1988 BMW 325 tire removal

1988 BMW 325
100,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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Is there a special tool needed to remove the tire? I removed the lug bolts ,but the tire wont budge. It appears to have a lock ring at the center of the rim.
Jun 6, 2008 at 8:46 PM
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If you have removed the lugs and cannot get the wheel loose, you will need to beat the damn thing with a dead blow hammer to get it off. There is electrolysis between the steel hub and the aluminum alloy wheel and it makes getting wheels that have not been off in a while, or ones that have not been lubed with anti-seize difficult to remove.
Jun 7, 2008 at 12:35 AM