Over tight Lug Nuts
Not BMW, but I'm sure the same applies. The mother changed her car recently, said I would give the alloys a proper (wheel off) clean. Glad she hasn't had a puncture so far as I snapped the head of one of the lugs off with a breaker bar trying (failing) to open it.
All others seem to be the same, trigger happy air powered wrench monkey I presume.
Question: will a decent air impact wrench loosen them? Don't want to be left having to drill out 20 threads.
I really hope so as I'm in the same situation with my own car! Extremely annoying to say the least:@
A decent air impact gun should open them. Putting a socket onto the nut and then hitting it with a hammer a couple of times to 'shock' the nut works the odd time too.
Get new wheel bolts and a torque wrench..
http://www.bmwhaus.ie/forum/showthread.php?tid=769&pid=38536#pid38536
Christ on a bike!Originally Posted by Peter-E36
Off to local tyre shop tmrw, hopefully get it sorted.
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