I can't remove the front tire off my 2002 X-Type. I jacked it, removed the 5 lug nugs and the tire turns, so I know it's off the ground, but I can't remove the wheel from thedisc brake rotor.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

 

Use grease on the mating sutfaces before you put the wheel back on and a rubber mallet.

 

Same thing happened to mine when I first got it. Loosen the lug nuts just a small amount with the car not on the jack. Try 1 turn first. Do not take them off so the wheel will fall off, just loosen a little bit. Roll the car a few feet. This should break the rim off the hub.Jack up and remove the tire. As Buck said, use grease when you put the tire back on.

 

Don't mess around. Get a bigazz sledgehammer and a block of wood. Took me about 20 minutes to get the wheels off mine the first time I did it.

 

damn you guys did it the hard way. I just used my spare donut as a discus and whacked it off the hub lol took like 4 seconds

 

My front two wheels were seized like no other the first time I tried to take them off. I've never had a car that was as bad about getting the wheels off as this one is. I thought it was because the car came from up north, but even after cleaning the hubs and greasing them they still give me grief. They're a lot better, but are still more difficult then they should be.
When I put the arubas on I put a lot of work into them. I took them down to bare metal, and lathered them up with white lithium grease.
But as for getting them off, I've had luck with a couple methods;

-Jack the car up, *put it on stands*, and lay on the ground, and bash the wheel with a rubber mallet from behind. If you think of the wheel as a clock, a few goods whacks to the 12, 3, 6, and 9 positions should eventually knock it loose.

-As someone else said, loosen the lug nuts, and with the car on the ground, turn the steering wheel back and forth a few times.

Good luck!

 

Hmmm...I'm in michigan with terrible roads and salt but I had no problems...although I don't have the stock alloys...could it be the material in the stockers?

 

It could be, but I'm not sure. I had some aftermarket wheels on my previous car and never had an issue with them... but then again, I didn't have a problem with the stock alloys that came on it..

 

It stems from a very tight tolerance where the aluminum wheel pilots on the cast iron hub. Mine come off every spring for swap to custom rims. Even with meticulous cleaning of the rim and hub, and a liberal application of anti-seize when they go back on in the fall, it still isn't easy sometimes. Best I can say isI don't have to use a sledgehammer any more!
BTW, Aquill - the custom rims don't fit tight on the hub, so they won't do that.

 

Makes sense but why would they have them fit so tight with stock rims?

 

Probably because the OE lug nuts are NOT tapered seat - tight fit for wheel to hub ensures the wheel stays centered on the hub.

 

ahhh...

 

I see said the blind man....lol

Nice quote there Aquill mate

Jim