PodOne Posted June 6, 2021 Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 Well I've had my car for around 15 months and have been meaning to get around to going round the 20 wheel bolts and taking them out and adding some copper slip as I had an absolute mare with getting a wheel off my previous BMW which needed a lump hammer and bolt extractor to shock it free and destroyed it in the process. I didn't fancy fighting to change a wheel at the side of the road with Micky Mouse kit in the boot. Well you guessed it the fronts baked with heat put up a real fight even with a 24" 1/2 inch breaker bar and impact socket. I was lucky to get the security bolts out they were near stripping out. Once out copper slip and tightened to something more reasonable. Why manufactures don't do the same is beyond me. The AA/RAC must spend a lot of time dealing with these issues which shouldn't be an issue no disrespect but a lady would have had no chance at all. So if you are the proud owner of a new motor do yourself a favour and attend to them now rather than on a dark, wet winters day! Best of luck Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jerrytr5 Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 Good advice Andy. Not just new cars, anything that has been near a main stealer. Just yesterday had an 80 year old gentleman stop outside my house with a flat tyre having hit a pot hole. I got him to drive in and I put on his spare. However there was no way the bolts would shift. Luckily, two days before I invested in a monster cordless impact wrench to undo the crankshaft nut of my son's MX5 which I had been unable to shift with my air impact wrench. Think it will prove a worthwhile investment. He turned up today with some beers. Jerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PodOne Posted June 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 20 hours ago, jerrytr5 said: Good advice Andy. Not just new cars, anything that has been near a main stealer. Just yesterday had an 80 year old gentleman stop outside my house with a flat tyre having hit a pot hole. I got him to drive in and I put on his spare. However there was no way the bolts would shift. Luckily, two days before I invested in a monster cordless impact wrench to undo the crankshaft nut of my son's MX5 which I had been unable to shift with my air impact wrench. Think it will prove a worthwhile investment. He turned up today with some beers. Jerry Good for you Jerry nice to hear human kindness is alive and well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
openroad Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 Lovely stuff lads. Heartening. Conrad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tim hunt Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 I had the stuck wheel problem with the wife's Jazz the first time I had to remove one. I simply replaced all the nuts, left them just hand tight then allowed the car to run back down our drive before stamping on the brake, the wheel shocked free easily. Have used Copaslip ever since of course. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PodOne Posted June 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 6 hours ago, tim hunt said: I had the stuck wheel problem with the wife's Jazz the first time I had to remove one. I simply replaced all the nuts, left them just hand tight then allowed the car to run back down our drive before stamping on the brake, the wheel shocked free easily. Have used Copaslip ever since of course. Tim Neat trick Tim. I'll have to remember that one as alloys especially seem to like to stick to the hubs. Like you say copper slip on the hub face saves further problems. Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ntc Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 I would never use anything just do annual service as per the service guides for all cars and tyres rotate is common sense every year Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 I have a VW Transporter-type van with alloys and they are notorious for the wheels sticking on. Without copper grease on the mating surfaces all the usual tricks (brake hard, rock van with loose wheel nuts etc etc) tend to fail and considerable effort then needed with a sledge hammer and block of wood becomes necessary which is quite scary with the vehicle up on a jack at side of the road. I've heard the same is true with a lot of cars now. Bonkers. Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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