removing ssr wheel centers.

[dunga70]

i have ssr reverse mesh or formula mesh. depends who you talk to. however its the one with the steped dish. im giving them a clean and i want to take the centers out for sand blasting and then paint.. i took all the botls out. and they wont come out. the tyres are still on the rim. is that the problem. because it looks like they should just fall out now. or is there som trick to it? somone please help.
cheers jay

[driftke70]

deflate your tyre, knock it out

[racsov]

rubber mallet get into it

[dunga70]

i kicked the shit out of it.. lol tried standing on it.. lol jumping on it.. ill deflate the tyre tomoro arvo and give it annother go. thanks lads. any other ideas?

[blinded]

put upside down on blanket/soft ground, and use bigger mallet/have a real go at it (Y)

[dunga70]

nice webbers... lol thats mad.. haha yeh.. do you think it makes a big difference weather it has a tyre on it or not? still inflated?

[dunga70]

dont know if it made a difference.. but i just deflated the tyres.. and hit the center.. i used a small rubber mallet cause its all i had.. but i held it against the center and hit it with a lump hammer. lol im gonna star polishing them now.. thats dedication lol on a saturday night :P

[Golberg]

FYI:

Stepped dish = formula mesh
Flat dish = reverse mesh

[adam]

When reinstalling, the bolts should be tightened up to 30ft/lbs.

[dunga70]

how am i gonna measure that without a tourque wrench lol plus is there any small enough to fit inside the wheel?

[adam]

Allen key on one side to hold the bolt, use a socket with an extension on the other with torque wrench hanging off it. ;)

That torque figure is from SSR, not just a random plucked number.