Crazy Spare Tire Incident

Feb 14, 2006 | 02:07 AM

ClkE20

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Crazy Spare Tire Incident

I got caught coming home from the city in the snow storm on saturday and I heard the dreaded sound of a flat. I got out and looked and sure enough I had a flat. After getting the bolts off the wheel (which I removed for the first time) that felt like Arnold Schwartzenegger tightened them. Itake off the old wheel and go to put the spare and the wheel bolts are too short

. I was pissed so pissed cold and frustrated that I just rode the rest of the way home on the flat doing 10 mph. Is there something that I was missing? I have the full size black rim spare. Are there some bolts in a secret compartment to be used only with the spare? WTf!!!

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Feb 14, 2006 | 08:27 AM

viking01

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Pls see attached page from the manual.

-Eric-

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Feb 14, 2006 | 05:15 PM

ClkE20

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Thanks man I gotta buy a manual I didnt see those bolts in the well but I'll look again.

Feb 15, 2006 | 05:01 AM

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humm i dont seem to see those spare tire bolts in my spare tire well too, and i have used the spare wheel b4 with the stock nuts and it seem to work fine?

Feb 15, 2006 | 08:37 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ClkE20

Thanks man I gotta buy a manual I didnt see those bolts in the well but I'll look again.

Well, you can get a manual for free here:

http://www.theworkshopmercedesbenz.com/downloads.htm

-Eric-

Mar 13, 2006 | 01:16 AM

ClkE20

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Thanks viking01 for that link I havent been on for a while and just saw it. It was very useful (for me at least). Maybe it should be a sticky I'm sure somebody else may have lost or dont have theirs.