This is a serious problem with tire shops and gas stations -- those lug
bolts MUST be torqued correctly or they can bend and stick.
If the above methods do not work, and it's likely they will, here's
what you do:
Pull the center cover off and pry out the dust cap (front wheel) --
using a chisel, unscrew the clamp bolt and remove the wheel bearing
retainer nut. Remove brake line and sensor wires, and uscrew caliper,
then pull wheel, hub, and caliper off the car.
Drill out the bolt from behind.
DO NOT use a torch, you will ruin the bearings, races, hub, and risk
setting the car on fire, to say nothing of warping the wheel.
Once you get the wheel off, have it check for warpage -- overtightening
sometimes warps them enough that they are useless.
Peter
