wheels are off

[Robert Rossato]

Mercedes have nice aluminium ones, which have a tapered increase in diameter
in the appropriate area to pick up on the ID of the bolt hole and center it
better.  The  S and ML class use 14mm bolts.  Not sure if the E class is
still using 12mm.  Anyway, you might find one in the trunk of a Merc in the
junkyard.  Or you could, I suppose, go check out the new Mercedes at your
local dealership and be sure to check out the trunk while looking them
over.  Sometimes things just fall in your hands... or so I've heard.

Now, as for me, I bought mine at Samstagsales.com.   They were around $10 or
$12 when I bought mine a few years ago.  They used to have them on Ebay.
Maybe they still do.  Don't know what they cost at a Mercedes dealer.  Maybe
they're comparable.

bob

On 8/31/08, Kneale Brownson <knealeski at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> First time I tried to use the worthless plastic alignment dohicky, it broke
> under the weight of the wheel.  Fun getting the plastic threads out of the
> hub hole in the dark in the middle of winter.  I now have appropriate bolts
> with their heads cut off to do that trick. They cost me a couple bucks
> apiece, plus some time with a hacksaw.   I have one in each car, along with
> a breaker bar or long-handled 1/2" drive wrench with the required extension
> and socket.  I also have 2-ton hydraulic floor jacks in every car, and a
> piece of 1X12 Oak board.
>
> Tony Hoffman <auditony at gmail.com> wrote:  Huw,
>
> They are about $18 at autozone. I've never broken one yet. Certainly
> more than enough for wheels, and my (wife/sister/mom/whoever else is
> driving the car) can't ever call me and say, "I can't get the lug nuts
> off".
>
> I have two of those plastic wheel line up tools. The first time I ever
> tried to use it, it crossthreaded. Some real piece of engineering
> there. Not that one is necessary at all, but it is nice to have.
>
> Tony
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 8:52 PM, Huw Powell wrote:
> >
> >> As for lining the wheel up, I bought an aluminum tool off ebay for
> >> about $12, trust me, it's priceless. I also put a 24" breaker bar with
> >> socket and extension in the trunk of every one of my (many) cars. It's
> >> another $25 that's really priceless.
> >
> > I eventually found one of the Audi (?) wheel-line-up plastic tools in a
> > parts car, although I don't think I've ever used it.
> >
> > Where are you getting 24" breaker bars from for that little money? Are
> they
> > any good?
> >
> > --
> > Huw Powell
> >
> > http://www.humanspeakers.com/
> >
> > http://www.humanthoughts.org/
> >
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