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11-15-2009, 11:22 AM
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Hello all,
Almost time for my car to be returned and putting on winter wheels so figured it was good time to remove my wheel spacers. I had installed 10mm H&R spacers on my rear wheels and used plenty of anti-seize at the time. Tried to take them off today and they are stuck. Attempted typical flat head and hammer but nothing. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Almost time for my car to be returned and putting on winter wheels so figured it was good time to remove my wheel spacers. I had installed 10mm H&R spacers on my rear wheels and used plenty of anti-seize at the time. Tried to take them off today and they are stuck. Attempted typical flat head and hammer but nothing. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
11-15-2009, 11:31 AM
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My Ride: 2011.5 Alpine White E90 M3 | Black Novillo Leather | Carbon Fiber Leather Trim | ZCP | ZP2 | M-DCT | Navigation | Moonroof | 6FL Mods: TMS 12.5mm spacers all around l Hawk HPS Brake Pads l OEM M3 Edition Grills l Paint Matched Side Gills l Key Hole D
some suggest taking a torch get them to loosen up
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11-15-2009, 11:40 AM
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You make sure there is no brake cleaner on the breaks when you hit them with the torch. If you heat that stuff up, it turns into a gas real quick and can kill you. No joke.
11-15-2009, 11:42 AM
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My Ride: 2011.5 Alpine White E90 M3 | Black Novillo Leather | Carbon Fiber Leather Trim | ZCP | ZP2 | M-DCT | Navigation | Moonroof | 6FL Mods: TMS 12.5mm spacers all around l Hawk HPS Brake Pads l OEM M3 Edition Grills l Paint Matched Side Gills l Key Hole D
Originally Posted by sol' post='1055307' date='Nov 15 2009, 12:38 PM
Thanks- did a search and found some ideas.
11-15-2009, 05:03 PM
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My Ride: 2011.5 Alpine White E90 M3 | Black Novillo Leather | Carbon Fiber Leather Trim | ZCP | ZP2 | M-DCT | Navigation | Moonroof | 6FL Mods: TMS 12.5mm spacers all around l Hawk HPS Brake Pads l OEM M3 Edition Grills l Paint Matched Side Gills l Key Hole D
Originally Posted by sol' post='1055338' date='Nov 15 2009, 01:59 PM
3 minutes with torch, back side of hammer to leverage from center and off they went....no fuss. Thanks all and thanks to previous posters on subject.
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Originally Posted by sol' post='1055338' date='Nov 15 2009, 05:59 PM
3 minutes with torch, back side of hammer to leverage from center and off they went....no fuss. Thanks all and thanks to previous posters on subject.
This has actually worked for me when I have had a tough screw to remove.
The torch actually causes the area to expand, which causes the sticky stuff to loosen.