While trying to pull the rear wheel off my '99 ST, I couldn?t seem to get the spline hub to come off with the wheel. It was stuck in the differential. This meant my wheel couldn?t be cleared for removal. I found this tip on another website, added my own twist, and thought I?d pass it along here.
Everyone says to wiggle the tire, pulling it away from the differential. There?s a much easier way, and one that guarantees the spline hub comes off, too. Don?t pull on the wheel. Instead, I used the 27mm wrench (for the rear axle nut) from my STock tool kit and slid the ?handle-end? of the wrench up, about 2 inches, into the slot in the bottom of the differential. Then, lightly pull the bottom of the wrench toward you. This leverage forces the spline hub and wheel off at the same time!
I hope this helps!
Everyone says to wiggle the tire, pulling it away from the differential. There?s a much easier way, and one that guarantees the spline hub comes off, too. Don?t pull on the wheel. Instead, I used the 27mm wrench (for the rear axle nut) from my STock tool kit and slid the ?handle-end? of the wrench up, about 2 inches, into the slot in the bottom of the differential. Then, lightly pull the bottom of the wrench toward you. This leverage forces the spline hub and wheel off at the same time!
I hope this helps!