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Changing wheel on Nissan Micra

  • 18-01-2010 1:03pm
    #1
    LaMoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 ✭


    Hi,

    Trying to change the wheel on a Nissan Micra-have all the bolts out of the wheel but the it's not budging at all. Any ideas on what the problem might be?

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    It's off the ground yeah?
    Sometimes they are rusted, put a nut on halfway again and then give the wheel a few kicks. It should loosen it up for you.
    The nut is there to make sure wheel doesn't jump off and hurt you.


  • #3
    bop1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭bop1977


    give the wheel a few taps with a hammer but be careful if it is up on the jack.


  • #4
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Magnus wrote: »
    It's off the ground yeah?
    Sometimes they are rusted, put a nut on halfway again and then give the wheel a few kicks. It should loosen it up for you.
    The nut is there to make sure wheel doesn't jump off and hurt you.

    +1

    Maybe give the wheel a few taps (and I mean taps) with a hammer from behind.


  • #5
    mullingar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,340 ✭✭✭mullingar


    Simple,

    The wheel has seized onto the disc/drum.

    It needs to be 'persuaded' to come off.

    My advice, jack up car and use axle stands, find a bit of 2x4 wood about 2 foot long. Put it behind the wheel (making sure not to tangle any wires/brake lines) and hammer it, if it still does not come off, rotate wheel 180 degrees and repeat.

    When you get the wheel off, clean all excess rust/residue of what seized it


  • #6
    peasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    Only use the hammer / kick / brute force method if you have axle stands (in addition to the jack) to support the vehicle.

    If you dont have axle stands, another method is to put the nuts back in, lightly tighten them by hand and then undo them again by about one full turn, so that they are on, but a bit loose.

    Then lower the car back down. If you lucky, just setting it down will break the rusty connection. If not, try pushing it back and forth about half a wheel rotation each way.

    If that still doesn't do it, then try brute force, rock the vehicle sideways, kick the offending tyre, etc (with the vehicle off the jack)


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