I tried tonite to pull my front wheels to check the brake pads and first, my impact wrench would not loosen the lugs. After the breaker bar and all of my 250 lbs. got the lugs off, the wheel would not come off. And that went for both wheels. It looks like the wheels have rusted to the hubs. The tires have not been rotated since new (because i'm trying to wear out the nasty goodyears) it has 25,000 on it. Has anyone else had this trouble? :VHOT:
JamesJ2525
12-12-2004, 06:44 PM
Well duh, if you dont remove your wheels for 25000 miles of course they are gonna rust on. What did you expect? I would imagine that anyone who does not take their wheels off for that long of a period is gonna have problems. Mine come off every 6000 miles and they are smooth as silk coming off.
biged6464
12-12-2004, 07:09 PM
again, love the Iron Chef avatar....gotta agree....leave ANY wheel on for over 25K and you're gonna have issues.....silly rabbit, tire rotations are for kids...
ramtuff42
12-13-2004, 10:40 AM
Well duh, dodge is the only vehicle i've ever had this problem with. But that's ok I've had nothing but problems with this thing since i bought it and it is on the way out anyway, so hopefully that will help me be as smart as you.
JamesJ2525
12-13-2004, 10:47 AM
Little advice, there is an owners manual in the glove box. Read It! You might surprise yourself! Sorry if this sounds harsh, but you really have no one to blame except yourself. You admitted that you were trying to intentionally wear out the tires, so I am assuming that you dont take very good care of your rig. Sorry to hear about your disappointment, but if you dont maintain a vehicle stuff like this will happen on any brand.
cbrenn71
12-13-2004, 10:51 AM
why not just buy new tires, and sell or keep the stockers for spares? doesn't seem very logical to ruin a set of tires just to do it.
and jeeze james, you've made almost 100 posts in the last 4 days.
cbrenn71
12-13-2004, 10:52 AM
james, this is for you ;)
canyonD
12-13-2004, 11:23 AM
I tried tonite to pull my front wheels to check the brake pads and first, my impact wrench would not loosen the lugs. After the breaker bar and all of my 250 lbs. got the lugs off, the wheel would not come off. And that went for both wheels. It looks like the wheels have rusted to the hubs. The tires have not been rotated since new (because i'm trying to wear out the nasty goodyears) it has 25,000 on it. Has anyone else had this trouble? :VHOT:
If the Goodyears on the 04's are anything like the Goodyears on the Gen 1's, you will probably have to wait another 50,000 miles. These tires wear great. They are a very tough rubber compound and wear really really long.
Alot of people seem to knock the stock Durango tires, but IMO they hold up real well. The tough rubber that gives good life, results in less road traction though, and I am assuming that is the reason that many criticize them. Since I live in AZ, I dont have to worry too much about wet road traction.
canyonD
12-13-2004, 11:24 AM
james, this is for you ;)pot calling the kettle black?? ;)
cbrenn71
12-13-2004, 11:31 AM
pretty much
JamesJ2525
12-13-2004, 01:06 PM
james, this is for you ;)
:thatfunny
I dont look anywhere near that good. LOL Dang, I have made alot. Thank God Christmas break is around the corner so I can find something else to do.
HEMI x 2
12-13-2004, 04:17 PM
I had this problem with a 70 Fury that had steel wheels. I loosen the nuts just enough so the wheel would move then drove back and forth and side to side in the driveway. They broke loose. Don't know about doing this with an aluminum wheel for fear of cracking it.
"...25000 miles w/o rotation...a bunch of other problems...on its way out." Maybe you should get rid of it soon. Be sure to post your VIN so someone else on the board doesn't buy it from Joe's used car lot in the future.
cbrenn71
12-14-2004, 06:28 AM
on a side note, maybe beneficial on this thread, is that aluminum will seize. in other words oxidize to whatever it is pressed again, in the case of the aluminum (alloy) wheel against the steel hub. The best trick to prevent this from EVER happening again is to apply a THIN coat of never seize to the lip of the hub. right on the outter edge of where the rim mounts.
Rock, hope you dont mind, i jacked one of your pictures for an example.
Big3
01-05-2005, 08:59 PM
You should also periodically brush off the mating surfaces of both the rotor to hub and wheel to rotor areas to get rid of any rust that could cause the surfaces to not mate perfectly resulting in excessive wheel run-out.
Monkey Bus
01-06-2005, 12:18 PM
Roger that. Always clean with emory cloth or a wire wheel on your drill before replacing the wheels.
