DamianW
25-06-2004, 08:26 AM
You may recall I was having some difficulty removing the front wheels off my NSX. I don't know if this is a general problem, but the wheels are very snug on the hubs and the wheel nuts are put on with a fairly high torque. Get a bit of corrosion and it makes them tricky to get off.
I just had that again now, but found a simple solution which could help in an emergency. Once the car is jacked up and the wheel nuts are off, if you find you can't get the wheel off, simply lower the car back down a fraction until the wheel hits the deck. Gently keep going lowering (within reason) because the camber the front suspension runs works for you to free the wheel. As soon as it starts to give get the thing jacked back up again. That should give you enough to get it off.
Worked for me anyway!
I just had that again now, but found a simple solution which could help in an emergency. Once the car is jacked up and the wheel nuts are off, if you find you can't get the wheel off, simply lower the car back down a fraction until the wheel hits the deck. Gently keep going lowering (within reason) because the camber the front suspension runs works for you to free the wheel. As soon as it starts to give get the thing jacked back up again. That should give you enough to get it off.
Worked for me anyway!