no need to be snippy, you can do whatever you want with YOUR truck. heck, loosen the lugs and drive all day, if that's what you want to do. i just wouldn't do it with mine.

 

Not sure about were you are but when you take a vehicle in to a rotation they do an inspection of all the fluids(add if needed) and check the battery, brakes and so on.

 

i used some wd40 and a mallet to get mine off they were really on there but i found the rear tires worse than the fronts. and to whoever said rotation were free at the dealer here in ontario they charge 79$ for rotation

 

I think you've said that several times now, I get it,

You really have no reason to be a jackass about this either, you obviously don't know about the method, nor how it works, you've voiced your unsolicited opinion, I get it, not for you.....

I just used my method, backed the truck 70' out the driveway and back in, all the wheels are now free from the hubs, and NO damage to the wheels, lugs, or hubs....

 

glad to hear it...

 

How many people use the cross tire rotation as recommended in the manual? Here is the link and it is on page 234.

http://www.motorcraftservice.com/pub.../10f12og3e.pdf

 

My favorite is when they want you to rotate tires using the spare.

Right, then you have to buy 5 tires down the road.

 

ya i usually use the cross pattern from the manual seems to do ok. i brought it in for rotation once and i dont think that they even touched the tires so now i do it myself to make sure its done properly. Even in the fall i brought it in for "the works" package that they had (oil change+wipers and winterizing etc) get my truck back same old wipers..im only out the cost of wipers but come one i still paid for it

 

Common for some backyard pretend mechanics perhaps but never common for a professional. Rubber mallets, other tires, a good kick (if you get it on a lift), etc... all will get it off, and in about a minute. Loosening up lugnuts and driving around, even if just "slightly" is not the answer. Another last ditch effort might be to loosen the lugnuts and while sitting in the driveway/garage, push on the vehicle sideways and get it rocking back and forth. Yes, many ways to skin a cat, but probably not the best idea to skin a cat with a red hot blade. Sure it will work, but you risk damage to the cat or yourself.

 

this is all i was trying to say...but to each their own i guess. i wasn't trying to offend anyone. but i have seen other's do this same thing, and bam, they break a wheel stud or something from a wheel wollowing back and forth. now this "might" not happen to him because he is only driving in a straight line, but still. i am not a mechanic, and i don't "play" mechanic when it comes to my vehicles. i don't even change the oil in our atv's, i let the dealership do it. yes, i can do it. but i would rather pay a little more, and have it done by someone who gets paid to do it.