Took bolts to change flat on 99 accord. now tire will not come off. wtf am i doing wrong?

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100% they are responsible. I live in Canada and have a set of Winter tires on steel rims and a set of Summer tires on alloys rims. I go to the same place for the swap overs, December and May. I have a set of bolts and the security socket in the box. You should have the security tool with the car jack and wrench, or how would you change a flat.

However, they should have asked for the tool or declined the job. cutting bolts of and letting your daughter drive with a bolt and lug nut missing borders on criminal negligence.

take you vehicle to a good service center. you may have a camber that is off or your frame may be bent. causing your thrust angle to be wrong trashing you tires. is it all 4 tires and is there a side that the tries wear on.

Hi,the 255/55R/19 is just a little taller ( 3/4--1" inch.) than the oem tire and should not be an issue to use, i took the 16" rims & tires off my 99 f-350 truck and put 18" rims and tires from a 2008 f-350 on it ( the dealer said they would not even bolt on!! but they bolted right up with no issues,and they improved my ride tremendously.) as long as you have enough clearance between tire and fender it will not be an issue at all. yz-maniac.

Jack the car up and take a tire off. You will see the brake caliper fitted over the rotor. You need to take the caliper off by using a 10mm socket, I believe. There are 2 bolts on the back side of the caliper that go through a rubber boot, one on top and one on bottom. Take those bolts out. Then the caliper should come right off. Don't let the caliper hang by the brake line. The brake pads are the flat 'C' shaped things that are on both sides of the rotor. Replace the pads. Then you will need a 5inch clamp to push the piston back in on the caliper. Position the clamp through C shaped opening on the front and the top of the clamp on the back side of the caliper. Be careful not to crimp the brake line. Tighten the clamp until the pistons are flush in the caliper and stop. Do not force the pistons in any further. Next, fit the caliper back over the rotor with the new pads on it and reinstall the 2 bolts you took out to start. Put the tire back on and tighten lugnuts accordingly. You will need to pump your brakes a couple times to get the pistons back out to the rotor and they may, at first, go right to the floor. Just pump them a couple times and they will get hard again. Good luck.

wheel rim damaged ?? locating pin for wheel not lined up

i had a similar problem recently. but mine turned out to be a problem nut on my passenger side tire. I took it to get inspected and the bolt and nut kinda welded together and broke off, this was causing a similar sound in my honda. Hopefully this helps.

The lug bolts are all you need to take off. the big bolt in the middle holds the spindle on and you don't want to take that off. just take off all the lug bolts and the tire should slide right off. if it hasn't been off in awhile, kick it a few times to loosen it up.

which wheel...? the flat tire or the spare tire..?

Automatic or manual? May be low transmission fluid, or (less likely) bad CV joint. Have mechanic get it up on the lift and check for leaks, then spin the tires, see if the noise will manifest itself.

Hi,

Before you start make sure you have the following:
- jack or any other instrument to lift the car
- tool to open the tire bolts
- spare tire
- if you ar eon the side of the road a warning triangle or any other object to make sure the oncoming traffic can see you.

step 1 - Open the tire bolts, remove all of them but two. The bolts left on the tire should be left quite loose (you should be able to open then with your hands).

step 2 - Position jack underneath car & lift car. VERY IMPORTANT to make sure the jack if proparly positioned & that the car is stable (for a car that has one wheel in the air...), so it won't fall on you. Don't stop lifting once the flat tire is in the air, remmber you have to fit in a new tire. Lift it so the new tire can fit in.

step 3 - Remove the last to bolts with your hands, while loosening secure the tire with one hand so it won't fall on you.

step 4 - Remove flat tire, while doing make sure not to damage the bolt which the tire sits on.

step 5 - Fit new tire in, screw 2 bolts by hand to secure it place.

step 6 - Screw rest of bolt by hand so secure tire in place. Make sure to "push" the tire as firm as possible to the car.

step 7 - Lower car. Do this slowly incase the tire isn't sitting properly.

step 8 - Tighten all the bolts properly, don't over tighten them, cause the next time you have to change the tire, you won't be able to open them.

step 9 - After driving a bit with the car, retighten the bolts, just to make sure nothing is loose.

This only sounds a bit complicated it's much simpler in practice then on paper.
Good luck & congretulations,
Eitan.