Winter wheel swaps - do you or your dealer do it? - Page 2

wimorrison · Oct 3rd, 2014, 18:24

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Originally Posted by MikeIOW

forgot to ask...per wheel, or all 4 ?!

I reckon on about 10-15 per wheel.....plus a bit of faffing about getting the wrench/jack etc.....then perhaps another 10 minutes per wheel cleaning them before popping away....oh, how the time flies :-)

All 4, definitely not more than 30 mins

kdscot · Oct 3rd, 2014, 19:36

I do them on my V60 with a Lidl trolley jack and the cars wheel brace. Takes about 30 mins. A wee tip, pop a light cover of grease on the back of the wheel where the face goes on the hub. Stops the two binding together and makes the job quicker next time. :-)

MikeIOW · Oct 3rd, 2014, 22:20

Second the copper grease advice!

I had one time when a wheel was stuck on our Smaz, and the garage couldn't get it off.....I ended up bringing it home, parking so the wheel was a precise distance from the kerb (rest of car on the kerb!!), jacking up, then using a bottle jack with timbers to "pop" the wheel off!!

Good advice

GMcL · Oct 3rd, 2014, 23:53

The other way to loosen the wheel off is to loosen the wheel bolts off DO NOT TAKE THEM OUT and rock/bounce the car over that wheel.

They make a loud crack as they free off.

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MikeIOW Premier Member Last Online: Feb 26th, 2024 15:56 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Leicester	Second the copper grease advice! I had one time when a wheel was stuck on our Smaz, and the garage couldn't get it off.....I ended up bringing it home, parking so the wheel was a precise distance from the kerb (rest of car on the kerb!!), jacking up, then using a bottle jack with timbers to "pop" the wheel off!! Good advice __________________ Introducing Stormy!: XC60 D4 2.0 (+Polestar) SE Lux Nav auto: Stormtrooper White , tints, heated & parking everything, DSP & more Gone Electric! Kona 64kWh - £50 each if you join Octopus Energy - I will donate £25 to your charity, msg me!

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kdscot Junior Member Last Online: Feb 10th, 2020 20:53 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: moray	I do them on my V60 with a Lidl trolley jack and the cars wheel brace. Takes about 30 mins. A wee tip, pop a light cover of grease on the back of the wheel where the face goes on the hub. Stops the two binding together and makes the job quicker next time. :-)

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