Flat Tire - Feeling pretty stupid...

[lhirsch]

Okay -- I may not be the most mechanically inclined person in the world, but I can do little stuff -- I installed my K&N FIPK myself, I can change my own oil, etc.

This morning, I went outside to find that my 02 Silverado 3/4 Ton had a flat. I wrestled with the crank and figured out how to lower the spare, I jacked it up (using my own 2-ton jack -- the jack that came with the truck is a joke), and I took off the 10 or so lug nuts. Then, much to my dismay, the tire would not come off the axle. I tried everything -- I kicked it, pulled it, pushed it from inside, and the damn thing simply wouldn't budge. I figured they must have used JB Weld to put the wheel on at the factory, so I called the Chevy Roadside Assistance guys and they sent out a tow truck. After about 10 minutes of wrestling with the wheel, we took an old car jack and put it between the wheel and the frame and jacked the wheel off of the axle This worked.

The tow truck driver said that because the rims are aluminum and the hub is steel, there's some sort of weird bonding that can occur.

Anyone else have any experience with this? I was feeling pretty stupid that I couldn't even change a flat!

Les