Hi... I'm new here. In fact, this is my first post. I have NO idea how/why this is happening and figured only a group of mazda experts can explain it. I have an '02 P5 with 5 spoke wheels. My tire has run flat on the passenger rear and I went to change it tonight and had a really confusing experience. I jacked the car up, removed ALL FIVE lugnuts, and the wheel will still not come off of the wheel hub. I can't figure out why, though! My wife's old car had these goofy locking hubcaps, but I don't see a way to remove the small cap on these wheels and they don't seem like locking caps. Can any of you guys shed some light on this issue? I removed the lugnuts, couldnt find anything else holding it on, kicked the hell out of it to see if it would pop off, set it down with all lugnuts loosened, and even tried the other side. Both of the wheels will not come off. I'm sure I'm completely missing something totally stupid.... can anyone offer a suggestion? I even consulted the manual (which said to pop off the wheel cover and undo the four lugnuts... lotta help that was).
Below is an image of my car with the wheels in question:
Below is an image of my car with the wheels in question: