Ironforger Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 2002 3500 dually 6 speed 200k. Bought this truck late spring, finally getting around to fixing things. Needs new rear rotors. Went to take the rear wheels off, passenger side came off fine. However the Drivers side inner wheel is stuck solid! Looking like some rust in there where the wheel mates against the hub. Dammit! :banghead: I tried everything, doused it with WD40, beat the tire (not the rim) with a hammer, won't budge. Kicked things up a notch and took the truck off jack stands & put the weight of the truck on the wheel & drove it back & forth in my concrete driveway. Nothing! Chirpped and spun the tires on the driveway. Still won't budge! (At least I know my dana 80 clutches are working as both sides were spinning!) As a last resort I yelled at my neighbor and told him his wife is fat, to which he agreed and laughed. Still didnt help my wheel! It's stuck solid. Thinking I'll get a huge sledge hammer & see how that goes. That's all I can think of. Any suggestions greatly appreciated!Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dripley Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 When in doubt, blast.SRW here, never had to remove a dual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTcummins24V Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 2002 3500 dually 6 speed 200k. Bought this truck late spring, finally getting around to fixing things. Needs new rear rotors. Went to take the rear wheels off, passenger side came off fine. However the Drivers side inner wheel is stuck solid! Looking like some rust in there where the wheel mates against the hub. Dammit! :banghead: I tried everything, doused it with WD40, beat the tire (not the rim) with a hammer, won't budge. Kicked things up a notch and took the truck off jack stands & put the weight of the truck on the wheel & drove it back & forth in my concrete driveway. Nothing! Chirpped and spun the tires on the driveway. Still won't budge! (At least I know my dana 80 clutches are working as both sides were spinning!) As a last resort I yelled at my neighbor and told him his wife is fat, to which he agreed and laughed. Still didnt help my wheel! It's stuck solid. Thinking I'll get a huge sledge hammer & see how that goes. That's all I can think of. Any suggestions greatly appreciated! Thanks Use a two by four and find an appropriate prying spot - - - Updated - - - Use a two by four and find an appropriate prying spot or really long two by four and a dead blow hammer from the opposite side of truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild and Free Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I just wrap on the tire or inside of the rim with a 2lb dead blow turn wheel 180 and keep this up until it lets loose.I actually have had to get after it with a 10 lb dead blow a few times.Actually you can use a big flat faced hammer and wrap on the flat surface where it mates to the hub to break the rust loose first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjytech Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 At work when we get a truck with a wheel stuck to the hub we douse it in BG in-force and then wail on the inside of the tire with a sledge and turn the wheel every hit or two till it comes loose. They can be a real pain sometimes, on one milk truck it took us about an hour just to get the inside dual off the hub giving it everything we had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sngsht Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I used to wail on 'em ,but the blue wrench is easier on the rims and body..No need to get carried away, use big tip, keep the flame pretty "loose":thumbup2: and don't stop in one spot,keep it moving in a circle around the rim, usually it will just fall off.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagmanruss Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I'm dumb... slow on the uptake this morning... my old mechanic called it a smoke wrench!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUMMINSDIESELPWR Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 i call it a gas axe lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sngsht Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 i call it a gas axe lol Hahaha, never heard that one, sorry gonna steal it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagmanruss Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I think gas axe is when you cut the offending part down the middle... with the gas axe! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zukifreek Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I've had the stuck inner dual problem on our F550 work trucks. I've loosened the lugnuts and went for a slow drive and swerved left and right hard. Never got over 15mph and the lugnuts were just barely loose. It will usually pop in less than 100 feet. Then I grease the crap out of them on the flat flanges before putting them back on. There is no room to swing a hammer properly and it damages the outer lip on the rim. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.mindless Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Making turns with loose lug nuts is my usual suggestion. Tapatalking in traffic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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