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<blockquote data-quote="Paddington" data-source="post: 6707497" data-attributes="member: 252"><p>Had a 2dr Rangie fitted with the later 3 spoke alloy wheels when I had a flat tyre. Put the spare on with a struggle and took the flat one into the tyre shop where I think it was just the valve needed replacing. I decided to put the spare back in the car and found it wouldn't come off. Spent a day lying underneath with a club hammer and a block of wood (being careful) trying to tap the thing loose, followed by loosening the wheelnuts and using a hi lift jack strapped between the wheel and a telegraph post...only managed in dragging the car sideways. Next day back at the tyre shop they had an idea, loosened all the wheel nuts then drove the car in a tight circle with the stuck wheel on the inside. People used to complain about the early Rangies that because of the soft suspension they could be rolled on tight bends, but we got the outer wheels well tucked up inside the wheel arches without that wheel coming loose.</p><p>Down to the local 4x4 garage the next day to be told you can't fit alloys on the early hubs which had Rostyles as standard as the alloy centres are too small, so the ones fitted had been modified to fit but they had not done the spare. I think I paid £50 to have 3 chaps get that wheel off, one inside turning the steeering wheel and 2 underneath with sledge hammers giving it some stick, followed by a grinding session when the wheel came off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paddington, post: 6707497, member: 252"] Had a 2dr Rangie fitted with the later 3 spoke alloy wheels when I had a flat tyre. Put the spare on with a struggle and took the flat one into the tyre shop where I think it was just the valve needed replacing. I decided to put the spare back in the car and found it wouldn't come off. Spent a day lying underneath with a club hammer and a block of wood (being careful) trying to tap the thing loose, followed by loosening the wheelnuts and using a hi lift jack strapped between the wheel and a telegraph post...only managed in dragging the car sideways. Next day back at the tyre shop they had an idea, loosened all the wheel nuts then drove the car in a tight circle with the stuck wheel on the inside. People used to complain about the early Rangies that because of the soft suspension they could be rolled on tight bends, but we got the outer wheels well tucked up inside the wheel arches without that wheel coming loose. Down to the local 4x4 garage the next day to be told you can't fit alloys on the early hubs which had Rostyles as standard as the alloy centres are too small, so the ones fitted had been modified to fit but they had not done the spare. I think I paid £50 to have 3 chaps get that wheel off, one inside turning the steeering wheel and 2 underneath with sledge hammers giving it some stick, followed by a grinding session when the wheel came off. [/QUOTE]
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