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10-28-2008, 02:37 PM
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4th Gear Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Mississauga
Posts: 833
Car: Mississauga Transit
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MLue1
Here are the pics, I hope this clarifys my method.
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10-30-2008, 12:26 PM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Toronto
Posts: 46
Car: E39 530i M-Sport
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Won't this method screw up your alignment??
Just curious....
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10-30-2008, 02:28 PM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Markham
Posts: 447
Car: '99 540iT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vicman17
Won't this method screw up your alignment??
Just curious....
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To be honest I never gave it much thought but I don't think it would as you r applying pressure to the bottom of the wheel which shouldn't affect the toe at all and the camber it normally hard to knock out.
As others have posted there are other ways so "you can choose your poison".
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10-30-2008, 07:23 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Lynchburg, Tennessee
Posts: 110
Car: 88 327 eT, 06 750i
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eurostyle
If you have all 5 bolts off, then thats IT, the wheels are just stuck. One SURE way off getting them off; put the bolts back on, but not all the way in (about 1 turn away), take the car out for a ride and make a sharp turn, you will feel the wheel snap off, at this point SLOWLY take the car back and remove the wheel, repeat for all seized rims!  |
ya that would be the polish way of doing it!
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11-01-2008, 03:18 PM
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5th Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: T·O·R·O·N·T·O
Posts: 1,053
Car: 09 STi :: E39 540
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Woo... I like that! Thanks MLue1. Now I can sell my rubber mallet 
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11-11-2008, 07:13 PM
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Supercharge Me!
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Mississauga
Posts: 67
Car: 1992 325, 1999 528, 2003 M3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Eurostyle
If you have all 5 bolts off, then thats IT, the wheels are just stuck. One SURE way off getting them off; put the bolts back on, but not all the way in (about 1 turn away), take the car out for a ride and make a sharp turn, you will feel the wheel snap off, at this point SLOWLY take the car back and remove the wheel, repeat for all seized rims! |
LOL wow! sounds like a tip from BmrSprt
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11-12-2008, 02:48 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Creston, Iowa
Posts: 4,180
Car: 1972 Citroen SM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MLue1
Here are the pics, I hope this clarifys my method.
Cheers
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lol
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