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Quote: Originally Posted by jwardell

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Speaking of which, yesterday being the first day of no rain I finally attempted to put on the summers, but after 3 hours I could not budge 3 of the snow rims off the hubs. I gave up and bought a sledge hammer at home depot, and we'll try again tonight.

Here's how to get them off. You need to be careful, but this technique has worked for me (and others) in the same situation. You probably want to do this one wheel at a time. Loosen the lug nuts on the wheel. Not too much, loosen them, back out a bit, then finger tighten and back them out a little. Then drive the car forward a few feet and firmly apply the brakes. You may hear a bit of bang, but that's the wheel being released from the bonding to the car. May need to try a couple of times, but the wheel should break away. Just remember that you do not need to loosen the nuts very much for this to work.

Good luck