Removing or Installing Front or Rear Wheel

36 10 300 Removing or installing front or rear wheel





Special tools required:
^ 36 1 250
^ 36 1 300

Important: Wheel was balanced electronically.





Observe the following in order to avoid positioning errors and imbalance:
- Loosen wheel bolts.
- Wheel positioned with valve facing down.
- If several wheels are removed at the same time, mark the installation location of the wheels on the tires (e.g. with chalk).
- Mark out wheel to wheel hub.
- Mark out lockable wheel stud in relation to wheel.
- Release wheel bolts, remove wheel.





Important: Contact faces between brake disk and disk wheel and between brake disk and wheel hub must be free of grease.

Follow instructions on initializing tyre defect indicator (RPA).

Remove dirt, grease residues and corrosion from contact face (1) of brake disk with special tool 36 1 250.

Note: Degrease contact face with universal cleaner, refer to BMW Parts Service.

Note: If there are grease residues in the area of the wheel stud bore, the brake disk must be removed and cleaned.
Remove and install front brake disks.
Remove and install rear brake disks.

Remove dirt, grease residues and corrosion from contact face (1) of disk wheel with special tool 36 1 250.

Note: Degrease contact face with universal cleaner, refer to BMW Parts Service.

Check brake disk retaining bolt (1) for secure seating.





Important: Brake disk retaining bolt must under no circumstances protrude over contact face (2) between brake disk and disk wheel.







Apply a thin coat of grease to wheel centering (1) in disk wheel.

Note: Refer to BMW Service Operating Fluids, Main Group 36.





Wheel studs with taper:
a. Wheel bolt - galvanized
b. Wheel bolt - black chrome plated
c. Wheel bolt - black chrome plated and lockable
d. Lockable wheel stud with adapter, black chrome-plated

Note: To release and tighten down lockable wheel stud, use a matching adapter from special tool 36 1 300 (wheel stud adapter set).

Clean wheel bolts and check threads for damage, replace, if necessary.
Replace rusty wheel bolts.

Important: Do not apply oil to new wheel bolts.

In the case of used wheel bolts, apply an extremely thin coating of engine oil to the threads and tapers before reinstalling them.

Important: Under no circumstances use pneumatic or power screwdrivers to install and tighten the wheel studs.

Important: Disk wheel must rest uniformly against brake disk.





Screw in wheel studs and, to center disk wheel, tighten down by hand diagonally and evenly.
Using torque wrench, firmly tighten wheel studs in diagonal and even sequence.