Subject: [W126 Coupe] how difficult can it be to change a tire... done!.. and on to the next problem..

[Jan Michael Kubr]

First off, the shop that's responsible for the overtightening was 
actually a dedicated MB/BMW place... must have gotten a bad mechanic or 
something.

Anyhow, went to a place called wheelworks in San Francisco and, low and 
behold, with the right sized wrench (in this case honkin' big!) we were 
able to get the bolt off, no damage! After getting tire replaced, I had 
an alignment done by the same shop ($99... ) but they also informed me 
that my front shocks were leaking and needed replacement (that shop does 
not do shocks though). I wonder what the urgency on that is?

On a sidenote, my transmission is also acting up, reluctant to shift 
from 2nd to 3rd gear (now happens at around 4k rpm instead of the 
sub-3k).....

These cars are an endless moneypit, aren't they...

mike
San Francisco, CA
1989 560SEC, ~130k miles

Ronny Geenen wrote:

> I had once that problem with one of the wheels of my Jaguar.
> I had to use a torque wrench and set it to about 200 lbs to loosen the 
> bolt.
> I think the tire shops are tightening the bolts to much.
> And a torque wrench at Home Depot cost about $69.00.
>  
> Ronny
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* David Fatovic <mailto:coloradocroat at yahoo.com>
>     *To:* Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mailto:mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:44 AM
>     *Subject:* Re: Subject: [W126 Coupe] how difficult can it be to
>     change a tire...
>
>     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
>     <mailto:cousinbruce at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>     > 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 <mailto:jm at kubr.com>>
>     > Subject: [W126 Coupe] how difficult can it be to
>     > change a tire...
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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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