In this article, we want to support you fix all the problems you might face about your car’s rims. And, especially, how to remove the rim of a Citroen C3 Aircross? Whether you need to replace a flat tire, or you need to change your tires, you will discover all the important infos reading this article. To do so, we’ll see first how to remove the tire from a car rim, then, in a second part, how to remove a stuck rim on a Citroen C3 Aircross, then, how to remove flat rim from its Citroen C3 Aircross to put the spare tire, and, at last, how to unblock the stuck nuts of a rim.
How to remove the tire from the rim of a Citroen C3 Aircross?
So we start our article content by detailing how to replace a car tire. You may have made a good deal by buying your tires on the internet, however it is quite complicated to find professionals, car centers which will accept to mount tires of your Citroen C3 Aircrosspurchased in another place than in their business. The question of looking to mount them yourself is therefore more than logical.
It is technically possible with a lot of strength and a crowbar to replace the tires of your Citroen C3 Aircross without help, however, even if you manage to take off both sidewalls of the tire, to loosen it, and to put the new tire back on, you won’t be able to balance the tire if you dont have the specific tools, if you don’t do it, your tires will loose a lot of lifetime. Be aware that frequently the installation and balancing price ranges only about twenty euros. In the event that you want to purchase tyres on the web to take advantage of a preferential deal, take a good look, a good number of dealers provide the fitting at a partner car centre totally free.
How to remove a rim stuck to its hub on a Citroen C3 Aircross?
We now move on to the part you are obviously most curious about, namely, how to remove the rim of a Citroen C3 Aircross stuck to its hub, and more specifically, the rather traditional circumstance of a rim that hasn’t been removed for a long time and that due to rust stuck to the hub of your wheel. Indeed, it occurs to a large number of car owners to find themselves in this situation and not knowing what to do. This can be extremely annoying if it turns out you have a flat tire and need to replace the rim on your Citroen C3 Aircross. Here are the different possibilities available to you:
- In the event you have some with you, after lifting your car, and when possible on candles, and then extracting the rim nuts, use some anti-seize agent which you inject into the holes of the nuts and let it to work for approximately ten minutes. From then on, try again to remove the rim from your Citroen C3 Aircross.
- Use muscle : Although it is pretty much never the best solution, in this kind of circumstance you are facing solid pieces that do not risk much, and with the help of a mallet and a wooden wedge you can hit the side of the rim of your Citroen C3 Aircross and this might unlock it and allow you to remove it.
- Baste the junction between your rim of rust proof hub and wait some hours before making an attempt to unblock it once again.
How to remove the rim of a Citroen C3 Aircross to replace its flat tire and replace it with the spare wheel?
We are at this moment going to describe you the most conventional technique but that everybody doesn’t know, how to remove the rim from its place if you have a puncture tyre and you want to change it by the spare wheel? This procedure is not complicated, here are the several steps to follow:
- Stay out of traffic so as not to endanger yourself.
- Set your Citroen C3 Aircross on a flat surface.
- Put on the hand brake and engage first gear.
- In the event that you don’t know where the jack of your Citroen C3 Aircross is, please consult our article to help you to locate it.
- Before lifting your vehicle, unlock the rim nuts to ensure that you don’t force your transmission once lifted
- Lift up your Citroen C3 Aircross with the jack and finish unscrewing the rim nuts of your motor vehicle.
- Remove the flat tire of your Citroen C3 Aircross.
- Placed on the spare wheel, position the nuts, tighten them all by hand, in a balanced way before putting the car back on the road.
- Complete tightening the nuts with the socket wrench
How do you remove the stuck nuts from the rim of a Citroen C3 Aircross?
Last part of our article, it might happen that to remove the rim of your Citroen C3 Aircross you have to deal with stuck nuts. In this instance, you will have more or less the same possibilities for the circumstance of a rim stuck against the wheel hub. The best method will be to use anti-rust lubricant or anti-rust lubricant and let it work for a bit of time before unlocking the nuts. Another option, search for, some exist on batteries of electric shock wrenches they generate a much higher torque than your arm plus the socket wrench, and will help you to unlock the nuts.
If you want more guides on the Citroen C3 Aircross, go to our Citroen C3 Aircross category.
