Elaborate on what's involved in this please... I have never dropped the axle or messed with the rear end in any car ever.

 

First get the wheels off then drain the rear gear oil and take off the back cover. Inside the cover you'll see the ring gear to one side and then a carrier next to it. in the carrier is a 1" wide pin that runs all the way through the carrier. On one side there will be 5/16 bolt take that out then pull the pin out of the carrier it might take just a little persuasion to get it started. Be sure the carrier is turned so that the pin will come out toward you and not hit the bottom of the pumpkin. After the pin is out push the axles in from the outside and a C clip will fall off the inside end of the axle if it dosen't fall just push it off it comes off real easy then just pull the axle out of th tube.

 

Did you ever get the wheel off? I just put new wheels on today, the wheel wouldn't fit over the hub so I grinded it down, but not enough. I used the lug nuts to pull the wheel onto the hub. It wasn't that tight, just slight pressure on the nuts and it pulled into place. BUT, I then tried to take it off and I couldn't. There's no way I can pull it off. I'm afraid the car will fall off the jack if I yank any harder.

I thought of a way that I can use a metal plate and two C-clamps to pull it off, but I haven't tried yet.

 

Didn't your read what Injuneer said about NEVER pulling the wheel on with the lugs? Brent also reiterated this by saying the wheel should fit flat ("bottom out") with no interference.

Besides getting the wheel stuck, you can ruin the lug stud and nuts or maybe even warp the wheel mounting surface.

You're just going to have to find a way to pry them off. Be careful. Don't work under a car supported by only a jack.

 

I dont think your gonna have a prob with the 91 camaro. On my 84 z28 I have 2 inch spacers up front and 2.5 inch in the back. I have 94 z28 wheels on it which Is what was on the car when I bought it. Ive tried 97 z28 wheels and 4th gen ws6 wheels on the spacers with no fitment problems whatsoever . The 94 ninja star wheels are my fav by far for my 84 . The ws6 wheels are for the 84 trans am I gave m fiance , altho dont know if theyre gonna make it on it cause shes banged the car up a bit since I gave it to her. I must love here thats for sure

 

I didn't know this hub size difference problem even existed before I put the wheel on. I did Dremel the wheel to make it fit better, I was able to push it over the hub, I just used the nuts to pull it back, I didn't apply much force at all. BUT, pulling the wheel off was a lot harder because I had no leverage because at the time of my post all I tried was tugging on the wheel as I sat on the ground.

I was able to get the car up on stands today and the wheel came off quite easily with a few kicks from the back.


Oh, when I had the car up only by the jack there was no way I was getting under it, I was just pulling on the wheel from the outside (which is why I couldn't get it off). When I get under the car, it's supported by jack stands, the jack is under there too, plus I stick my ramps under the frame. I'm paranoid.