On this page, we will try to help you get rid of all the problems you might encounter around your car’s rims. And, principally, how to remove the rim of a Fiat Panda 2? Whether you need to change a flat tire, or you need to replace your tires, you will find all the required infos on this page. 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 Fiat Panda 2, then, how to remove flat rim from its Fiat Panda 2 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 Fiat Panda 2?
So we begin our article by telling you how to change 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 that will accept to mount tires of your Fiat Panda 2purchased in another place than in their business. The question of wanting to mount them yourself is therefore more than logical.
It is theoretically feasible with a lot of force and a crowbar to change the tires of your Fiat Panda 2 on your own, 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 without the specific machine, if you don’t do it, your tires will loose a lot of lifetime. Realize that generally the installation and balancing price ranges only about twenty euros. If you prefer to buy tyres on the web to take advantage of a preferential pricing, take a good look, many of sellers offer the fitting at a partner car centre absolutely free.
How to remove a rim stuck to its hub on a Fiat Panda 2?
We now move on to the part you are clearly most interested in, namely, how to remove the rim of a Fiat Panda 2 stuck to its hub, and more precisely, the rather traditional case of a rim that hasn’t been removed for quite a while and that because of rust stuck to the hub of your wheel. Indeed, it happens to a good number of drivers to find themselves in this circumstance and not knowing what you can do. This can be particularly annoying if you have a flat tire and need to change the rim on your Fiat Panda 2. Here are the different alternatives available to you:
- In the case you have some available, after lifting your car, and if possible on candles, and then taking away the rim nuts, use some anti-seize agent which you put in into the holes of the nuts and leave it to work for about ten minutes. Following that, try again to remove the rim from your Fiat Panda 2.
- Use muscle : Although it is pretty much never the best option, in this kind of case 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 Fiat Panda 2 and this should unlock it and allow you to remove it.
- Baste the junction between your rim of rust proof hub and wait some hours before trying to unblock it again.
How to remove the rim of a Fiat Panda 2 to change its punctured wheel and replace it with the spare wheel?
We are now going to demonstrate you the most common method but that everybody doesn’t know, how to remove the rim from its place if you have a puncture tyre and you desire to replace it by the spare wheel? This process is not complicated, here are the different steps to respect:
- Stay out of traffic so as not to put at risk yourself.
- Place your Fiat Panda 2 on a flat surface.
- Put on the hand brake and shift into first gear.
- In the event that you don’t know where the jack of your Fiat Panda 2 is, don’t hesitate to have look at our article to learn you where is it located.
- Before jacking up your vehicle, unlock the rim nuts in order that you don’t force your transmission once lifted
- Lift up your Fiat Panda 2 with the jack and finish unscrewing the rim nuts of your car.
- Take the flat rim off your Fiat Panda 2.
- Put on the spare wheel, put on the nuts, tighten them all by hand, in a balanced way before putting the car back on the road.
- End tightening the nuts with the socket wrench
How do you remove the stuck nuts from the rim of a Fiat Panda 2?
To finish, it can happen that to remove the rim of your Fiat Panda 2 you have to deal with stuck nuts. In this instance, you will have pretty much the same alternatives for the case of a rim stuck against the wheel hub. The best solution will be to use anti-rust lubricant or anti-rust lubricant and let it work for few moments before unlocking the nuts. Another option, try to find, 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.
To discover more tips on the Fiat Panda 2, take a look at the Fiat Panda 2 category.
