Removing Wheels on my 2012 C63?
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Removing Wheels on my 2012 C63?
I like to keep my brake rotors & inside wheel/hubs etc clean, so thought I might, at some stage, remove the wheels to do some cleaning....I'll probably use the supplied car jack to enable this.
I was just wondering, that with tyre sensors, are there any things I should look out for when taking the wheels off, & then putting them back on.
Anyone had any issues with the standard jack/jacking points?
Cheers, Pickles.
I was just wondering, that with tyre sensors, are there any things I should look out for when taking the wheels off, & then putting them back on.
Anyone had any issues with the standard jack/jacking points?
Cheers, Pickles.
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I like to keep my brake rotors & inside wheel/hubs etc clean, so thought I might, at some stage, remove the wheels to do some cleaning....I'll probably use the supplied car jack to enable this.
I was just wondering, that with tyre sensors, are there any things I should look out for when taking the wheels off, & then putting them back on.
Anyone had any issues with the standard jack/jacking points?
Cheers, Pickles.
I was just wondering, that with tyre sensors, are there any things I should look out for when taking the wheels off, & then putting them back on.
Anyone had any issues with the standard jack/jacking points?
Cheers, Pickles.
I watched them take my wheel off yesterday at bob Janes and there was nothing out of the ordinary. Floor jack, bolts off, wheel off. Putting it back on there was no torque wrench, the guy just did it up till he felt it was right.
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If I was paying somebody to do maintenance on my vehicle (wheel instalation) then I want them to do it by the book (torque values), wheel over torque could result with cracks around the bolt hole or thread damage.
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Should ideally use torque wrench to do the final tightening of the nuts.
Rattle guns can damage studs easily eg strip threads.
They also inevitably overtighten them so much that you might not even be able to loosen them if you had to do an emergency tyre change with the supplied tyre wrench...ask me how I know this!
Rattle guns can damage studs easily eg strip threads.
They also inevitably overtighten them so much that you might not even be able to loosen them if you had to do an emergency tyre change with the supplied tyre wrench...ask me how I know this!
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The TPMS units are located inside the tires (it's an extension of the valve stem that nests just inside the rim), so no need to worry about that. On my old ('10) C63, the only issue I kind of worried about was bonking the calipers as I moved wheels on & off.
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You can take the wheel off with no problems always torque the wheel.
As far as the sensors put the wheel back on the corner it came off of or you will have to reset the TPMS for instance left rear has to be put back on the left rear if you put it on the right rear it will still say it is the left rear
As far as the sensors put the wheel back on the corner it came off of or you will have to reset the TPMS for instance left rear has to be put back on the left rear if you put it on the right rear it will still say it is the left rear
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You can take the wheel off with no problems always torque the wheel.
As far as the sensors put the wheel back on the corner it came off of or you will have to reset the TPMS for instance left rear has to be put back on the left rear if you put it on the right rear it will still say it is the left rear
As far as the sensors put the wheel back on the corner it came off of or you will have to reset the TPMS for instance left rear has to be put back on the left rear if you put it on the right rear it will still say it is the left rear
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Since this car uses lug bolts and not lug nuts on studs get one of these handy tools for removal and remounting your wheels. It makes the job so much easier and user friendly. It screws in like a stud to guide the wheel off and back on again and makes lining up the lug holes a piece of cake. I got mine from Reverse Logic and Fred is a great guy to deal with.
http://www.reverselogic.us/ReverseLo...ited/Home.html
http://www.reverselogic.us/ReverseLo...ited/Home.html
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Thank you all for your replies, particularly "Justthebest" as I didn't know where the sensors are, & didn't want to "disturb", or damage them.
So, you've all found the factory jack to be OK?
Cheers, Pickles.
So, you've all found the factory jack to be OK?
Cheers, Pickles.
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If you're in a pinch, how would you get the lugs off? I've found the MB supplied wrench basically useless, as WagsC63 pointed out. I would prefer not to have to carry a breaker bar in the trunk.
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Since this car uses lug bolts and not lug nuts on studs get one of these handy tools for removal and remounting your wheels. It makes the job so much easier and user friendly. It screws in like a stud to guide the wheel off and back on again and makes lining up the lug holes a piece of cake. I got mine from Reverse Logic and Fred is a great guy to deal with.
http://www.reverselogic.us/ReverseLo...ited/Home.html
http://www.reverselogic.us/ReverseLo...ited/Home.html
Did you order the ones shown on the list.."W204 C Class 2008=Present M14X1.5?...ie are they the right ones for the C63
I reckon the S/S items would be worth the extra would they not?
Cheers, Pickles.
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Don't use the mickey mouse stock jack. Get a floor jack and the proper jack pads. http://www.reverselogic.us/ReverseLo...Jack_Pads.html
After you've driven it a few hundred miles check the torque on the lugs.
After you've driven it a few hundred miles check the torque on the lugs.
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Don't use the mickey mouse stock jack. Get a floor jack and the proper jack pads. http://www.reverselogic.us/ReverseLo...Jack_Pads.html
After you've driven it a few hundred miles check the torque on the lugs.
After you've driven it a few hundred miles check the torque on the lugs.
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Mort...another question.
I've also looked at the jack pads you mentioned, from the same supplier. So these sit on top of my trolley jack & enable me to lift via the factory jack points, because this device slots into the factory jack location? Is that correct? For your C63 did you order part no, "W204Plus"?
Thanks again, Pickles.
I've also looked at the jack pads you mentioned, from the same supplier. So these sit on top of my trolley jack & enable me to lift via the factory jack points, because this device slots into the factory jack location? Is that correct? For your C63 did you order part no, "W204Plus"?
Thanks again, Pickles.
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Mort...another question.
I've also looked at the jack pads you mentioned, from the same supplier. So these sit on top of my trolley jack & enable me to lift via the factory jack points, because this device slots into the factory jack location? Is that correct? For your C63 did you order part no, "W204Plus"?
Thanks again, Pickles.
I've also looked at the jack pads you mentioned, from the same supplier. So these sit on top of my trolley jack & enable me to lift via the factory jack points, because this device slots into the factory jack location? Is that correct? For your C63 did you order part no, "W204Plus"?
Thanks again, Pickles.
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Since this car uses lug bolts and not lug nuts on studs get one of these handy tools for removal and remounting your wheels. It makes the job so much easier and user friendly. It screws in like a stud to guide the wheel off and back on again and makes lining up the lug holes a piece of cake. I got mine from Reverse Logic and Fred is a great guy to deal with.
http://www.reverselogic.us/ReverseLo...ited/Home.html
http://www.reverselogic.us/ReverseLo...ited/Home.html
Just wondering why you would need this? The wheels are hub centric and sit on the hub and can be rotated on the hub to get the desired lug location
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I thought that too... being hub centric, it's already the most user friendly way of removing and installing.
Nothing hard about rotating the wheel around until you see all the holes match up. Even for a mere $10, I don't see the point.
Nothing hard about rotating the wheel around until you see all the holes match up. Even for a mere $10, I don't see the point.
