Mercury Mariner Tires and Wheels

6 messages, Last post on Jan 22, 2009 at 10:02 AM

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#4 of 6 Changing a tire on Mariner by benh1 May 07, 2008 (8:47 pm)
I tried to change the rear tire on my Mariner. After I unscrewed all of the lug nuts and had the vehicle jacked off the ground I tried and tried but could not pull off the tire. Is there some trick to getting the tires off? Some sort of locking lug nut, or extra lug nut in the middle under the little plastic "Mercury" cover? The manual doesn't mention anything besides unscrewing the five lug nuts and then it states the tire should slide right off but thats just not working. Anyone have any ideas for me? Replies to this message: steve_ (May 07, 2008 9:38 pm)
#5 of 6 Re: Changing a tire on Mariner [benh1] by steve_ HOST May 07, 2008 (9:38 pm)
Replying to: benh1 (May 07, 2008 8:47 pm) Try banging on it with a mallet. I suspect it's just "frozen" on from winter grime, especially if you haven't rotated your tires for a while. Don't knock it off the jack.
#6 of 6 by ksdowns1 Jan 22, 2009 (10:02 am)
I just took my 2005 Mariner in for an Oil Change and tire rotation. I get this done regurally. This time they told me the rear tires were wearing out. I only have 33,000 miles on them. Would they still be under warranty? Are the tires defective?