Guide on how to remove a wheel?

[Neo Badness]

Is it some bolts or more complex than that?

Thanks in advance ben 

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

 

[RWMT]

Is it some bolts or more complex than that?

Thanks in advance ben 

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

Priceless!! 

[VeeDubGTI16v]

sounds like a dealer only job tbh

[shaolindan]

Is it some bolts or more complex than that?

Thanks in advance ben 

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

Would you say this would take 25 mins, 1 hour, 3 or 5 ?

[peaky83]

according to the haynes manual spanner guide, would yo say his was a 3, 4 or 5 spanner difficulty level?

Sounds to me to be at least a 4!

[Cory]

haha, we should be careful, someone will be complaining that thay followed these guides, and still cant get their damn wheel off! 

[dubber36]

Considering the amount of work that is involved, I would take it to your local tyre fitters.

I've just paid £10 do have a tyre fitted which I do believe included removing the wheel from the car. They even refitted it for me afterward.

You can say what you like about kwikfit, I'll be going back after service like that.

[X4MGS]

Considering the amount of work that is involved, I would take it to your local tyre fitters.

Only problem with this one is that its then difficult to drive it home with only 3 wheels left on....

[peaky83]

I've just paid £10 do have a tyre fitted which I do believe included removing the wheel from the car. They even refitted it for me afterward.

You can say what you like about kwikfit, I'll be going back after service like that.

Not given that they re-fitted the wheel....

[X4MGS]

I've just paid £10 do have a tyre fitted which I do believe included removing the wheel from the car. They even refitted it for me afterward.

You can say what you like about kwikfit, I'll be going back after service like that.

Not given that they re-fitted the wheel....

Yeah but you wanted the wheel off not off & back on.... you will still have the same issue when you get home.... 

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