Help, spacers stuck! Problem solved!!!
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As I stated in another thread, and I could be wrong, they may be stuck on the grease cap. I suspect if you take all the 'lugs' holding the spacers onto the hub off, then bolt the wheel on the spacers...you can turn the steering wheel allowing you to strick the tire with a good weight(5# sledge). This may work them off the hub as you turn the wheel and 'caveman' the tire. Please jack the car up and secure it on jack stands properly before doing this. Our presumptions on what's holding the spacers, and how to get them off could be off track, and I hesitate to tell anyone to take a hammer to their car, but I don't know what else to do since you kinda forced them on.
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Slide hammer + adapter that bolts to the studs on the spacer. The adapters can be pricey if you can't borrow or rent one, might be easier to drill a plate with your lug pattern, and weld a nut to the middle for the slide hammer to attach to. Or, just drill a plate that overlaps the spacer, bolt it on, and now you can get some force from behind with the hammer.
If you don't care about ruining the spacers, fire up the angle grinder and cut some notches in it so you can get some impact with a drift from behind.
If you don't care about ruining the spacers, fire up the angle grinder and cut some notches in it so you can get some impact with a drift from behind.
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Spacers are free!!!
The spacers are free! News at 11.
Lotsa WD-40 and a screwdriver freed them!!
Lotsa WD-40 and a screwdriver freed them!!
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Just did a 10 mile test drive (spirited up to 70 mph, wow!!!) and report all previous symptoms are persona non grata...I think. All wobbling and bearing noise gone! Now who wants to buy some spacers?
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Glad you got them off easily.
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