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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 06:03 AM
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i need help with my tires....

hey guys sorry for being so stupidly dumb but i need help with somethin.....

i just had a flat tire on my rx8. it has a little hole on it and i know it can be fixed since the tire is like new..... the problem is ... I can't take or pull it off my rx8..... I mean i've taken all 5 nuts out of the wheel, but it won't come off!!!!... any help.... it seems to be stuck or somethin.... is there somethin else i need to do???? how do i take it off??? it came with the 19 inch stock aluminum wheels...

all i know is that on regular cars all you do is just take the nuts off and that's it....

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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 09:40 AM
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you did jack the car up first, right?
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Big Money Pit
you did jack the car up first, right?
of course i did....
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 11:23 AM
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kicking the outside-most from light to heavier to see if it come off. good luck
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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kick the bottom of the tire with your heel... always does the trick.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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Be careful if you have to resort to a hammer. You don't want to risk cracking the rims. Use a large block of wood to spread & cushion the impact.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 01:20 PM
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My Protege5 wheels were notorious for getting stuck on. Even once I had the 2 contact surfaces coated. The only way I could generally get them off was sitting next to the wheel and kicking one side then the other, about 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock positions on the wheel. After about 2-3 minutes they would finally come loose.

I swear a neighbor kept spraying superglue or something.
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