tire just off the edge of the driveway and steered back and forth. When I lifted the truck, the wheels pulled off easily. THANK YOU
How did it take me this many years to learn this? Thank you so much!!!
I had two wheels stuck badly I left the bolts loose as Eric said and drove the car on some bumps and weaves and thanks to Eric it worked.
This video was a godsend! I did a karate kick to the inside of the tire while bracing onto the frame/hooks/bumper and was able to break the tire free from the hub with just one kick. I used this method on all 4 tires and it worked like a charm. Don't forget to use one lug nut to prevent wheel from falling off when you kick it free. I'm glad I watched the entire video to get your preferred method of removal. Thanks for the amazing video!
Thanks for this video. Nothing worked except for hand tightening the lug nuts and driving it around a little. When I jacked the car back up, the tire came off like butter. Thanks again.
I did the trick at the end on a Honda accord once without leaving the lugs on, before I knew I should've left them on, and after pulling the car forward a few feet the wheel almost came completely off (which obviously would've been bad). I had no other option at the time though being stranded with only a short crowbar. I hadn't planned on driving it with the lugs off very far, but it does work in a pinch, just leave the LUGS on like he says at the end :)
My friend had a flat today at work. We tried and tried to pull the wheel off without success. Saw this and
💥 BAM💥 Two hits from the back with a hammer and it was off! Thank you so much!
Thanks Eric. Got the first side off by hitting a wooden block with a big hammer around the perimeter of the exterior side of the wheel to rock it back and forth until it loosened up, but I like the sledge on the back of the tire trick way better. Used your method on the other wheel. Took a few good smacks but it worked. I have watched a ton of your videos just for fun, but this time was the one that counted for me.
You just saved my day man. I tried inserting the screw and hammering with a thin metal rod I had and voila it worked wonders!
Had this issue and had to resort to the last option, and it works like a miracle. Thanks so much
Thanks alot. Tried kicking it but didn’t come off. I’m sure that got it started but it didn’t completely remove. So then I put the lugs on by hand, didn’t tighten all the way like you said. Lowered the car and repeatedly reversed back and forth in the driveway. Jacked it up again and it came off like a charm. Thank goodness for the Internet and helpful people
Thank you so much for the help :) I must confess though, I tried the driving around thing and did'nt feel comfortable getting to far away from my jack, etc. I just drove real fast ( in a straight line) back and forth and hit the brakes HARD. It took about 3 or 4 back and forths, but I got it. What a freaking job that was...but now I know, and now the kids know in stead of coming home for Mommy to fix it. Where are all the good men??? Thanx again :)
Thanks brother! A friend and i tried to get the wheel off for almost an hour! We used your method of putting the lug nuts back on and driving around! Presto! You da man!
Thanks Eric, new truck and wanted to rotate the tires, one shot from the sledgehammer as you demonstrated, solved my problem.
Thank you Eric for advise on removing a stuck tire as a woman I gave you helpful tip to my nephew and brother who were struggling and along like sis and told them them what you shared and wal-la they bother look at me with astonished expression when the tire came off..
Just wanted to say thanks I know this is an old video. Today had the same issue and recalled your vid from memory. Dropped the car with the slightly loose bolts. Worked like a charm sucked that I had to do the same job for 3 tires. Glad I did not have a flat and needed to use the spare on the highway. Just to cover my butt I used break grease around the hub and mounting points. Then torqued the lug nuts to spec. Many thanks Eric
I used my brake caliper compressor. I placed a hockey puck on the rotor, then put the foot of the compressor on the puck and the plate on the back of the wheel. Then just tighten the compressor and it pushed the wheel so it came loose. The Wheel needs to have spokes. You are absolutely right about the aluminum and steel. The interface was rust welded on on. I’m going to lightly paint the steel with “Rust Mort” paint to see if that help with the corrosion. Thanks for the Vid. 👍
Huge success with the ol Hammer trick. Thanks so much Eric the Car Guy!
I have a flat too, and ended up using section of 2x4 to shield the rim from damage, then banged the 2x4 repeatedly with a small sledge. Still had to wrestle it off, but at least this method gets it un-stuck.