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Offline Sam

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Guide on how to remove a wheel?
« on: 19 April 2010, 21:55 »
Is it some bolts or more complex than that?

Thanks in advance ben  :smiley:


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Re: Guide on how to remove a wheel?
« Reply #1 on: 19 April 2010, 22:27 »
oooh caistor.... Tough one dude... Ben can you help? Anyone? I think theres some Bolts there dude, but I've no idea how you'd adjust them...! :rolleyes: :undecided: :undecided: :undecided:

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Re: Guide on how to remove a wheel?
« Reply #2 on: 19 April 2010, 23:01 »
drive over a roundaboout at 100mph, wheels leave
all the VW's have gone bar 1.

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Re: Guide on how to remove a wheel?
« Reply #3 on: 19 April 2010, 23:14 »
thanks guys, or drive an f1 car in a straight line... apparently


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Re: Guide on how to remove a wheel?
« Reply #4 on: 19 April 2010, 23:27 »
like this


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Re: Guide on how to remove a wheel?
« Reply #5 on: 19 April 2010, 23:54 »
ha ha forgot about that one!


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Re: Guide on how to remove a wheel?
« Reply #6 on: 20 April 2010, 08:34 »
Leave the car in an unsavoury part of town.  Come back - wheels have gone.  Job done.

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Re: Guide on how to remove a wheel?
« Reply #7 on: 20 April 2010, 08:40 »
I get the recipro saw idea, but what if i damage the brake calipers or brake disc? and... how do i get the bolts out... This is tricky!!  :grin: :grin:

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Re: Guide on how to remove a wheel?
« Reply #8 on: 20 April 2010, 13:08 »
Is it some bolts or more complex than that?

Thanks in advance ben  :smiley:

Far more complex mate - think of it more like removing the car from the wheel. You'll need to jack it up at the other three corners, remove the rear subframe and wishbone assembly, obviously - you will have removed the front grill, radiator and slam panel at this point, so you can then roll the chassis back away from the engine, subframe and front wheels. Then its a case of stripping the engine from the subframe. This should give you enough access to remove the steering rack, driveshaft, wishbone and suspension strut. Then you'll need to remove the large driveshaft retaining nut, then its a case of pressing the wheel out of the wheel bearing housing. Obviously, it is hard to do without moving the wheel - but a portable 90 degree press should be capable of this - as not to disturb the wheel. Then you're left with the hub and wheel assembly. You carefully need to drill through the holes and slowly work up through larger drill bits until there is no thread remaining.

Then the hub assembly should fall away from the wheel, refitting is the reverse of removal :)

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Re: Guide on how to remove a wheel?
« Reply #9 on: 20 April 2010, 13:11 »
Alright, fine, I'll be more of a conscientious forum help-giver in future :tongue: