Best way to Remove WW from a tire

[Milltown353]

So I've got about 20-30 cars sitting in my Grams back field and I want to pull the WW off all of them. What is the best method? can i just take a pair of pliers and remove them that way or is there another way.

[fourarmed]

There is a tool made for that purpose, but a screwdriver to lift them and a plier to grab them should do the trick.

[scrapcan]

fencing tool will pull them if you have one laying around. It shoud look similar to the one at this link

http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/001412.php

[compass will]

Here is what wheel weight pliers look like
http://www.gemplers.com/img/wheel-weight-pliers-25K.jpg

[compass will]

What kind of cars does Gram have? Might sell one and use that money to buy lead :)

The market for restoreable cars is hot

[44man]

Don't stop there, graduate to the Wally World parking lot! :mrgreen:

[imashooter2]

12 inch channel lock pliers make a fair approximation of the purpose designed tool.

[Jim]

44, you gonna get that boy put in the jail house!

[carpetman]

Throw the whole car in a fire and the ww will melt off.

[GLOCKENNBOOMER]

Where do you get the WW pliers at? I always just wait until 3 in the morning and go to all the truckstops and get the WW off of the parked bigrigs....Do any of you guys know how hard it is to run from a bunch of angry truckers carrying a bucket of wheelweights?

[Pitmaster]

Where do you get the WW pliers at? I always just wait until 3 in the morning and go to all the truckstops and get the WW off of the parked bigrigs....Do any of you guys know how hard it is to run from a bunch of angry truckers carrying a bucket of wheelweights?

Wear a DOT uniform and that problem goes away.:drinks:

[JeffinNZ]

44, you gonna get that boy put in the jail house!

Hell no. You can used the defence that you were removing a potential harmful environmental hazard BEFORE it had to the chance to be liberated. Really, you are doing the world a favour!!!! At least all our lead is accounted for in berms.

[gon2shoot]

Don't stop there, graduate to the Wally World parking lot! :mrgreen:

My wife brought in almost a pound of weights last time she went to Wally World, didn't ask how she got them.[smilie=1:

[hydraulic]

Most auto supply stores sell a simple little tool for removing WW's for a couple of bucks.

[jswaff]

Bought mine from Northern Tool for $9.00.

[Milltown353]

Don't stop there, graduate to the Wally World parking lot! :mrgreen:

well half the cars up there aren't even hers, but I'm still going to pull all the WWs off of them. I've never liked the mechanic who's junk cars are up there and the second the house is my Old mans all he mechanics cars will be have to be moved in 48 hours or we're going to pull them out and shoot them all, just like what we did with an old Subaru.

[Southern Son]

My only tip for removing a WW from a car wheel is to wait untill the car is no longer in motion, don't ask how I know.

[MT Gianni]

Milltown, Are you sure you're not in West Riverside? Good luck pulling weights. Gianni

[blackthorn]

While your at it dont forget to get the battery cable ends off the junkers as well.

[blysmelter]

While your at it dont forget to get the battery cable ends off the junkers as well.


Those are made of usable lead? Where is my plier??

[Wicky]

My only tip for removing a WW from a car wheel is to wait untill the car is no longer in motion, don't ask how I know.

Southern Son - always wondered about you banana benders, no doubts anymore.:kidding::grin:

[Milltown353]

While your at it dont forget to get the battery cable ends off the junkers as well.

So what else is made of lead in old cars like that?

[blysmelter]

Keep an eye out for Volvo Estates, some of them (ambulance hearse, delivery van versions of 140 and 240 series) have around 150pounds of pure lead fixed under their front wings.

[Freightman]

Where do you get the WW pliers at? I always just wait until 3 in the morning and go to all the truckstops and get the WW off of the parked bigrigs....Do any of you guys know how hard it is to run from a bunch of angry truckers carrying a bucket of wheelweights?
might collect some lead you can't use that way!

[Alvin in AZ]

Doggonit, too bad my scanner's not working. :/
I made a WW puller out of some slip-joint pliers.
All there was to it was grinding one face down until there's a round
stud, with the grooves still on its tip, where a plier-jaw used to be.


I ground off the big aggressive looking teeth behind the faces and
use that part to mash the spring back down.

Uh... I use wheel weights for "weighting" wheels.
I'm leaving the rest for you guys? ;)

Alvin in AZ