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Les Mardi Gras S'en Vient De Tout Partout! WDT 3/4/11

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Blue Dog, Mar 4, 2011.

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  1. Rush-O-Matic

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    Hello, drunk people.
    Where are the titties?
     
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    Some ruffian heralding the pseudonym of "Nett Daddy" has defiled them all with graffitos bearing his moniker!
     
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  3. dubyu tee eff

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    Thinks he has a chance with Christina Hendricks...

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    At this point I'm willing accept a loss on the wheel so I could care less if it gets completely fucked to shit. As long as the damn thing comes off. I did try loosening the lug nuts a bit and then driving back and forth and taking some sharp turns...all to no avail. I'm pretty sure the Wal-mart guys didn't feel like wasting their time since by the time I got there, they were schedule to close up shop in an hour and I'm pretty sure all they did was use WD-40 and give it a few kicks. The efforts of my friends and I far surpassed theirs. There is a tire shop very close to where I live so tomorrow morning I'm going to see how the tire is looking, pump it up and see how well it holds in the air. If it seems ok, I'll drive it down to the shop. If not, then I'll have a go with the torch as you guys describes. One thing I'm really trying to avoid is having it towed anywhere. I do not feel like enduring the financial assfucking that is every towing company.

    One question I do have...if I end up taking a sledge hammer to it, what are the chances that I damage the hub? I'd really prefer taking the loss on the wheel, and nothing else.
     
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    My webcam has helped my long distance relationship so much. So, so much.
     
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    screen shot?
     
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    Looks like Randy.

     
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  8. Nettdata

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    Get the biggest fucking hammer you can, jack up that corner of the car, and hit the TIRE as hard as you can. Doesn't matter if it's on the tread or the sidewall. As long as you don't actually hit the rim, everything will be fine.

    Try rotating the wheel a bit after every few blows.

    And HIT it. Swing for the fences... it can take a lot to break it free, especially with the tire absorbing some of the impact.

    As to damaging the hub, it deals with the stresses of 1500+ lbs moving down the road and many hundreds of degrees of heat when breaking. The odds of you fucking it up by hitting the tire are almost zero.

    Probably the biggest problem you could create for yourself is breaking the bead on the tire and having it deflate, but you should be able to just re-inflate the tire and all will be good, as long as you haven't fucked the rim up.

    Take video while you're doing this and post it up on YouTube so we can offer advice.
     
    #308 Nettdata, Mar 7, 2011
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    Theres a eight minute video of a guy getting buried on a slope. Giant slab breaks off under him and pulls him through the machine. It was an easy size 2.5, and for six minutes it's just him whimpering and trying to breath/cough out ice and snow. Absolutely brutal video to watch and I would post it if I wasn't on my phone.
     
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  10. dubyu tee eff

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    Oh boy, while I'm sure the sight of a 5'8", 130 pound brown fellow swinging(and likely missing) a massive sledgehammer would be quite comical, I think I'm going to let one of my larger friends handle that bit.

    But seriously, thanks for all the help...I'll update tomorrow if the thread is still open. If not, I suppose I'll have to leave you all on the edges of your seats.
     
    #310 dubyu tee eff, Mar 7, 2011
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    This is why you use a rubber mallet and hit the wheel with it, because this is what is rusted onto the hub, the tyre is just going to absorb all the impact and make the whole job harder than it has to be.
     
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    I went to my cousin's place last night for dinner and brought a couple of the beers we brewed together so we could try them out. These are some heavy and dark beers so people drink them slower. My cousin is a heavy drinker and had about two and a half bottles in the hour and a half we were there... I housed six. This was just dinner and casual micro brew drinking on a Sunday and I was drinking like it was Natty Light at a frat party, yikes.

    And no, I didn't drive home, but I honestly felt like I could have with no problem... even though I'm sure my BAC was probably over .1

    I disagree, he lost me here

     
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    Is the thread staying open all the way through Tuesday?
     
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    Do you think I'm going to temp the wrath of Blue Dog by closing his Mardi Gras thread on him?

    His bite is WAY worse than his bark.

    He opened it, so he can decide when to close it, is how I see it.
     
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    And the rubber mallet wont absorb some of the impact? Plus your going to need a fuck load more weight/leverage then your average rubber mallet to get that rim off. You'd be surprised how much initial force you have when you hit the tire with a sledge hammer. Your swinging a 15 pound weight attached to a three foot pipe as hard as you can.

    Dubyu tee eff if you are truely that scared that you think you cant hit the tire itself buy a dead blow sledge hammer. The head is full of steel shot so when you hit a surface, all the shot slams into face of the hammer adding more force to the blow, as well as ensuring that you wont bend your rim up.

    If the dead blow dosent work take a 4''x4'' hunk of oak (or other hard wood) and mechanics wire (or rope) it to the back side of the rim. This will spread out the force of the steel sledge hammer blow over one side the rim and it wont damage your rim eaither.

    Make sure though to spin the tire every few wacks to spread out how the rim comes off. Hit the tire at a:

    9 O'clock
    3 O'clock
    10 O'clock
    4 O'clock
    7 O'clock
    2 O'clock

    fashion and with a little heat that rim will come right off.
     
    #315 jordan_paul, Mar 7, 2011
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    Even better.

    Jack the tire up off the ground.
    Remove the lug nuts.
    Tie one end of a tow strap to the wheel, through the spokes/holes in the wheel. Be sure that it doesn't get wrapped up in any brake lines or other pieces parts that aren't the wheel.
    Get a friend with a car. The fastest accelerating one you can find.
    Set the car up so it's perpendicular to yours, with the rear bumper / trailer hitch close to the wheel.
    Tie the other end of the tow strap to the car securely.
    Stand back. Hold your buddy's beer, turn to your other friend, and say "watch this".
    Have a couple of camera phones videoing the manoeuvre.
    Have your buddy do a brake stand to get the rear wheels spinning as fast as they can (so it accelerates as quickly as it can), then let off on the brakes, and give'er. The car will accelerate and pull the wheel off. Your car won't even fall off the jack stand, just like the magician's trick of pulling the tablecloth out from under a dinner setting; speed is the key. Don't let off on the gas until the wheel is being dragged harmlessly behind the car. Commitment is key.

    There you go. No sledge hammers required, no muscle power required; just the fine application of basic engineering principles and a few tools.

    You're welcome.
     
    #316 Nettdata, Mar 7, 2011
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    Have you tried pulling at it? Like, REALLY hard?
     
    #317 Nom Chompsky, Mar 7, 2011
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    When I've had a tire seized on like that I just back the lug nuts off like 1 turn and go for a slow[under 30mph] drive. Oscillate the steering wheel back and forth quick and it will break loose. And no, your tire isn't going to fall off nor will you cause any thread damage doing this[as long as you're only backing them off 1 turn]. Then, once you get it off put some anti seize on the mounting surface of the wheel before you reinstall it. I've done it this way multiple times. Not nearly as fun as Netdata though.
     
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    Tried this and it didn't work. You people are getting out of control. I should mention the car I'm driving is a Scion xA seen here: [​IMG]

    It is so small I'm afraid most of the measures described might break the car in half. The fix-a-flat stuff I put in it is doing a pretty good job of maintaining the wheel. I didn't have time to do anything today but tomorrow I'm just going to take it to a professional tire shop. Paying the service charge seems worth more than risking a mishap that leads to the car taking some serious damage.

    And before you scoundrels start making fun of my car and questioning my manhood for driving something so tiny, I got the car for free from my sister. Who am I to bitch about a free car?
     
    #319 dubyu tee eff, Mar 7, 2011
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    Here's your solution:
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