Flat tyre will not come off

facade

Can't you just inflate the tyre and carefully drive to a local tyre centre where they will get the wheel off and fix the puncture?


At worst, walk to B&M or somewhere and buy a £5 electric pump. Much cheaper than getting a mechanic to come out.



Inflate the tyre to the maximum recommended on the plate on the door post and see how long it takes to go visibly soft, that is about how long you can drive for, unless you stop and top the tyre up.


Obviously, be careful driving with a puncture, as the car will handle differently when the pressure isn't correct.

tonyh66

Ectophile wrote: »

Here's an alternative to wellying it with a hammer.


Put the nuts back on very loosely, so the wheel doesn't fall off. Lower the jack to put the full weight of the car back on the wheel. Jack the car back up again.


If you're lucky, that will have freed it.

this will work...

peachyprice

Or alternatively, as you may need a new tyre anyway, get etyres out to repair or replace it (other mobile tyre services are available).

AubreyMac

Thanks all. Loosening the lugnuts and driving a bit certainly did the trick to get the wheel off.


My usual mechanic doesn't open on sats so I just went to the nearest Kwik Fit. I'm normally reluctant to use national chains as I'm aware places like kwik fit are known to rip others off but in this instance needs must. They were quite good and didnt try to sell me expensive tyres (just the same brand as the one that was busted). I already knew it needed a new tyre instead of fixing pucture as it took about 5 mins to inflate to only 25psi using electric pump which then deflated in about 3 mins.


Damn nails on the road!

z1a

AubreyMac wrote: »

Thanks all. Loosening the lugnuts and driving a bit certainly did the trick to get the wheel off.


My usual mechanic doesn't open on sats so I just went to the nearest Kwik Fit. I'm normally reluctant to use national chains as I'm aware places like kwik fit are known to rip others off but in this instance needs must. They were quite good and didnt try to sell me expensive tyres (just the same brand as the one that was busted). I already knew it needed a new tyre instead of fixing pucture as it took about 5 mins to inflate to only 25psi using electric pump which then deflated in about 3 mins.


Damn nails on the road!

You weren't supposed to drive it!

AubreyMac

z1a wrote: »

You weren't supposed to drive it!

Back and forth for about 1 metre (to get 1 full turn of the wheel at least). Did that about 4 times and heard the crank.

photome

AubreyMac wrote: »

Back and forth for about 1 metre (to get 1 full turn of the wheel at least). Did that about 4 times and heard the crank.

Wasn’t a good idea to drive it with loose nuts.

The studs would have been moving around in the holes and could have caused damage to either the holes or the studs

tower

Ectophile wrote: »

Here's an alternative to wellying it with a hammer.


Put the nuts back on very loosely, so the wheel doesn't fall off. Lower the jack to put the full weight of the car back on the wheel. Jack the car back up again.


If you're lucky, that will have freed it.

I used this method to remove an alloy, but placed a block of wood at rear of wheel.

tacpot12

I had the same issue with my Mondeo recently. Putting the full weight of the car on the wheel with the bolts loosely fastened was not an option for me as on the Mondeo the wheel is held onto with nuts that fasten to threaded studs on the wheel hub - Many VAG cars have threaded bolts that you undo and remove completely. I had to resort to a sledgehammer to dislodge the wheel !!!

AdrianC

They aren't "lug nuts" this side of the Atlantic. They're wheel nuts (or, more likely, bolts).