Alloys

[Barrington]

Hello. I wanted to change the drake pads, but could'nt get the wheels off. Iv'e not had alloys or a 4x4 before, I'm used to the wheels just falling off. Is there a knack, do you give them a whack, if so where and what with?
When I'm ready to put them back on is there a torque figure?
Please advise
bye
Barrington

[Donk_UK]

Done mine last weekend wasnt to hard either. You have to take wheel off then the dome cap, undo the nuts on the hub cap then use x2 bolts to extract it off. Beyond all the grease there is x2 54mm nuts use chisel to bang them round they are not to tight and it will slide off.

[Taliesins]

Hello. I wanted to change the drake pads, but could'nt get the wheels off. Iv'e not had alloys or a 4x4 before, I'm used to the wheels just falling off. Is there a knack, do you give them a whack, if so where and what with?
When I'm ready to put them back on is there a torque figure?
Please advise
bye
Barrington

Sometimes the wheels tend to anneal themselves to the hub. I have found giving the tyre a good kicking all the way round works eventually. Make sure the trucks well supported and not just on the jack.

[The Lovely Boyo]

I have found giving the tyre a good kicking all the way round works eventually. Make sure the trucks well supported and not just on the jack.

Hello

As above - I've just had new tyres fitted and the garage had a real job getting the alloys off - a good kicking sums it up.

They reassembled the alloys with a dab of copper slip between the rims and the hubs to stop them sticking on.

[marky]

Done mine last weekend wasnt to hard either. You have to take wheel off then the dome cap, undo the nuts on the hub cap then use x2 bolts to extract it off. Beyond all the grease there is x2 54mm nuts use chisel to bang them round they are not to tight and it will slide off.

He' only replacing his Brake Pads. Not the Disks

[Taliesins]

He' only replacing his Brake Pads. Not the Disks

dam I thought he was replacing the Drake pads

[stormforce]

dam I thought he was replacing the Drake pads

i thick your quackers

[Wild Thing]

you,ve just got to remember to duck