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Homie literally has an engine on his backseat 
I woudnt feel safe.
I woudnt feel safe.
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Your wheel has corroded to the point it's fused itself with the drum/hub. This is really common on old cars with drum brakes.
I've had this problem a few times before and all the banging and prying wouldn't work. What I end up doing was putting all the nuts back on so they fit loosely with about a 1/4 inch gap between the nut and wheel. Then I take the car and start doing figure 8s. Sometimes you have to give it quite a bit of gas... then wait for the CLUNK. You'll know when the wheel comes loose.
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Really appreciate all of the tips and advice fam. I'm 19 and this is my first car. I decided I was going to try to perform all of the maintenance on it myself that I could, but this is still all new to me. I've been working on my car all day today and I got most of what needed to be done out of the way. The only thing left is that damn tire. I located one of those mallets, tried that for about 20-30 minutes, got nothing. My uncle's a mechanic and he told me to spray some WD-40 on it and let it sit for a while. So I did that about a hour ago and I'm going to let it sit through the night. Hopefully we can get it off tomorrow. I haven't drove my baby all week! I'm ready to get back on the road. Again, all of your responses were much appreciated. I'll rep as many of you as I can
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Repped for doing it yourself man
Post some pics
Goodluck with taking off the wheel
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Tell you what
Grab a sledgehammer
Take all the bolts off the wheel except the one at the top
Take the sledgehammer and smack the inner bottom side of the wheel
Should come off then
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No doubt. I'll pot some up tomorrow once I get those tires replaced
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Just got to be careful when swinging fam I've done it before on my homies car
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Usually i dont let ppl drive my truck but the bro in law needed it for moving so i lent it and this happens
And how u gunna scratch the rim when there are fat tires in the way. He must relle cant park man
And hopefully this black mark comes off easy
He woulda got the hands, b.
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I wasn't kidding with my last post. Loosen the nuts and so some figure 8s. It's never failed me.
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Man honestly I'll try anything just to get it off. If the WD40 trick doesn't work, I would have exhausted all of my options. I would try the figure 8s, but this isn;t just a flat. The tire is completely blown. Like the entire inner of the rim is exposed. Even though it's on grass currently, I'm still fearful of the damage it could cause to the rims. We'll see tomorrow though
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Oh ****
I didn't realize you had flat. I was under the impression you were just trying to swap wheels or service brakes.
Yeah... Without a tire I DO NOT recommend the fig 8 technique.
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Just kick the tire u have to give it some force but dont knock it off the jack.
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You DO have the car jacked up right?
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Dude tried the mallet method I suggested and no go. Im positive it will work, you just have to hit the bottom of the rim, or top of the rim and alternate. GIVE IT A GOOD HIT, dont give a girl swing.
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Theres a vid on WSHH, da hemi broke the axle off da Murican muscle.
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Bruh, take the car up to Mr. Tire.
This obviously ain't working for you. Better to do that before you hurt yourself, srs.
This obviously ain't working for you. Better to do that before you hurt yourself, srs.
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not my car but figured i'd share this nonsense.
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Joint is so trash.
i8 trash too.
BMW needs to leave the supercars alone.
i8 trash too.
BMW needs to leave the supercars alone.
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Saw an Alpina B7 when I ran to the gas station during my break yesterday.
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NSX update. So crushed right now. I had the 92 NSX checked out yesterday by my mechanic who owns a 91. Keep in mind the seller, an independent dealer in LV, told me the car was pristine, only had repaint of front and rear fenders due to scratches and that the previous owner was meticulous about his service and maintenance on the vehicle:
PPI findings:
1. Coolant leak (green fluid in pictures) at back of engine block (fresh fluid noted)
-Unknown source, possible head gasket leak? Block leak? Water jacket service port leak?
2. Coolant leak from head gaskets (dry)
3. A/C compressor leak
4. Entire body of car repainted (B-pillars have matching paint)
-Overspray noted on rear hatch glass rubber
-Early model NSX's had black paint different from the berlina black paint on the body (this one has same color paint throughout)
5. Oil pan gasket leak
6. Signs of attempts to wipe clean the engine bay and oil pan prior to inspection
Last line of PPI:
"OVERALL CONDITION OF THE CAR IS VERY GOOD. IT SEEMS THAT SELLER MAY BE TRYING TO HIDE SOMETHING. WE PREDICT THAT
THIS NSX WILL NEED SOME MAJOR REPAIRS IN THE FUTURE."
-All told probably 5-10K in repairs needed to get it up to shape.
Thank goodness I didn't put a deposit down, another case for PPI before purchase of an older vehicle.
PPI findings:
1. Coolant leak (green fluid in pictures) at back of engine block (fresh fluid noted)
-Unknown source, possible head gasket leak? Block leak? Water jacket service port leak?
2. Coolant leak from head gaskets (dry)
3. A/C compressor leak
4. Entire body of car repainted (B-pillars have matching paint)
-Overspray noted on rear hatch glass rubber
-Early model NSX's had black paint different from the berlina black paint on the body (this one has same color paint throughout)
5. Oil pan gasket leak
6. Signs of attempts to wipe clean the engine bay and oil pan prior to inspection
Last line of PPI:
"OVERALL CONDITION OF THE CAR IS VERY GOOD. IT SEEMS THAT SELLER MAY BE TRYING TO HIDE SOMETHING. WE PREDICT THAT
THIS NSX WILL NEED SOME MAJOR REPAIRS IN THE FUTURE."
-All told probably 5-10K in repairs needed to get it up to shape.
Thank goodness I didn't put a deposit down, another case for PPI before purchase of an older vehicle.
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Damn... That was a nice looking NSX too.
Sorry about that fam.
Sorry about that fam.
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Dam that sucks you were very excited
But I knew something was wrong when I saw them wheels on that car.
But I knew something was wrong when I saw them wheels on that car.
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dam man that sucks. Not worth the possible headache. That can turn a dream car into a nightmare real fast.
