Rear Wheel Frozen to Drum

[jgrund]

Hello forums,

I've had issues with my front wheels becoming seized on to the face of the rotor and no amount of kicking or beating seemed to help. I ended up taking the lug nuts loose and using the weight of the car to break the bond.

However now I seem to have the same issue in the rear, my passenger side rear wheel is just frozen to the drum. So far I've tried

• Mule kicking the tire
• Taking a piece of wood and hammering on it against the inside of the tire
• Taking the lug nuts loose and trying to go back and forth up my driveway

Because it's the rear wheel, I can't seem to get enough weight or torque to apply to the wheel to break the bond between the drum. I was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions I might try.

Thanks,

Jeremie

[avguy]

If you can't get anything else to work, buy an 8' long 6x6" square PT post. Place it on the ground, lined up to meet the edge of the tire around a foot away from it. Then lift the other end slightly, and slide it on the ground driving it into the tire. I did this with the post underneath the vehicle, and smacked the inside edge of the tire, but it would probably work just as easily by driving it into the outsiide edge of the tire. The post has way more mass than most anything else you can find, and it also has enough surface area on the end that it won't damage the tire (just avoid hitting the rim).

[Metalman]

Loosen the lugs and drive it on a slow deserted road and weave at hard left to right. Insert the usual cautions here. If you haven't already, start spraying it with some penetrating oil.

[xintersecty]

I have the same thing happen to my truck from time to time. Why does this happen?

[Metalman]

Normal corrosion, aluminum wheels may be worse than steel. Wire brush the hub and wheel when they are off and us some never seize on them. I rotate every 3300 miles so I don't have this issue on my own, but I see it ones I work on.