Flat tire, and frozen wheel at work . . .

Flat tire, and frozen wheel at work . . .

02-28-2006, 07:12 PM

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Flat tire, and frozen wheel at work . . .

Yup, I heard the dreaded hiss as I got out of the truck at the office this afternoon. The driver's rear tire went flat in about 2 minutes from a good sized puncture wound. So I jack up the axle, get the lugs off, get the spare down, and . . . .

Wheel is frozen to the axle / rotor assembly. I have no hammer or mallet with me, and the thing isn't coming off with my hands.

I called roadside, and they said nothing tire or wheel related was covered, but they'd be happy to send a truck at my expense.

The truck is an '05 2500 4x4 QC SB. It has a hair over 21,000 on her, and she's had the tires rotated twice. There is no excuse for a wheel being frozen at only 7 months old.

What should I do?

1. Get a ride and buy a 3lb mallet to beat the wheel with,
2. Call the clossest dealer
3. Call DC and bark at them
4. Other?

Thanks!!

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