Bolt to help putting a wheel back on

[B21]

Because I swap between winter and summer tyres on my 3 Series I bought one from Machine Monkey.

But to be honest one doesn't help much so maybe I need to buy a pair of them!

One seemed a recipe for cocking it over..I dammed the cash and bought 2 :tumbleweed: :rofl:

 

[Dark Diggler]

Velcro shoes.

 

[Mr Tidy]

To be honest after 5 years with my 330i I wish I had had studs fitted so I'd only need to slam the wheels on then wind nuts on!

Whoever thought wheel bolts were a good idea? :?

 

[Pondrew]

Two pages dedicated to threaded toothbrushes! :roll:

This forum is NO fun anymore.

I wish we had a new pandemic; the Covid threads were great! oke:

 

[Rsipad]

Wheel studs are great; they make swapping wheels really easy. I'd just recommend caution though. When I go in to tire shops to get new tires fitted, I have to bring them dismounted. Wheels and tires only. As my car has a "wheel stud conversion" which is not what the car came with, they will not touch my Z4 (this is in the USA so ymmv).

 

[coldel]

Two pages dedicated to threaded toothbrushes! :roll:

This forum is NO fun anymore.

I wish we had a new pandemic; the Covid threads were great! oke:

Mine arrive today, Im so excited

 

[pvr]

I have a pair of these, makes wheel removal and refitting a lot easier.

I have the same but it hurts my fingers getting the clips from the plastic box open :lol:

Ah bless you, you poor little thing

Your bedside manners are terrible :lol:

 

[Pondrew]

Mine arrive today, Im so excited

Blimey. I thought I lived a sad life! oke:

 

[coldel]

Mine arrive today, Im so excited

Blimey. I thought I lived a sad life! oke:

I also just diluted my Gtechniq APC at a 5:1 ratio and about to excitedly go out and scrub the little greeny bits off my roof, again, excitement levels at an all time high ...

 

[Pondrew]

Mine arrive today, Im so excited

Blimey. I thought I lived a sad life! oke:

I also just diluted my Gtechniq APC at a 5:1 ratio and about to excitedly go out and scrub the little greeny bits off my roof, again, excitement levels at an all time high ...

:rofl: :rofl:

 

[ESP]

Ive got one of these;
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234477806906

 

[B21]

Ive got one of these;
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234477806906

Screenshot 2024-04-09 at 14.34.22.png

Got mine..looks like those…a thing of beauty..love the knurled finish and nice slot head..

 

[coldel]

Strikes me that having two is more useful though? With one you are still manually lining the wheel up as it can rotate on the single bolt.

 

[Zedebee]

Mine look like ESP’s, I always use two at a time.

 

[B21]

Mine look like ESP’s, I always use two at a time.

Yup got two ..if I had 5 then it would be perfect :tumbleweed:

 

[ESP]

Strikes me that having two is more useful though? With one you are still manually lining the wheel up as it can rotate on the single bolt.

No, its a issue of weight, normally the wheel wants to fall outwards off the hub. Once you have on the wheel on over the chamfered hub and a bolt in, they are all lined up