there's a trick on the lug nuts if they are stuck..
well, for front 'wheel bolts' on vanagons.

if they are very stuck, you whack the hell out of each one with a serious
small sledge hammer to 'wake up the threads' .. About 10 serious whacks each
bolt.
has a surprisingly big affect.
then you unscrew them with a breaker bar, 3/4 drive if you have it, and a
cheater bar.

I drove some 6 hours to buy a dead van and tow it back ...and I had heard
the wheel bolts were super stuck ...I 'had' to get those off, having driven
that far ....and the above trick sure worked.

I have many 14 inch steel vanagon wheels for sale  if you can't find one.
located southern Oregon.
Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Hineline" <hineline@OCOTILLOFIELD.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 4:12 PM
Subject: Looking for a steel 14" wheel in San Diego

> Hi all,
>
> I'm looking for a 14" wheel for a spare, with or without a tire on it.
> I spent an hour or so trying to get one off of two Vanagons in the
> Ecology yard in Chula Vista, but couldn't budge the lug nuts.
>
> Mark
> Peregrine fille (1982)
> San Diego, CA