Removing wheels on '04 Expedition?

[DSG03COBRA]

Anyone know if there is a trick to getting the wheels off of a 2004 Expedition (w/ TPS)? I need to change the brakes on my wife's Expedition and I took off the lugs and the wheel wouldn't budge at all! I tried wiggling it around, and the entire truck shook like it was still firmly attached. Is it just rusted on, or is there something that I missed? I hit it w/ WD-40 a few times and then ran out of time, so it'll sit until tomorrow, but figured I would check and see if I've missed something really dumb...

Thx.

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[IZZy]

Do you know if the wheels have ever been taken off??

if they havent its probably condesation between the hub and the wheel, just keep hitting it til it bulges.

 

[Wiked03]

Do you know if the wheels have ever been taken off??

if they havent its probably condesation between the hub and the wheel, just keep hitting it til it bulges.

+1 Beth's wheels would do that on the lightning... Had to lay underneath it and kick them off from behind

Put antiseize on back of wheel that contacts the hub when putting em back on.

 

[blownstang]

Kick it hard, or use a rubber hammer.

 

[DSG03COBRA]

Do you know if the wheels have ever been taken off??

if they havent its probably condesation between the hub and the wheel, just keep hitting it til it bulges.

Yeah, they've been off, probably w/in the last 20k miles or so when I had all the tires replaced.

Thanks Carl - I'll try just beating on it a little more. Maybe by tomorrow the WD-40 will have had some time to penetrate and help out a bit...

 

[batman]

hit them off

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

ALWAYS had this happen on fords with the platform lugnuts. HUGE PITA. Sometimes it'd take a very long time even using a sledge hammer on the tire.

 

[stunuts]

just loosten the lugs then hit the rim from behind with a soft dead blow to break the rust off the surface of the wheel and rotor.

 

[serb82]

I have had that problem with my F-150, I handed tighten the lug nuts, drove around the block like a jackass and it made the wheel break loose from the drum. Easiest way but not 100% safe.

 

[slow83]

if you can fit it ive used a prybar between the lower balljoint and the wheel and it helps to get it off

 

[TERMINATED97]

kick

 

[2003RedL]

A BFH works well.

I had to use a 20# plastic sledge on one of my rears.

 

[nytebyte]

If you decide to kick it of from under the car, be sure it's secure on jack stands.

Wouldn't want that 5800 lb behemoth slipping off the jack and have the oil pan crush your balls flat.

 

[DSG03COBRA]

If you decide to kick it of from under the car, be sure it's secure on jack stands.

Wouldn't want that 5800 lb behemoth slipping off the jack and have the oil pan crush your balls flat.

I was thinking the same thing... I already pictured myself under this thing with both feet kicking and then it dropping on my ass...

 

[skyhighsd]

If you have not gotten them off yet, do one tire at a time loosen all of the lug nuts and either take the car around the block or to a parking lot and do some circles and they will pop. Have to love how alum and steel love each other so much. This is a trick that a friend of mine does and he is a master ASE mechanic. Next time put some anti seize on the hub where the wheel hits and you will not have this issue again. But the above is a trick when nothing else works. Also another thing to try is to stand with your back to the car and kick it sometime that will work to.

 

[TERMINATED97]

stand with your back to the car and kick it sometime that will work to.

+1

 

[DSG03COBRA]

Got 'em off! I gave it a few good shots of WD-40 then loosened all the lugs and then raised/lowered the jack a few times, then a little wiggling back and forth with my hands popped the suckers right off! Actually wasn't too bad. Hopefully the rears aren't any worse...