On this page, we want to support you get rid of all the issues you may face about your car’s rims. And, mainly, how to remove the rim of a Toyota Prius 2? Whether you wish to replace a flat wheel, or you wish to change your tires, you will find all the required informations on 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 Toyota Prius 2, then, how to remove flat rim from its Toyota Prius 2 to put the spare tire, and, finally, how to unblock the stuck nuts of a rim.
How to remove the tire from the rim of a Toyota Prius 2?
So we start our document by explaining how to replace a car tire. You maybe
bought your tire on a website, however it is quite difficult to manage to find professionals, car centers that will approve to install tires of your Toyota Prius 2bought in a different place than in their commercial enterprise. The question of seeking to install them without help is therefore more than respectable.
It is technically possible with a lot of strength and a crowbar to replace the tires of your Toyota Prius 2 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, and without it your tires will wear out prematurely. Realize that frequently the installation and balancing costs only about twenty euros. If you want to purchase tyres on the internet to take advantage of a better selling price, take a good look, many of dealers offer the fitting at a partner car centre free of charge.
How to remove a rim stuck to its hub on a Toyota Prius 2?
We now move on to the part you are obviously most enthusiastic about, namely, how to remove the rim of a Toyota Prius 2 stuck to its hub, and more specifically, the rather basic case of a rim that hasn’t been removed for a long time and that because of rust stuck to the hub of your wheel. In fact, it happens to a good number of motorists to find themselves in this situation and not knowing how to proceed. This can be particularly annoying in the event that you have a flat tire and need to replace the rim on your Toyota Prius 2. Here are the different alternatives available to you:
- If perhaps you have some available, after jacking up your car, and when possible on candles, and then getting rid of the rim nuts, use some anti-seize agent which you put in right into the holes of the nuts and leave it to work for about ten minutes. From then on, try again to remove the rim from your Toyota Prius 2.
- Use muscle : Although it is rarely 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 Toyota Prius 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 attempting to unblock it once again.
How to remove the rim of a Toyota Prius 2 to replace its punctured wheel and replace it with the spare wheel?
We are at this moment going to explain you the most classical technique but that everybody doesn’t know, how to remove the rim from its place if you have a puncture tyre and you wish to change it by the spare wheel? This operation is not complicated, here are the several steps to follow:
- Stay out of traffic so as not to endanger yourself.
- Set your Toyota Prius 2 on a flat surface.
- Engage the parking brake and shift into first gear.
- If perhaps you don’t know where the jack of your Toyota Prius 2 is, don’t hesitate to consult our article to help you to locate it.
- Before jacking up your vehicle, unlock the rim nuts to ensure you won’t give too much stress to your transmission before lifting it
- Lift up your Toyota Prius 2 with the jack and finish unscrewing the rim nuts of your motor vehicle.
- Take the flat rim off your Toyota Prius 2.
- 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 Toyota Prius 2?
Last part of our article, it may happen that to remove the rim of your Toyota Prius 2 you have to deal with stuck nuts. In this case, 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 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.
To get more tips on the Toyota Prius 2, take a look at the Toyota Prius 2 category.
