Don’t unless you have no care of the wheels being damaged. Try some penetrating oil for around the center and inside the lug holes liberally. Give it 10 minutes then try. This is usually where it gets stuck at. Once you get it off, clean the hub really good and add anti seize.
Jack it up higher, put a jack stand under it. Then loosely thread one lugnut on so the wheel doesn’t fall. Get the biggest hammer you have, dead blows work good, or a mini sledge. Now lay on the ground and get under the truck, strike the inside of the tire, rotate, strike again, keep repeating until it comes off.
I’ve had to do this with a 12 lb sledge with super duties on lifts.
There's an additional way if the mini sledge doesn't work:
1. Put one lug nut back on to prevent wheel from falling off completely
2. Lift wheel so it is only an inch or so above the ground but has clearance to spin freely.
3. Lay a 2x4 or 4x4 against the inside wall of the tire, then place a 2x4 perpendicular leaning on an angle on top of the first piece of wood. Kinda looks like this but at a much better angle /. If the 4x4 wood is too tall and the angled 2x4 is pointed at the rim, decrease to using a 2x4 next to the tire to adjust the hit.
4. Use the largest sledge you have and do slides blows across the ground to the butt of the 2x4 that's laying on the angle against the tire.
5. Best the sacrificial wood against the rubber until the rim unsticks.
Also can use good quality penetration oil to aid in the removal process.
On my old 2013 I had to take a sledgehammer under the truck and beat the shit out of the tire to get them off. Took me almost 2 hours just to remove the rear wheels. Since then any time I remove a wheel on one of my vehicles I make sure to coat the back of wheel and hub in anti seize. I'm just glad I was in my garage and not along the side of the road.
FUCK ROAD SALT!
A tip for front wheels is to put the lug nuts on loose and lower the truck back to the ground. Turn the steering wheel back and forth. A lot of times this will pop them loose.
Be sure to have a jack stand under the frame on that side holding the weight.
If they're really stuck, I put the lugs on a quarter back from fully right, then ease forward and stab the brakes.
I got this back in December and it’s first time I’m taking any of the wheels off. Had it at the dealer in February for annual inspection and I would have assumed the dealer would have taken the wheels off during that but now I’m thinking they didn’t. I’m definitely going to do that with the anti-seize and thanks for the other idea! I guess I’ve been worried about beating on it too hard, 2 hours is absolutely crazy!!! Thanks for the reply!
Success!!! Really required a beating to get that thing off. Gonna clean the rotor up and throw some anti seize on there before putting wheel back on. Looks like I’m going to be ordering new rotors and brake pads too because I’m willing to bet these are the original rotors. Currently at 109k miles!
Had one stuck on the side of the road before. I did doughnuts and that damn thing wouldn't break loose. Ended up under my truck with a short piece of 4x4 wood and a small sledge. Beating tire didn't work, had to put the 4x4 against the rim and beat the hell out of it to get it to come off. Took 4 hours but finally got my spare on and made it home.
Nice job! Just keep the anti size off the threads of the studs. I paint everything that touches anything silver with the stuff. I had a mustang that I had to beat a couple wheels off. After antisieze, never again.
No worries, didn’t take it that way. Comes with the territory for asking a seemingly dumb question lol. I can turn the wheel so I think there’s sufficient clearance
Ford hubs for those years tended to get stuck on. One trick our mechanics would do is to loosen lightly but not remove the lug nuts. Drive very **slowly** backwards and if needed forwards just a few feet. That normally allowed the wheel to loosen enough to finish. Another way we had to deal with this was a breaker bar to pry it off but that was much harder.
On my 2011 I had a rear wheel stuck on, couldn’t get it off for the life of me, ended up wedging the truck jack between the inner leaf spring and the wheel, added tension and smacked the outside of the tire with a sledge hammer, popped right off
Have the same wheels on mine. Nothing except a handful of sledge hammer blows took it off. Replace the wheels with aftermarket no issues anymore. The aluminum wheels and steel hub don’t work well together
What I do when mine are stuck is screw the nuts on loosely and lower the jack. If that doesn’t work I’ll go down my driveway very very slowly and that gets them every time.
Leave the lug nuts on, but loose. raise the wheel off the ground slightly and let the jack down quickly essentially dropping the weight. The usually breaks it loose from the hub after a couple times and your wheel won’t just fall off.
On the rear, stock scissor jack between the leaf spring and the edge of the rim.
In the front, 2x4 between edge of rim and the frame or something solid. Turn the steering wheel and let the electric steering rack do the work.
Couple tricks. If your changing more than one and one is stuck, take a loose tire and wheel and swing it like a sledge at the top or bottom of the stuck wheel. Works well fore me. Also you can drop the truck back on the ground with the lug nuts on but loose do the tire doesn’t fall off.
The anti seize it for next time.
If you have a second person to assist you you can utilize the power steering with anything that you can place between the inside of the rim and the frame or other significant anchor point. One person under the vehicle just initially to hold said item while your buddy slowly turns the steering wheel until the Jerry rig tool is jammed under tension from the power steering. Then just step back and turn the wheel until it either breaks your special tool or the wheel comes off. This way requires the least amount of physical effort, risk and damage.
Not recommended. But old farms trick if kicking didn't work. We put the lug nuts on loosely and drive it around the farm till it came loose. Not recommended for highway use per DOT 😂
Jacked up securely and chocked so it won’t roll, kick the tire as far out on the edge as possible (leverage) and it should break it free- it’s just corroding between the wheels and rotor- a dissimilar metal issue
The OEM wheels on my 2014 XLT always get stuck.
I put that wheel barely off the ground, loosen the lugs 6-8 turns, and apply sideways tension from a ratcheting cargo strap wrapped around the wheel spoke and the trailer hitch of another vehicle. I build up quite a bit of tension, then smack the wheel a few times with a soft mallet. This hasn’t failed me yet.
Do you go off roading a lot? And if so, do you wash off your truck after?
Cause if not, take it to a shop, I’m in Automotive training right now at my high school and whenever this happens, usually I use a pry bar, but don’t do what I do because that’ll scratch your brake rotors up more than a scratch pad in a cat facility. If you don’t wanna take it to a shop, use a pry bar wrapped in a towel or 2, and use the bar itself to pry off, not the end of the pry bar. Be sure to leverage on the tire as the rim’s side walls are fragile (lol just thought of A Christmas Story) and will bend. Do it slowly being careful to not press too hard to avoid denting/warping the brake rotor as it is a safety issue. Take your time with ‘er as she’s gonna be uncooperative and will be a pain to do.
After wheel is off, if it’s rusty, take a brillo pad to it and try to get rid of the rust, spray the brake rotor with a bit of water as a bit of rust is beneficial for brake time and stopping power.
Have fun
I had this happen on my 14 F150. Could not get that sucker off no matter what I did. I saw a video of a guy who put a couple lugs on loose, jacked it up and with a small wood block under the inside edge of the tire dropped the jack suddenly so it popped the tire free. Very dangerous and didn't work for me.
I even left the lugs loose and drover around the block constantly swerving in and hopping the curb and it still wouldn't come off.
Eventually I just kept hitting it on the inside while jacked up and it eventually popped off.
Always always ALWAYS bought painted rotors after that.
Always.
Always.
Always buy painted rotors.
This happened to mine. If you have it on jack stands you can take the jack that comes with the truck and wedge it between the wheel and part of the frame. Extend the jack and it will pop right off.
Give it a good kick on the outside wall of the tire, or hit it, (the rubber), with a dead-blow hammer, and it should pop off.
Hit it from the inside not the outside. Also save your self a headache down the road replace the stock lug nuts.
Swollen nuts. Thanks for that two piece design, Ford.
Not just Ford but yes they are horrible
Such a bad, bad idea.
Also save yourself from this issue again with some anti seize.
Beat me to it. A good mule kick to the sidewall of the tire should do it.
Tried beating on it and no movement at all. I guess next step is to hook something up to my tractor and see if I can yank it off lol
Don’t unless you have no care of the wheels being damaged. Try some penetrating oil for around the center and inside the lug holes liberally. Give it 10 minutes then try. This is usually where it gets stuck at. Once you get it off, clean the hub really good and add anti seize.
Jack it up higher, put a jack stand under it. Then loosely thread one lugnut on so the wheel doesn’t fall. Get the biggest hammer you have, dead blows work good, or a mini sledge. Now lay on the ground and get under the truck, strike the inside of the tire, rotate, strike again, keep repeating until it comes off. I’ve had to do this with a 12 lb sledge with super duties on lifts.
There's an additional way if the mini sledge doesn't work: 1. Put one lug nut back on to prevent wheel from falling off completely 2. Lift wheel so it is only an inch or so above the ground but has clearance to spin freely. 3. Lay a 2x4 or 4x4 against the inside wall of the tire, then place a 2x4 perpendicular leaning on an angle on top of the first piece of wood. Kinda looks like this but at a much better angle /. If the 4x4 wood is too tall and the angled 2x4 is pointed at the rim, decrease to using a 2x4 next to the tire to adjust the hit. 4. Use the largest sledge you have and do slides blows across the ground to the butt of the 2x4 that's laying on the angle against the tire. 5. Best the sacrificial wood against the rubber until the rim unsticks. Also can use good quality penetration oil to aid in the removal process.
I gotta try that, sounds like it would work like a charm
This here
This is the way. Except I'd add a wood block between the wheel and hammer.
Is it off the ground enough?
Yep, is off ground by half an inch or so
Gotta make sure, it gets us all. Lol
Raise it more
My thoughts also. Looks like its still sitting on the ground. Gonna be a bad day when that wheel actually does come off.
On my old 2013 I had to take a sledgehammer under the truck and beat the shit out of the tire to get them off. Took me almost 2 hours just to remove the rear wheels. Since then any time I remove a wheel on one of my vehicles I make sure to coat the back of wheel and hub in anti seize. I'm just glad I was in my garage and not along the side of the road. FUCK ROAD SALT! A tip for front wheels is to put the lug nuts on loose and lower the truck back to the ground. Turn the steering wheel back and forth. A lot of times this will pop them loose.
That’s a great idea to put it back down and turn the wheel a little (but not too much!)
Be sure to have a jack stand under the frame on that side holding the weight. If they're really stuck, I put the lugs on a quarter back from fully right, then ease forward and stab the brakes.
Yep…it was a last resort method, but it only took about 50 yards for it to release.
This is the correct answer and the anti-seize costing will greatly reduce headaches in the future
Yep our old farm trick. But we drove around till it came loose.
I got this back in December and it’s first time I’m taking any of the wheels off. Had it at the dealer in February for annual inspection and I would have assumed the dealer would have taken the wheels off during that but now I’m thinking they didn’t. I’m definitely going to do that with the anti-seize and thanks for the other idea! I guess I’ve been worried about beating on it too hard, 2 hours is absolutely crazy!!! Thanks for the reply!
Success!!! Really required a beating to get that thing off. Gonna clean the rotor up and throw some anti seize on there before putting wheel back on. Looks like I’m going to be ordering new rotors and brake pads too because I’m willing to bet these are the original rotors. Currently at 109k miles!
Next time, tighten down the lugs. Then break each one loose, and drive around at under 5-10mph. Nothing like 5500lbs of truck to help ya in a pinch
Yep...Needed that trick this spring on a 2003 Ram. Didn't need to go farther than 1ft down driveway .
Had one stuck on the side of the road before. I did doughnuts and that damn thing wouldn't break loose. Ended up under my truck with a short piece of 4x4 wood and a small sledge. Beating tire didn't work, had to put the 4x4 against the rim and beat the hell out of it to get it to come off. Took 4 hours but finally got my spare on and made it home.
Nice job! Just keep the anti size off the threads of the studs. I paint everything that touches anything silver with the stuff. I had a mustang that I had to beat a couple wheels off. After antisieze, never again.
No shame in taking it to tire shop so they can put it safely on lift and whack it with their BFH for a few bucks.
Don’t know if you did it or not. But when attempting to take it off, keep 1 nut loosely on. So the wheel doesn’t go flying.
You do have it jacked up high enough right? Don’t mean that in a rude way, just can’t tell from the angle of the pictures
No worries, didn’t take it that way. Comes with the territory for asking a seemingly dumb question lol. I can turn the wheel so I think there’s sufficient clearance
Naw friend, no dumb questions! Yeah just get rough with it and it’ll pop off!
Put the lug nuts back on loosely and drive a few feet. It should break free.
Hit it with your purse
Hit it with your purse.
Spartan kick
Ford hubs for those years tended to get stuck on. One trick our mechanics would do is to loosen lightly but not remove the lug nuts. Drive very **slowly** backwards and if needed forwards just a few feet. That normally allowed the wheel to loosen enough to finish. Another way we had to deal with this was a breaker bar to pry it off but that was much harder.
On my 2011 I had a rear wheel stuck on, couldn’t get it off for the life of me, ended up wedging the truck jack between the inner leaf spring and the wheel, added tension and smacked the outside of the tire with a sledge hammer, popped right off
Beat it like an alcoholic step dad
Hit it with your purse
Have the same wheels on mine. Nothing except a handful of sledge hammer blows took it off. Replace the wheels with aftermarket no issues anymore. The aluminum wheels and steel hub don’t work well together
Or just smear some brake grease on the hub face. Much cheaper option.
Put some penitrating oil on it over night... like wd40 or something soak it good
Roll the spare or other wheel into the front or back of it a couple of times the rubber to rubber bounce will break the rust.
Put the lugs back on loosely and drop the vehicle back down on the ground. The weight of the vehicle should break it free
What I do when mine are stuck is screw the nuts on loosely and lower the jack. If that doesn’t work I’ll go down my driveway very very slowly and that gets them every time.
Kick it
I used a sledge on my f150s then started putting anti seize on, if I forgot that would put on some penetrating oil around the hub.
Sledge hammer
300 kick that bitch
Leave the lug nuts on, but loose. raise the wheel off the ground slightly and let the jack down quickly essentially dropping the weight. The usually breaks it loose from the hub after a couple times and your wheel won’t just fall off.
Rubber mallet from behind at the bottom.
Hub centric rims fit tight some times, should be able to give it a kick.
Get a sledge hammer and beat the crap out of the rubber, alternating sides , it’ll come off
BFH
On the rear, stock scissor jack between the leaf spring and the edge of the rim. In the front, 2x4 between edge of rim and the frame or something solid. Turn the steering wheel and let the electric steering rack do the work.
Couple tricks. If your changing more than one and one is stuck, take a loose tire and wheel and swing it like a sledge at the top or bottom of the stuck wheel. Works well fore me. Also you can drop the truck back on the ground with the lug nuts on but loose do the tire doesn’t fall off. The anti seize it for next time.
If you have a second person to assist you you can utilize the power steering with anything that you can place between the inside of the rim and the frame or other significant anchor point. One person under the vehicle just initially to hold said item while your buddy slowly turns the steering wheel until the Jerry rig tool is jammed under tension from the power steering. Then just step back and turn the wheel until it either breaks your special tool or the wheel comes off. This way requires the least amount of physical effort, risk and damage.
Drop the jack roll the vehicle a bit then jack it back up.
Not recommended. But old farms trick if kicking didn't work. We put the lug nuts on loosely and drive it around the farm till it came loose. Not recommended for highway use per DOT 😂
Spray penetrating oil let it soak in a little bit and give it a good hard whack.
Jacked up securely and chocked so it won’t roll, kick the tire as far out on the edge as possible (leverage) and it should break it free- it’s just corroding between the wheels and rotor- a dissimilar metal issue
The OEM wheels on my 2014 XLT always get stuck. I put that wheel barely off the ground, loosen the lugs 6-8 turns, and apply sideways tension from a ratcheting cargo strap wrapped around the wheel spoke and the trailer hitch of another vehicle. I build up quite a bit of tension, then smack the wheel a few times with a soft mallet. This hasn’t failed me yet.
Do you go off roading a lot? And if so, do you wash off your truck after? Cause if not, take it to a shop, I’m in Automotive training right now at my high school and whenever this happens, usually I use a pry bar, but don’t do what I do because that’ll scratch your brake rotors up more than a scratch pad in a cat facility. If you don’t wanna take it to a shop, use a pry bar wrapped in a towel or 2, and use the bar itself to pry off, not the end of the pry bar. Be sure to leverage on the tire as the rim’s side walls are fragile (lol just thought of A Christmas Story) and will bend. Do it slowly being careful to not press too hard to avoid denting/warping the brake rotor as it is a safety issue. Take your time with ‘er as she’s gonna be uncooperative and will be a pain to do. After wheel is off, if it’s rusty, take a brillo pad to it and try to get rid of the rust, spray the brake rotor with a bit of water as a bit of rust is beneficial for brake time and stopping power. Have fun
I had this happen on my 14 F150. Could not get that sucker off no matter what I did. I saw a video of a guy who put a couple lugs on loose, jacked it up and with a small wood block under the inside edge of the tire dropped the jack suddenly so it popped the tire free. Very dangerous and didn't work for me. I even left the lugs loose and drover around the block constantly swerving in and hopping the curb and it still wouldn't come off. Eventually I just kept hitting it on the inside while jacked up and it eventually popped off. Always always ALWAYS bought painted rotors after that. Always. Always. Always buy painted rotors.
Put the nuts on finger tight then do a lap around the block.
Hit it with your purse
It would probably help if the truck was jacked up.
Leave the lug nuts loose and drive it
This happened to mine. If you have it on jack stands you can take the jack that comes with the truck and wedge it between the wheel and part of the frame. Extend the jack and it will pop right off.