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I've got a flat tyre on one of my rear wheels, thought it would be a case
of jacking it up removing the nuts and giving the tyre/wheel a good
kicking and it would fall off but its stuck solid.
I've been kicking / hitting / prying the wheel from behind while on axle
stands but its still not budging.

The tyre won't hold air for any longer than a couple of minutes so I can't
even drive to the local tyre place to let them deal with it.

Anyone any tips on getting it off?


Thanks everyone for the hints and tips.
I slackened the wheel nuts off and drove round my housing estate for a few
minutes, hitting every pot hole on the way but still the wheel refused to
budge.
In the end I squirted some super glue into the hole and loads on top of it.
Left it to cure for a couple of hours and then blew the tyre back up. Left
it over night and no air escaped at all.
So managed to drive the 10 miles or so to the nearest tyre place this
morning, again with no air escaping.

Job done. Great stuff that super glue ;o)

Steven.