changing a tyre?

Stephen_Leak

supersavershal wrote: »

Ive tried everything Ive had hammer out, WD40 and strong man but they will not budge.
Does anyone have any ideas?

A stronger man?

anewman wrote: »

Depends on how quickly the tyre loses pressure. You could buy a can of that holts stuff that's supposed to inflate and seal punctures and then drive to wherever.

The only problem with this stuff is that it coats the inside of the tyre with gunge, which can then make the tyre difficult or impossible to repair.

Once the immediate problem is sorted, I would recommend investing in one of these ...

http://www.drapertools-online.com/b2c/b2citmdsp.pgm?pp_skmno=19152

I got mine in ASDA, of all places, and for a lot less than the RRP.

Finally, when ever you get the wheels removed, make a point of asking whoever is doing it to tighten up the bolts with a torque wrench, not the compressed air gun they used to get them off.

moonrakerz

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

A stronger man?



The only problem with this stuff is that it coats the inside of the tyre with gunge, which can them make the tyre difficult or impossible to repair.

Once the immediate problem is sorted, I would recommend investing in one of these ...

http://www.drapertools-online.com/b2c/b2citmdsp.pgm?pp_skmno=19152

I got mine in ASDA, of all places, and for a lot less than the RRP.

To be honest not many places will repair a tyre now.

I have one of those telescopic wheel braces - great !

headpin

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

A stronger man?



The only problem with this stuff is that it coats the inside of the tyre with gunge, which can them make the tyre difficult or impossible to repair. .

Agreed, stay well clear of this cr*p or you'll more likely than not mess up a perfectly repairable tyre.

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

Once the immediate problem is sorted, I would recommend investing in one of these ...

http://www.drapertools-online.com/b2c/b2citmdsp.pgm?pp_skmno=19152

I got mine in ASDA, of all places, and for a lot less than the RRP.

They often sell these in Lidl's at £1.99. And they are decent Chrome vanadium wheel wrecnches, not the cheapo stuff you may get elsewhere for this price. Well worth the money as long as the sockets they supply fit your wheel nuts or you have a suitable socket that does as it's a standard half inch drive.

vikingaero

headpin wrote: »

They often sell these in Lidl's at £1.99. And they are decent Chrome vanadium wheel wrecnches, not the cheapo stuff you may get elsewhere for this price. Well worth the money as long as the sockets they supply fit your wheel nuts or you have a suitable socket that does as it's a standard half inch drive.

I bought loads of these at Lidls when they were on sale. One for each car in our family. By the time you need to change wheels the nuts seem to seize.

Stephen_Leak

headpin wrote: »

Agreed, stay well clear of this cr*p or you'll more likely than not mess up a perfectly repairable tyre.

They often sell these in Lidl's at £1.99. And they are decent Chrome vanadium wheel wrecnches, not the cheapo stuff you may get elsewhere for this price. Well worth the money as long as the sockets they supply fit your wheel nuts or you have a suitable socket that does as it's a standard half inch drive.

The Draper Value one illustrated comes with two reversible 1/2" drive sockets, giving 17mm & 19mm, 21mm & 22mm.

HelzBelz

lisyloo wrote: »

Do you have a recovery policy that covers you at home?
If so, then call them out.

If not do you have a friend with an any car recovery policy

Jaxer

If all else fails you could try this service :

http://www.etyres.co.uk/

I've never used it myself but came across it when looking online for a friend. The prices seem competitive but the main thing in your case is that they come to you!

supersavershal

Thank you to everyone for your help.Finally got it sorted at teatime, neighbour helped with a long handled wrench, I will be definitly getting one of those asap.Tyre had a big nail embedded in it, I will be getting it repaired or replaced first thing in the morning.
I am with AA but havnt got homestart.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

anewman wrote: »

If it doesn't have any already apply a little copper grease to the threads of the bolts once they're off and this should help prevent this happening again.

Don't do this.

anewman

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Don't do this.

I think most car manufacturers advise against it in their manuals, but it is common practice to help stop the nuts seizing. See this google search http://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=copper+grease+wheel+nuts&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

It stops something called bi-metallic corrosion occurring which basically means that two different types of metal in contact will rust together and seize making it difficult to remove. It only needs the slightest amount in the threads and the bolts need doing up to MFR's specified torque ideally. I use a torque wrench on my wheel nuts, you can get one for £13 from Screwfix that will do the job just fine.

Although I suspect from the OP's experience that they merely needed a long wrench in this instance and probably wouldn't want to take all the other wheels off to lightly copper grease the nuts