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What do you carry to remove the T50 rear tire bolts?  This CruzTools $18.00 tool seems expensive. Image


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R2K wrote:What do you carry to remove the T50 rear tire bolts?
T50 Torx socket 3/8" drive, https://www.silverlinetools.com/en-GB/P ... ame=580431

75mm 3/8" extension bar, https://www.silverlinetools.com/en-GB/P ... ame=196508

3/8" drive ratchet handle, https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/pro199/

A mobile phone plus the BMW Roadside Assistance phone number.
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David. wrote: A mobile phone plus the BMW Roadside Assistance phone number.

That's all I carry
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Can’t help thinking that Cruz-Tools effort does look a bit flimsy. These screws can be very tight depending on who last installed the wheel. I can recall shearing off a “Snap-On” T50 Torx Bit trying to remove screws fitted by a BMW Dealer. I would have a practice run loosening off and re-tightening at home rather than at the side of the road.
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The Silverline T50 Torx socket & 75mm extention bar or similar can be used with a torque wrench when re-tightening the wheel bolts.

Don't forget the tools required to remove/swing the silencer out of the way to access the wheel bolts.
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