khriztian704

hey guys sorry for being so stupidly dumb but i need help with somethin.....

i just had a flat tire on my rx8. it has a little hole on it and i know it can be fixed since the tire is like new..... the problem is ... I can't take or pull it off my rx8..... I mean i've taken all 5 nuts out of the wheel, but it won't come off!!!!... any help.... it seems to be stuck or somethin.... is there somethin else i need to do???? how do i take it off??? it came with the 19 inch stock aluminum wheels...

all i know is that on regular cars all you do is just take the nuts off and that's it....

Big Money Pit

you did jack the car up first, right?

khriztian704

of course i did....

yenphi

kicking the outside-most from light to heavier to see if it come off. good luck

PBlue

iTrader: (1)

kick the bottom of the tire with your heel... always does the trick.

alnielsen

iTrader: (4)

Be careful if you have to resort to a hammer. You don't want to risk cracking the rims. Use a large block of wood to spread & cushion the impact.

RIWWP

iTrader: (2)

My Protege5 wheels were notorious for getting stuck on. Even once I had the 2 contact surfaces coated. The only way I could generally get them off was sitting next to the wheel and kicking one side then the other, about 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock positions on the wheel. After about 2-3 minutes they would finally come loose.

I swear a neighbor kept spraying superglue or something.