removing stuck duel wheels

I had the same problem with my Dodge dually, went to replace the tires and the store I went to couldn't get the rims off. They told me I'd have to take it some place else, I was shocked, I had NEVER heard of such a thing.

Come to find out it was more of a liability issue than anything else as they didn't want to be responsible for "damaging my rims".

Brought the truck back home, watched the videos, did the figure eight thing to no avail. Then talked to a tire installer at my local Good Year Truck tire dealer, he told me to just work on them with a large hammer, that's what they do. (go figure)

Finally took a huge breaker bar to them and low and behold I popped them off! Took me a couple hours but I got it. Cleaned the center holes and greased them up now NO MORE troubles! :)

Dan

I played hell getting the alloy rims off my Superduty the first time. I used a 4x4 and an 8 lb. maul and they wouldn't budge. Since I didn't want to take the truck back to the ground and drive with loose lugs, I called my Professor of all things truck. His solution is to heat the aluminum rim and then douse it with water. The wheels nearly fell off the lugs. It has something to do with dissimilar metals and their different heat conductance. To forgo any more problems, I spread Never-seize on the axle hubs before assembly.

If I was busting loose cranky duals all day, the Ken-tool might be my new buddy.

SGJJKing, I've always used a piece of wood and a three pound hammer, and it works great, but if spending hundreds of dollars to do the same thing makes you happy, then go for it.

After trying to read the opening post, it appears the writer may have been educated beyond his intelligence.

SGJKKing wrote:
Fj12ryder I not trying to sell anything and do work on vechs. Get harassed for a post to help! What's your problem?

I merely commented on the inability to read your post easily. Communication is a 2-way street. I hardly think it ranked as harassment, and wasn't intended as such, just some constructive criticism.

Yeah, I felt OK about the Separator till I saw it bearing on the brake inside the inner dual. Our steel wheels were stuck. Front came off without much trouble, rear outers were pretty tight, rear inners were miserable. I put 2*4 against the tire and beat till the wood broke. Finally used a 3-ft piece of 4*6 post like a battering ram and broke them loose. Prevention: Some clean and paint the surfaces, spray cold galvanizing, or spread grease. NevRSeez would probably do it. I found an extra hole between two of the eight lug holes. It's about 7/16" and I threaded them 1/2" NF like a small trailer lug bolt. Now I can tread a lug into those holes and use a 3/4" socket to tighten down, forcing the wheel loose. Just make sure the holes in outer and inner wheels aren't lined up or you'll screw them together instead of force them apart...

SGJKKing wrote:
I was reading another post about cloud driver doing his rear brakes and having problems removing rear wheels have come across this many times at work mostly on ford superdutys ....

SGJKKing are most Super duty's that get stuck have mixed metals (alum & steel) or all steel wheels (inner & outer)?

Got any good fixes to prevent problem in first place?

Fj12ryder I not trying to sell anything and do work on vechs. Get harassed for a post to help! What's your problem?

I can't believe the guy put pressure on the Rotor with the Ken tool.
Banging with a large hammer while rotating the tire always worked for me
and I have removed more than my share through the years.

I had some trouble with the post, what with no punctuation and run-on sentence. But I have heard that loosening the lug nuts and turning figure 8's in a parking lot will break the wheels loose.

"Let's eat Grandma"
"Let's eat, Grandma"

Punctuation saves lives. :)