Cobra Valley Spinner Tool

[nathanmargolis]

Before you purchase a $180 tool, you might want to try this knock off bar from Cobra Performance who only works on CRX. Here is link:
https://www.csxparts.com/p-807-knock-off-bar-only.aspx
It is about a 15 inch hard plastic stick with a notch in one end that goes over a spinner. Then you get your dead blow or mallet and knock the crap out of it.
Have I used it? No but did order one but it took a few weeks for delivery. My issue was something else as it turned out. Have 17 inch wheels on Backdraft that I purchased and the first thing wanting to do was replacing the original tires. One of the spinners was fused to the wheel and wheel ultimately had to be cut off. Nightmare that some people have experienced. If you are 18 inch, guess your car is newer. Make sure you use anti seize once you get the wheel off or they can be real trouble. Owner of this shop said he pulls his wheels off annually on his cars as maintenance to clean pin drives and uses old fashion grease. Cobra Valley has some anti-seize that is really good in a can. The paste stuff can harden up over time, becomes gritty, and can create a probelm. There are wonder reviews on the mentioned tool. Reason I did not purchase, knew I had a problem, and if I broke off two ears already, the tool would have broke too. The Knock Off bar looks like a nice way to do it and one can get some great wacks with two people. Good luck and hope it goes smoother getting a wheel off than I had.