Advice needed with JD 2240 rear rim replacement

[rScotty]

THanks for the wheel diagram picture! My same type wheels on the JD530 aren't stuck - or at least weren't last time I tried to move them. Not using fluid in the tires may have something to do with that.

I worry about it though. Prevention is to remember to squirt some 90wt on the wheel fastenings every decade or two.
As for stuck fasteners, what we used to hear people say was to loosen all the wheel nuts and fastenings that you can, apply lots of penetrating oil, and gently drive back and forth every few days. Heat and repeat.

For heat on stuck tractor parts I use an oxy/acetylene torch with a smallish welding tip - flame about the size of a grain of small pencil eraser - so that I can heat up small areas like the nut or bolt shank without heating up all the surrounding parts. Have never tried the candle wax trick, but it sounds good.
rScotty

For impact, the minimum here is a 1/2" impact wrench with 300/400 ft lbs of torque. Then for rotation, 3//4" minimum and a cheater.

 

[RickB]

In these applications the bolt has a better chance of becoming a missile than the wedge. Those unfamiliar with dismounting a rim attached with wedges may be confusing rusted/stuck hardware with pinched/jammed bolts. These bolts could be rusted fast but they are certainly jammed by lateral forces exerted by the rim and wedges on the cast center.