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Originally Posted by DoubleF
I didn't, till I became the oldest I've ever been and the damn things started going to R18-19. Doing two cars back to back gets tiring for that specific alignment part. Plus BMW like being weird, so I have to lift a tire on this middle lip thing to screw in a bolt/nut thing vs being able to lift the tire over and basically hang the tire on the bolt to pivot/align, then tighten it with a nut.
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Originally Posted by timun
FYI all of zee German cars use lug bolts instead of lug nuts, not just BMWs. I've helped friends & family with VWs swap tires around, and they're the exact same way: dumb ####ing lug bolts that according to the "official" procedure you should use an alignment tool—a glorified pin—to line the holes in the wheels and hubs up.
God forbid you cross-thread a bolt. Instead of getting a new stud put through the hub, unless you're lucky enough to be able to chase the threads you need to replace the hub entirely. Hooray.
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I've been changing tires for 40 years and had never heard of lug bolts until yesterday (in this thread). Then my daughter texted me yesterday to see if I could her here friend put her winters in her Mini Cooper (dad had promised to do them on the weekend and then left town for work). Being the awesome dad that I am went over last night to help and the damn things were lug bolts! At least I was somewhat prepared from reading this thread (thanks CP!) but what a PITA those things are. Or maybe I just don't know the trick to them. Just glad they were small tires so easy to maneuver.
I'm going to check out those tire trolleys. Changed 4 sets of tires this fall and my 56 year old back and knees are protesting.