Subject: [W126 Coupe] how difficult can it be to change a tire...

[Jan Michael Kubr]

Thank you all for your suggestions and help. Unfortunately, I wont be 
able to work on the car until the weekend to try my luck...

The car is a '89 560SEC with the stock chromed wheels.

mike
San Francisco, CA

David Fatovic wrote:

>It is also a good idea, to take them to the wire wheel
>to clean them up a little.  I do that with most bolts
>I take out so I can get the crap off of them.
>
>David
>
>--- bruce tranter <cousinbruce at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>Make sure to put some lubricant on them after you
>>get them out. If you are 
>>percervering and keep constant pressure on the lug,
>>you could get it to 
>>break loose. At least it worked for me. The lug is
>>now out of specs, but it 
>>did come out. Slightly greased all of the lugs and
>>no problems since.
>>Bruce
>>
>>Message: 1
>>Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:39:26 -0800
>>From: Jan Michael Kubr <jm at kubr.com>
>>Subject: [W126 Coupe] how difficult can it be to
>>change a tire...
>>To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
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>>Message-ID: <423F14DE.9000409 at kubr.com>
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>>So I got a new set off BF Goodrich tires at costco
>>($381 installed) but
>>turns out they were unable to get one nut off on the
>>front right tire.
>>They sent me to another shop but even they, after
>>trying 3 different
>>guns, could not get it off.
>>
>>So once I find a shop that can get the damn thing
>>off, most likely
>>something will have broken. Now I was told (and not
>>having a service
>>manual handy) that if one of the bolts breaks, I'd
>>have to replace the
>>backplate to which all five bolts are attached.. 
>>any truth to that?
>>
>>mike
>>
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