The right rear tire is stuck and will not come off, on a mazda mpv 2000. the lug nuts are off. the e brake is off. the tire will go forward but not side to side.

Hey Harry,
Sounds like you may have installed/mis-aligned/forgot/incorrectly installed something.. you need to get someone(a qualified pro) to look at your work.. Did you make sure the sliders were clean and had a little anti seize/hi-temp grease on them and the o-rings?
Did you tighten the lug nuts while the tires were OFF the ground..IF NOT.. jack up the car.. loosen all the lugs and re tighten the lug nuts in a criss-cross pattern..BEFORE you put them back on the ground!!
Please get someone to look at it before you drive it anymore.

go to a auto parts store and see if they have a U shaped or L shaped hose connector and find the rear heater hoses by the front of the car and cut and connect together with the connector and clamps.

Simply remove all the lug nuts and get down on the ground. Kick the tire from the back, away from the vehicle. One good back kick and it will pop right off.

Soak the lugs with WD 40 and then wait a day, soak them again and use an impact air wrench to remove them, then do the same to the frozen disc parts.

That "cover" is the rear brake drum, part of the braking system. Jeep Sports come with drum rear brakes, not disc brakes. Once the lug nuts and tires are off, the drum will jut pull off. It may take some gentle force (hammer taps on the rear side) but there is nothing else securing it other than the rim and lug nuts.

Removal & Installation To Remove:

1. Before servicing the vehicle refer to the precautions at the beginning of this section
2. Loosen the lug nuts on the wheel and tire assemblies but do not remove the lug nuts
3. Raise and support the vehicle
4. Remove or disconnect the following:
   • Wheel and tire assemblies
   • Axle lubricant into a suitable container
   • Rear driveshaft
   • Parking brake cable
   • Brake calipers
   • Shock absorbers from the axle brackets
   • Vent hose from the rear axle vent fitting
   • Nuts and the washers from the U-bolts
   • U-bolts, spring plates and spacers from the axle assembly
5. Lower the axle assembly from the vehicle

To Install:

1. Place the rear axle assembly under the vehicle
2. Align the rear axle assembly with the springs then connect the spacers, spring plates and the U-bolts to the rear axle
3. Raise the rear axle assembly into position
4. Install or connect the following:
   • Washers and nuts to the U-bolts; Torque to: 59 lb-ft. (80 Nm) then, Torque to: 89 lb-ft. (120 Nm)
   • Vent hose to the rear axle vent fitting
   • Shock absorbers to the rear axle
   • Brake calipers (See: Brake Caliper)
   • Parking brake cable (See: Parking Brake Cable)
   • Rear driveshaft (See: Rear Driveshaft)
   Wheel lug nut tightening sequence
   
   
5. Fill the rear axle with lubricant
6. Bleed the brake system (See: Brake Bleeding)
7. Install the wheel and tire assemblies
8. Lower the vehicle to the ground
9. Torque lug nuts as follows:
   • Single Wheel: Torque to: 140 lb-ft. (190 Nm)
   • Dual Wheel: Torque to: 175 lb-ft. (240 Nm)
10. Road test the vehicle to check performance

if you can access the nut without damaging the wheel you can use a set of vise grips. clamp real hard. you can purchase a set of sockets designed to remove locking lugs. they have wide left hand threads made for gripping the nut while tuning the nut conterclockwise. you can also go to a tire store. one of the techs probably has the tool and will charge a nominal fee

Just have to kick it or bang with a rubber mallet and it will come off.

turn lug nuts counter clockwise while the tires are still on the ground then raise the front end and take off loose lug nuts and wheels. reverse steps when done

use hammer hit drum to lossen rust if its loose and feels like somthing holding inside on backing plate is a rubber plug remove and back off adjuster