Wheel frozen?

[baadboy11]

Um so it finally is snowing here in colorado, and i went to move my truck and the damn back wheel wont spin, i even drove around for a bit hoping it would bust loose but it still wont spin....WTF? Any suggestions about what i can do? Or what is frozen?

 

[BlackBII]

It could be frozen, if you have an open diff and it is frozen solid enough The one side won't spin, I would look to see if there is some ice buildup behind the tire or something.. I suggest jacking it up, with out ebrake on and in neutral, chock the wheels of course, then see if you can break it loose by hand, you could also try a lug wrench on one of the lugs and turn it like your going to tighten it.

 

[josh-the-ranger]

sounds like you didnt put winter air in your tires. Drain the old summer air and get yourself some good high quality winter air. Most tire shops have imported winter air from the alps that has a better weight to it, giving you more traction and best off all your tire tread will stay nice and supple! I got mine done and it cost me about $90 but its definately worth it!!

 

[baadboy11]

Winter air huh...i bought some from Canada....Decided to go cheap this year, guess i'm payin for it now.

Anyways poured some hot water over everything and it broke free, i've never had that happen before, is there something i should make sure is greased...or anything preventative other then a garage?

Thanks for ya'lls help!

 

[chvlfrk]

?'s

Do you use your E-brake?

If so, I'd say that it locked up............learned that when I was stationed in North Dakota for 14yrs.

NEVER use a E-brake in the winter!

Glad ya got it freed up...............BE SAFE!

 

[gettle03FX4LevelII]

yea i am going to go with e-break both my 94's did it and even my 03 sticks when it gets real cold. You pretty much have to just go forward and reverse to break it loose. Try 4 low. Best bet to keep it from happing is to not use it in the winter if you don't have to.

 

[RhainyC]

I am soooo glad I am not the only one with this problem...

*makes mental note to self....NO EBrake*

Cheers and Keep Warm,

Rhainy

 

[94STXRanger]

yeah i think mine did the same. I popped it loose and the pedal came up but i had to overcome the breaks in reverse and they finally just broke loose. hopefully thats all that broke.