On this page, we will try to support you resolve all the problems you could come across about your car’s rims. And, mainly, how to remove the rim of a Mercedes Classe C? Whether you want to replace a flat tyre, or you want to change your tires, you will find all the important infos reading this page. To do so, we’ll see first how to remove the tire from a car rim, then, in a second step, how to remove a stuck rim on a Mercedes Classe C, later, how to remove flat rim from its Mercedes Classe C 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 Mercedes Classe C?
So we start our document by telling you how to replace a car tire. You maybe
bought your tire on a website, however it is quite difficult to manage to find mechanics, car centers which will accept to mount tires of your Mercedes Classe Cpurchased elsewhere than in their business. The question of looking to mount them alone is therefore more than logical.
It is technically possible with a lot of force and a crowbar to replace the tires of your Mercedes Classe C without help, however, whether or not you succed 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. Take notice that oftentimes the installation and balancing costs only about twenty euros. In the event that you prefer to purchase tyres on websites to benefit of a preferential deal, take a good look, many of suppliers provide the fitting at a partner car centre cost-free.
How to remove a rim stuck to its hub on a Mercedes Classe C?
We now go forward to the part you are clearly most interested in, namely, how to remove the rim of a Mercedes Classe C stuck to its hub, and more precisely, the rather typical case of a rim that hasn’t been removed for quite a long time and that due to rust stuck to the hub of your wheel. In fact, it happens to a good number of drivers to find themselves in this situation and not knowing what you can do. This can be extremely annoying if you have a flat tire and need to replace the rim on your Mercedes Classe C. Here are the different solutions available to you:
- If perhaps you have some around, after jacking up your car, and if possible on candles, and then removing the rim nuts, use some anti-seize agent which you put in right into the holes of the nuts and leave it to operate for approximately ten minutes. After that, try again to remove the rim from your Mercedes Classe C.
- Use strength : Despite the fact it is not usually the best solution, 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 Mercedes Classe C and this could 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 again.
How to remove the rim of a Mercedes Classe C to replace its flat tire and replace it with the spare wheel?
We are now going to show you you the most classical method but that everybody doesn’t know, how to remove the rim from its place if you have a puncture tyre and you need to change it by the spare wheel? This process is not complex, here are the different steps to respect:
- Stay out of traffic so as not to endanger yourself.
- Set your Mercedes Classe C on a flat surface.
- Put on the hand brake and engage first gear.
- If perhaps you don’t know where the jack of your Mercedes Classe C is, don’t hesitate to consult our article to help you to locate it.
- Before lifting your car, unlock the rim nuts to ensure you don’t force your transmission once lifted
- Lift up your Mercedes Classe C with the jack and end unscrewing the rim nuts of your car.
- Remove the flat tire of your Mercedes Classe C.
- Placed 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.
- Complete tightening the nuts with the socket wrench
How do you remove the stuck nuts from the rim of a Mercedes Classe C?
To finish, it might happen that to remove the rim of your Mercedes Classe C you have to deal with stuck nuts. In such a case, you will have approximately the same solutions for the case of a rim stuck against the wheel hub. The best alternative will be to use anti-rust lubricant or anti-rust lubricant and let it work for several minutes 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.
If you need more guides on the Mercedes Classe C, go to our Mercedes Classe C category.
