I fought the corrosion (and I won)

"Aaron M - MasoFiST" (amarks563) 03/26/2016 at 08:30 • Filed to: None

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No matter what you do to your car, it takes longer than usual. I was removing my winter wheels and found them quite stuck to the hub...3 hours and a sledgehammer later they were all off and the summer wheels on. Nothing is as easy as you think it is.

New wheels are Kosei K8Rs, 17x8, wrapped in 225/45-17 Continental ExtremeContact DWs.

vondon302 > Aaron M - MasoFiST 03/26/2016 at 08:36

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Too true. Dws are on my shopping list can you give us some feed back on them after you spent some time with them. Car looks great!

Aaron M - MasoFiST > vondon302 03/26/2016 at 08:38

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Thanks! So far all I can say is they feel way better than my winters, but I’ll try to remember to write an update after they’ve broken in some.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Aaron M - MasoFiST 03/26/2016 at 08:50

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there is an easy solution , live in an area that doesn’t require snow tyres.

;)

BJ > Aaron M - MasoFiST 03/26/2016 at 08:52

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Last fall my summer wheels were so very stuck to the hubs. I unbolted them and then lowered the car just enough to put some pressure on. I would have tried a sledgehammer but it wasn’t at home that day...

deekster_caddy > Aaron M - MasoFiST 03/26/2016 at 08:59

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Sorry to break it to you, but corrosion always wins. Enjoy your summer wheels though!

Aaron M - MasoFiST > BJ 03/26/2016 at 09:01

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Actually at one point I lowered the car to the ground to try that...wheel didn’t move, even after I released the jack. That scared the crap out of me so I jacked it back up before waiting to see what would happen. The one piece of advice I didn’t try was to put in two lug bolts finger tight and drive the car until the wheel starts to wobble.

deekster_caddy > pip bip - choose Corrour 03/26/2016 at 09:01

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Where’s the un-star button? ;)

Aaron M - MasoFiST > pip bip - choose Corrour 03/26/2016 at 09:02

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If I lived in an area that didn’t need snow tires, I’d probably live in an area with less rust...and then I’d sell this thing and buy a 2002 or a vintage Celica.

Aaron M - MasoFiST > deekster_caddy 03/26/2016 at 09:03

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I mean, I won...for now.

Also, anti-seize. Anti-seize is made of miracles and rainbows.

AM3R shamefully returns > vondon302 03/26/2016 at 09:03

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I have the DWS on 2 of my cars and I really like them. They last a really long time and the grip in the dry/wet is awesome.

pip bip - choose Corrour > deekster_caddy 03/26/2016 at 09:04

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:P

Master Cylinder > Aaron M - MasoFiST 03/26/2016 at 09:05

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Yikes, I’ve never had to break out the sledgehammer to remove a wheel, glad you were able to get them off without breaking anything! When you swap back to your winter wheels, a light coat of anti-seize on the hub will help prevent that from happening again next year.

Aaron M - MasoFiST > Master Cylinder 03/26/2016 at 09:07

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Yup. Anti-seized all the hubs, not doing this again come November. I don’t know why the BMW seems to be so much worse than my Subaru ever was, but the forums all confirm this: the BMW wheels get stuck, and stuck worse than a lot of other makes.

LongbowMkII > Aaron M - MasoFiST 03/26/2016 at 09:15

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I find that a wheel stuck to the hub a great time to go Clarkson on your vehicle with the no-bounce hammer.

BJ > Aaron M - MasoFiST 03/26/2016 at 13:44

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I don’t know if I’d have the courage to do that! My luck would have the bolts shearing off...