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    Default E36 wheel stuck on hub

    Removed all lug bolts and wheel is still stuck tightly on hub. Shaking and pulling it has no apparent effect. The center of the wheel has a plastic BMW emblem, so if I heat the wheel with a propane torch, it will destroy the paint and the plastic emblem, too.

    How best to remove the wheel from the hub without buggering wheel or hub?

    (I posted this on the 3 series forum, but apparently nobody surfs there.)
    Dash01
    '90 535ia 272K miles

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dash01
    Removed all lug bolts and wheel is still stuck tightly on hub. Shaking and pulling it has no apparent effect. The center of the wheel has a plastic BMW emblem, so if I heat the wheel with a propane torch, it will destroy the paint and the plastic emblem, too.

    How best to remove the wheel from the hub without buggering wheel or hub?

    (I posted this on the 3 series forum, but apparently nobody surfs there.)
    Put 1 bolt back on loosely, 4-5 turns with your hand. Take a Rag and bunch it up so it acts as a cushion and place it on the inside of your rim and hit it a couple times with a large hammer.

    The bolt is to stop the wheel from flying off ones it comes loose.

    Once the wheel is off, clean both the hub surface and the part of the rim that sits on the hub, lubricate when you put it back.


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    Some will tell you letting the cars weight down on it will break it loose, I say a good bash with a ball bat or sledge hammer to the inside of the rim.
    A film of anti-seize paste on the hub will prevent the galvanic corrosion that makes 'em stick.
    "The gas pedal wouldn't go to the floor if it weren't meant to be there"

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    I wipe a thin film of bearing grease on.
    ne'er any problems

    you can see my solution in your original post.

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    Default Wheel stuck?

    Jack car up and put on stand. Remove wheel bolts. Put on your work boots. Lie on your side and 'back heel' inside bottom of tyre. Rotate tyre and try again if it fails but I doubt it will. Safety tip: dont kick it unless you fancy a week or two off work

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