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    get a plank of wood behind the wheel and bash it with a hammer, spin the wheel around and do the same again until it frees off

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    sheer it and drill it. lot less hassle

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    Mats option is safest careful though not use normal hammer on rubber for bouncebackability collision with head

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    And if there is only one of you, leave one of the nuts in slightly to prevent the wheel falling on the floor.
    Tried and tested technique i use all the time at work.

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    Cheers all for the advice - wheel now finally off! Rubber mallet and the double jack method worked in the end. Having both driven wheels off the ground meant that I could keep rotating the one to be removed and by hitting lots of times in different spots it finally came free. Now cleaned and hopefully some copper grease on the spigot when refitting will mean that I won't get this trouble the next time I want to remove it. Glad I found out at home really as if the first time I tried to remove it was stuck on the side of the motorway with a puncture it would have been very unpleasant (although since there is no spare wheel I guess I'm pretty stuffed in that situation anyway!)


 

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