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May 31, 2023
11:39
:43
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kapcreations
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Ah, sit on the ground in front of the tire and kick with the bottom of your feet
… each side of the tire.
Or rotate and hit with mallet from inside.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtfbPZQa5ig&feature=youtu.be
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Well, I give up. My 24 year-old son's car has a totally flat tire
Belboz
5/31/23 10:39pm
Have you tried getting on the backside and kicking? Ive had to resort to that.
Backcountry
5/31/23 10:41pm
You’re asking Belboz this question?
Odysseus
5/31/23 10:42pm
Yeah.
Belboz
5/31/23 11:07pm
Did it work?
Zaphod
5/31/23 11:29pm
Sorry! Things like that are so frustrating.
CLUTCH
5/31/23 10:41pm
That's me with any DIY project. The YouTube video makes that step look so easy!
Great38
5/31/23 10:43pm
The last time I had to change a tire my lug wrench cracked. So that was dumb.
JuicyJam
5/31/23 10:45pm
That sucks. Stuck in side of road one time with that issue. What worked for me
keithcoug
5/31/23 10:51pm
Aren’t some tires attached by a central bolt in the middle?
Cougarclaw
5/31/23 10:53pm
Ummm... I hope that's the issue because that would be hilarious
Belboz
5/31/23 11:06pm
Aren’t you thinking of the rotors, not the wheel?
Idacoug
5/31/23 11:15pm
Yes, if you drive NASCAR
NC CougarBear
6/1/23 12:37am
Yup. We had this issue with an Acadia several yrs ago.
CaliWG
6/1/23 7:51am
Have you tried liquid wrench or anything else to penetrate between the rotor and the wheel?
Q-grr
5/31/23 10:58pm
I was thinking of this also. Some WD40 should do the trick
Millhouse
6/1/23 12:01am
Use a crowbar that is leveraged off the suspension. It will come right off.
CSoul
5/31/23 10:58pm
This. We got a flat tire on a dirt road miles from anywhere. The tire wouldn’t
CougarEat
5/31/23 11:05pm
I had to change a tire in the pouring rain the other night with very subpar tools. It sucked. Good luck to y’all.
spugeddy24
5/31/23 11:00pm
Did you jack the car off the ground?
claw
5/31/23 11:00pm
Is one of the lugs bent in a little, pinching it on? I had that happen once
conrad44
5/31/23 11:01pm
Stupid manufacturers keep designing wheels that way. It happens to me all the
BlooCoog
5/31/23 11:04pm
"It happens to me all of the time"??? How often do you get flat tires that you have to change? I've never had to do
HarlemCoug
6/1/23 3:49am
Are the stud threads reversed?
kapcreations
5/31/23 11:06pm
I think they got the lug nuts off
cougaman
5/31/23 11:14pm
If the lug nuts are off and you are hitting it with a mallet and nothing is
Idacoug
5/31/23 11:13pm
It happens a lot. Whenever my tire is off, I smear a small dab of anti-seize between the inner rim
Division Bell
5/31/23 11:18pm
Go buy or borrow an impact driver.
Vert der Frick
5/31/23 11:25pm
You could buy spray that helps lubricate stuck nuts. But I agree, call AAA it’s
Dr MoBYU
5/31/23 11:28pm
Ah, sit on the ground in front of the tire and kick with the bottom of your feet
kapcreations
5/31/23 11:39pm
I had this before. Drop the jack. The shock/weight of the car will break it loose.
Bert609
6/1/23 2:27am
This or a sledge hammer.
Bin01015
6/1/23 5:45am
Pretty much this. Loosen the lug nuts by a .25-.5 inch each. Make sure they a
AFewThoughts
6/1/23 6:48am
and if that doesn't work, run it into a curb
supertux
6/1/23 7:10am
When I worked at a tire store in high school a big sledge hammer was the answer. Sometimes you had to hit the
Rhino84
6/1/23 7:07am
That suck. My son had a similar situation with his F150.
Born2Fish
6/1/23 9:32am
Had this happen once
Loyal2Royal
6/1/23 2:30pm
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