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I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! #277050 Sep 16, 5:21pm Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington I'm trying to paint my calipers, but I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! Any advice? I've been struggling for like 20mins now and my back is starting to ache!

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! mister_tin #277051 Sep 16, 5:25pm Joined: May 2003 Posts: 5,342 Redondo Beach, CA spaztikid dikitzaps 1974 Toyota Celica spaztikid dikitzaps 1974 Toyota Celica Joined: May 2003 Posts: 5,342 Redondo Beach, CA hit the tire with a mallot ...

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! spaztikid #277052 Sep 16, 5:30pm Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington kinda want to

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! mister_tin #277053 Sep 16, 5:31pm Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington I'm using the tools that are from the trunk... wtf... what if I had a flat tire? This sucks... give me ideas!

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! spaztikid #277054 Sep 16, 5:34pm Joined: May 2002 Posts: 5,979 Likes: 9 Los Angeles, CA isaac ECelica Admin 2001 Toyota Celica GT isaac ECelica Admin 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: May 2002 Posts: 5,979 Likes: 9 Los Angeles, CA Originally Posted by spaztikid hit the tire with a mallot ... this is no joke... Spaztikid is being serious It's not just your imagination... Your day really does go by twice as fast while on EverythingCelica.com

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! isaac #277055 Sep 16, 5:37pm Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington WAT? HIT it with a MALLOT? I have a hammer, does that work?

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! mister_tin #277056 Sep 16, 5:38pm Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 479 CT jonnyess Senior Member 2002 Toyota Celica jonnyess Senior Member 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 479 CT Hammer might be too small and cause damage. Big-ass mallet or gentle sledge hammer whap underneath from other side of tire. The rim metal "freezes" onto the vehicle. Life is the sexually transmitted interruption of an otherwise peaceful existence...

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! mister_tin #277057 Sep 16, 5:38pm Joined: May 2002 Posts: 5,979 Likes: 9 Los Angeles, CA isaac ECelica Admin 2001 Toyota Celica GT isaac ECelica Admin 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: May 2002 Posts: 5,979 Likes: 9 Los Angeles, CA don't dent your rim... he suggested a maillot so that it may loosen up the wheel without damaging it It's not just your imagination... Your day really does go by twice as fast while on EverythingCelica.com

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! isaac #277058 Sep 16, 5:40pm Joined: May 2004 Posts: 2,971 Turlock, CA RookieGTS Boobie Vision 2000 Toyota Celica RookieGTS Boobie Vision 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: May 2004 Posts: 2,971 Turlock, CA cant believe you cannot remove your wheel... thats a first for me to hear

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! RookieGTS #277059 Sep 16, 5:42pm Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington wait, I'm hitting the WHEEL? LOL I don't want to go out and buy a mallet... if I wanted to break my wheels I'd get a welder and make myself a metal gf. j/k So so hit the actual rim TOWARDS the car? Ya?

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! RookieGTS #277060 Sep 16, 5:44pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 733 Frisco Tru_gts Senior Member 2002 Toyota Celica Tru_gts Senior Member 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 733 Frisco same here, i have a impact gun and compressor so its hella easy for me and fun to work with too. To my girl Truboo

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! Tru_gts #277061 Sep 16, 5:46pm Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington lol i have no money for: An impact gun A compressor A mallet Pay a person with a impact gun w/compressor What i do have money for is: 1 McValue French Fries from McDonalds

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! Tru_gts #277062 Sep 16, 5:47pm Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 479 CT jonnyess Senior Member 2002 Toyota Celica jonnyess Senior Member 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 479 CT Hit the wheel from the OTHER SIDE away from the car. You'll have to reach across from underneath to do it. A baseball bat used like a pool cue against the tire will do the trick if you're mallet-deprived. You gotta thud it, man!! Life is the sexually transmitted interruption of an otherwise peaceful existence...

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! jonnyess #277063 Sep 16, 5:49pm Joined: May 2004 Posts: 2,971 Turlock, CA RookieGTS Boobie Vision 2000 Toyota Celica RookieGTS Boobie Vision 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: May 2004 Posts: 2,971 Turlock, CA you sure you lifted the car all the way up and the tires are not touching the ground? Last edited by RookieGTS; Sep 16, 2004 5:49pm.

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! RookieGTS #277064 Sep 16, 5:58pm Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,249 California silver Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT silver Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,249 California Did you remove the lugnuts?

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! jonnyess #277065 Sep 16, 6:05pm Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington Originally Posted by jonnyess Hit the wheel from the OTHER SIDE away from the car. You'll have to reach across from underneath to do it. A baseball bat used like a pool cue against the tire will do the trick if you're mallet-deprived. You gotta thud it, man!! I think I'm describing this all wrong... I can't remove my LUG NUTS...

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! mister_tin #277066 Sep 16, 6:06pm Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington I just had my 200lbs roomate stand on the wrench bar and the lugnut still won't budge, this is happening to all my nuts... argh

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! silver #277067 Sep 16, 6:06pm Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 291 Providence, Rhode Island 401Celica Member 2003 Toyota Celica 401Celica Member 2003 Toyota Celica Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 291 Providence, Rhode Island Originally Posted by silver Did you remove the lugnuts? If you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself.

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! mister_tin #277068 Sep 16, 6:07pm Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! 401Celica #277069 Sep 16, 6:08pm Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 291 Providence, Rhode Island 401Celica Member 2003 Toyota Celica 401Celica Member 2003 Toyota Celica Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 291 Providence, Rhode Island I had the same problem with my girls honda accord. Just give one hard pull. Some WD40 might help too. If you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself.

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! 401Celica #277070 Sep 16, 6:10pm Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 240 Virginia ryizzle Member 00 Toyota Celica ryizzle Member 00 Toyota Celica Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 240 Virginia well good luck with that...if and when you get them off spray them down with wd40 to make sure this doesnt happen again. . oh yeh find a cheater bar...n e thing that will fit onto the wrench to make it longer to get more tourque on the mother. Took the brakes off cause they slow me down

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! ryizzle #277071 Sep 16, 6:22pm Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington I got 2 off! 8 more to go... the WD40 helped, but my back is starting to ache now

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! mister_tin #277072 Sep 16, 6:35pm Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 288 Seattle, Washington amtemp Member 2000 Toyota Celica amtemp Member 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 288 Seattle, Washington

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! mister_tin #277073 Sep 16, 6:37pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 983 Valencia, CA BReakinDrifTs Senior Member BReakinDrifTs Senior Member Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 983 Valencia, CA Originally Posted by mister_tin I just had my 200lbs roomate stand on the wrench bar and the lugnut still won't budge, this is happening to all my nuts... argh Instead of having him stand on it, give it a good kick, and it will come off

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! BReakinDrifTs #277074 Sep 16, 7:39pm Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 54 San Francisco, California coo880 Member 2001 Toyota Celica coo880 Member 2001 Toyota Celica Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 54 San Francisco, California get a long pipe and put it inside the thing you use to take off the lugs its way easier to take it off doesnt take power at all

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! coo880 #277075 Sep 16, 7:57pm Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington lol i'm going to take a picture of what I"m doing to the lugnuts... it's funny... I have 3 off now! 7 more to go! Just curious, when you twist the lugnuts off, do you guys get a loud CRACK sound?

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! mister_tin #277076 Sep 16, 8:42pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,125 Philadelphia, PA Sultan Speed Omen 2002 Toyota Celica GT Sultan Speed Omen 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,125 Philadelphia, PA I hope they're not snapping off...

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! mister_tin #277077 Sep 16, 9:12pm Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 291 Providence, Rhode Island 401Celica Member 2003 Toyota Celica 401Celica Member 2003 Toyota Celica Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 291 Providence, Rhode Island Originally Posted by mister_tin lol i'm going to take a picture of what I"m doing to the lugnuts... it's funny... I have 3 off now! 7 more to go! Just curious, when you twist the lugnuts off, do you guys get a loud CRACK sound? Sometime I get that. It could mean that your lugs are on too tight. Be careful not to crack the lug. This happened to me and it took 6 hours for me and my dad to take it out. If you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself.

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! 401Celica #277078 Sep 17, 5:00am Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 479 CT jonnyess Senior Member 2002 Toyota Celica jonnyess Senior Member 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 479 CT Get yourself one of those cross-type four way lug wrenches. You can pull on one side and push on the other and the increased leverage has never failed me in getting the tightest lug removed. Life is the sexually transmitted interruption of an otherwise peaceful existence...

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! jonnyess #277079 Sep 17, 5:40am Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 873 PA drkramm seabass 2000 Toyota Celica GTS drkramm seabass 2000 Toyota Celica GTS Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 873 PA yea this happend to me too lol just beat up the tire then when your putting the wheel back on through some anti seize between the rim and rotor hey thats a 20 minute phone call "if i have seen farther it is by standing on the shoulders of giants" derek: do you know that non dairy cream is flamable Jennie: ...derek..what did you do

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! silver #277080 Sep 17, 6:19am Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,223 oas Specialist oas Specialist Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,223 Originally Posted by silver Did you remove the lugnuts?

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! silver #277081 Sep 17, 8:15am Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 177 Canada Charles Member 2000 Toyota Celica Charles Member 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 177 Canada Originally Posted by silver Did you remove the lugnuts? LMAO

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! mister_tin #277082 Sep 17, 8:17am Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 177 Canada Charles Member 2000 Toyota Celica Charles Member 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 177 Canada Originally Posted by mister_tin lol i'm going to take a picture of what I"m doing to the lugnuts... it's funny... I have 3 off now! 7 more to go! Just curious, when you twist the lugnuts off, do you guys get a loud CRACK sound? where did you get your lugnuts tightened from? if they are so hard to remove, that place probably over torqued them... air compressor + impac wrench = priceless investment my friend

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! Charles #277083 Sep 17, 8:25am Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,014 Likes: 1 Malton, ON CA Haulin_A_Doo Specialist Haulin_A_Doo Specialist Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,014 Likes: 1 Malton, ON CA Yah, that crack sound is there for two reasons, your lugs were probably torqued higher than the prescribed 75lbs & second, they probably haven't been off your car in a long time. First lube it with WD40. Next get a 2 or 3 foot hallow pipe, place your tire iron on the lug, place the pipe over the tire iron & jump on the other end.

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! Haulin_A_Doo #277084 Sep 17, 8:27am Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,014 Likes: 1 Malton, ON CA Haulin_A_Doo Specialist Haulin_A_Doo Specialist Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,014 Likes: 1 Malton, ON CA Remember after you replace the rims, I would use soap & water to wash off the WD40 & then retorque your lugs after 20 miles or so.

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! Haulin_A_Doo #277085 Sep 17, 12:22pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,977 San Diego, CA Zero Furi Kuri 2002 Toyota Celica GT Zero Furi Kuri 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,977 San Diego, CA yes, an air compressor and an impact gun is a very wise investment indeed. you cant fix/mod your car without the proper tools, now can you? I've mastered the art of the After Image Technique.

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! jonnyess #277086 Sep 17, 1:41pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica slidr Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,070 Saint Louis, MO Stand on the bar, and it should budge. If not, then jump on it. Aqua Teen Hunger Force...number one in the hood, G

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! Haulin_A_Doo #277087 Sep 17, 5:46pm Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT mister_tin Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 128 Washington Originally Posted by Haulin_A_Doo Yah, that crack sound is there for two reasons, your lugs were probably torqued higher than the prescribed 75lbs & second, they probably haven't been off your car in a long time. First lube it with WD40. Next get a 2 or 3 foot hallow pipe, place your tire iron on the lug, place the pipe over the tire iron & jump on the other end. I JUST got my tires rotated, probably only a week ago. And it was at a Toyota dealership. I think I'm going to give up and just go over their and tell them "Can you please loosen up the lugnuts? I want to paint my breaks but you guys screwed them too tight"

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! mister_tin #277088 Sep 17, 7:48pm Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,073 NW, PA grcelica Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT grcelica Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,073 NW, PA they overtightened them with an impact wrench. They must be idiots. Buy a good 4-way

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! mister_tin #277089 Sep 18, 7:24am Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 422 Miami, Fl eddie_725 Senior Member 1985 Toyota Celica eddie_725 Senior Member 1985 Toyota Celica Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 422 Miami, Fl Originally Posted by mister_tin lol i have no money for: An impact gun A compressor A mallet Pay a person with a impact gun w/compressor What i do have money for is: 1 McValue French Fries from Mcdonalds "if pimpin' is dead then I'm bring it back mata fact it never died so I take that back" -Lil Wayne-

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! BReakinDrifTs #277090 Sep 21, 8:22pm Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 200 Valencia, California pinoyricer RiCeR 1988 Toyota Camry pinoyricer RiCeR 1988 Toyota Camry Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 200 Valencia, California Originally Posted by BReakinDrifTs Originally Posted by mister_tin I just had my 200lbs roomate stand on the wrench bar and the lugnut still won't budge, this is happening to all my nuts... argh Instead of having him stand on it, give it a good kick, and it will come off AHHAAH remember when we pushed the BMW across your dad's lot, changed the tire, and found out it wouldnt start, and the wiggly shifter "I didn't lose control, I was drifting"

Re: I can't remove the FREAKING wheel! pinoyricer #277091 Sep 22, 12:39pm Joined: May 2004 Posts: 13 Califorina,US Liping Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Liping Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: May 2004 Posts: 13 Califorina,US I tested the torque of wheel lugnut torque after I got the car service my my local dealer. They are between 160~200 foot-pound. (I used a 18 inch/250 foot pound torque ranch to measure that) I guess the dealer used an air gun to tight them up. The torque should be 76 foot-pound. Over tight or uneven torqued lugnuts will hurt the brake a lot.

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