For the first time I tried to rotate the tires myself. But after removing the lug bolts the wheel was stuck and I could not get it off. Since I was using the standard jack that came with the car I was hesitant to forcefully strike or shake the wheel loose with both wheels on one side of the car off the ground. I had this sticky issue when taking off the snow tires with steel rims last early spring, which I resolved by spraying DW40 around the hub protruding in the middle of the steel rim. I could not do this with the Volvo alloys. Any suggestions? There was a thread on this a few months back but I could not find it. On the same subject, is there a safer procedure of rotating the tires?

Thanks in advance.

Brian M.

NT

You have probably NEVER cleaned the mating surface have you?

I rotate my summer tires half way through the 8 months they are on, with winter tires for the other 4 months. EVERY time I do, I either use a brass wire brush or a brass wire wheel on my 18.8V cordless drill to clean off the mating surface. KEEP THIS AREA CLEAN!!!

If you feel confident with your ability to apply anti-seize ONLY on that part of the surface, that should work just as well.

And as Charles Linden suggested, SLIGHTLY loosening the lug bolts, and driving the car for a short distance (a length of the car and back), is probably the safest way to loosen a stuck rim.

You are experiencing galvanic response. It happens when two metals of different nature are mated together. Try loosening the lugs 1 turn each with the car on the ground and then reversing 15 or so feet. This should free the rim. Before you reinstall sand the rotors hat and apply a little antiseiz or ptfe.

As you have already read, loosen the wheel lugs a bit, drive the car 1 or two car lengths back and forth then all should be well. Before you put them back on put some anti-seiz past on. While you are at it put a little on the lug bolts to. Remember not to over tighteen the lug bolts the best is to have a torgue wrench. You should also be rotating your tires ever second oil change it will keep the tire wear even and the tires will wear evenly. Good Luck.