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      08-28-2011, 07:24 PM   #13
hollysmac
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Originally Posted by pberenson View Post
You can buy a tool, essentially one very long stud that you can use when changing wheels. You put it in one of the stud locations in the rotor and then you can hang the wheel on it and put in the other wheel studs. Works great.
I had that with my 97 e36 M3 and it still was a pain to change the wheels. With the studs you just put it on; push it against the hub ; hand start the bolts and go for it with your portable impact wrench. My Dewalt tightens it just below the torque setting. I am a 5'4" female and I used to just struggle with the bolts. Even with the single tool it was hard to hold the wheel on the hub while I fiddled with the bolt.
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