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ouhockeyplayer
08-28-2009, 08:55 PM
I'm trying to get my front wheel off of my 400ex and it will not budge off of the studs. The lug nuts are off but I can't figure out why it wont come off (Douglas Red Label Wheels) I have tried spraying the studs with WD-40 and kicking/hitting the tire with a mallet and nothing. I have tapped on the studs thinking that might loosen it but nothing works. Any ideas?
matt14c
08-28-2009, 08:59 PM
Hit it harder! There is nothing that should be holding it on. Hit the top a couple times then the bottom. Just dont keep hitting one spot all the time has to come off square.
BakerRacing40
08-28-2009, 09:02 PM
make sure you use a board so you don't bend the chit out of your wheel.... spin the wheel and hit.. so you don't keep hitting one spot...
mcgrath
08-29-2009, 06:16 PM
hitting the tire with a mallot? SLEDGE man!! If you want it off your gonna have to tell it.
TRXRacer1
08-29-2009, 06:29 PM
If it was mine I'd unbolt the hub from the axle, set the tire on the ground hub side down and squarely strike the hub down off the wheel with a chunk of 4x4 and a big hammer.
tri5ron
08-29-2009, 06:40 PM
Just go ride it around in the top of 4th or 5th gear.
do a couple of doubles, pin it through some whoops.
IT'll come off sooner or later !!!:devil:
bergoff
08-30-2009, 09:30 AM
every tool box needs a BFH. when in doubt use the BFH. and hit it hard.
RIDEREDson
08-30-2009, 11:43 AM
Bent stud maybe?
yamaha12
08-30-2009, 06:08 PM
You cannot use stock (tapered) lug nuts on after market wheels,it mashes the aluminum from the wheel into the threads and really locks the wheel on .You have to flip the nut over or get new flat nuts. A 2x3 and heavy hammer ,small taps close to hub should get it off.... Good Luck
quad2xtreme
08-30-2009, 07:31 PM
Originally posted by TRXRacer1
If it was mine I'd unbolt the hub from the axle, set the tire on the ground hub side down and squarely strike the hub down off the wheel with a chunk of 4x4 and a big hammer.

X2!
ouhockeyplayer
08-31-2009, 10:22 AM
Well I ended up finally getting it off without doing any damage to the studs or lug nuts. I threaded the lug nuts on the studs slightly and tapped (with some force) the end of the studs a couple times and that freed the wheel up. I will never put the lug nuts back on that way again. What a pain.