I'm so ashamed of myself. I service both my cars (and my occassional '72 Triumph Spitfire), I've changed gearboxes, fitted new heads, just about everything.......

And I can't get the wheels off my Golf!!!!

1997 MkIII Golf GTi 2.0 8v, factory fit alloys.

Undone all the bolts (five bolt) on the rear wheels (happen to be changing the wheel bearings) and jacked it up...... wheels are stuck fast!!!

I've hit them from behind with a sledgehammer as hard as I dare (any more will knock the car off the stands).

What on earth is going on? Am I missing something very obvious?!