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gmannino

11-14-2007, 05:10 PM

e34.535i.sport

11-14-2007, 05:32 PM

Can anyone post a picture of the factory mounting location of the BMW car jack? I cant seem to get mine to fit correctly and was wondering if I am mounting it wrong or if I am missing hardware. Thanks

I don't have a pic at the moment but i had trouble figuring it out at first... Assuming you've removed the 'carpety' (if there is such a word i'd be surprised) side panel you will see a bolt sticking out with a sort of butterfly nut on the end of it. If you close the jack fully and look at the curved end you will see a hole in it...

You need to insert the thin end of the jack way back into the boot in such a way that the bolt with the butterfly nut on it can go through the hole in the bottom end of the jack. (The winding arm will be above the main arm of the jack...)

Wow this is hard to explain without a picture... I'll try and get one on tomorrow :D

repenttokyo

11-14-2007, 05:37 PM

might i interject that the wrench that comes with the car to remove the lug nuts is next to useless.

attack eagle

11-14-2007, 10:03 PM

only if they are properly torqued... :P

at 45ftlbs (all i could manage out of the dang thing when I tightened some and then checked em with the torque wrench) it can remove them ok.

bmwrp8

11-14-2007, 10:43 PM

shogun

11-14-2007, 11:10 PM

hardware is shown here
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=HD23&mospid=47408&btnr=41_0330&hg=41&fg=25&hl=17
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=HD23&mospid=47408&btnr=71_0051&hg=71&fg=05&hl=3

LunatiC

11-15-2007, 02:55 AM

I took a photo of my jack last year and put it on my blog. Not sure if this will help you, but here goes...

http://acherion.com/blog/wp-content/bmw/IMG_0782.jpg

Paul in NZ

11-15-2007, 02:59 AM

there is a liitle block of fabric glued to the side of the panel at the position of the winding handle!

bmwrp8

11-15-2007, 03:37 AM

I took a photo of my jack last year and put it on my blog. Not sure if this will help you, but here goes...

http://acherion.com/blog/wp-content/bmw/IMG_0782.jpg

i knew it... mine's incomplete

artguy

11-15-2007, 09:05 AM

Hope they help.

http://www.captive1.com/mrk/jack_fit_w.jpg
http://www.captive1.com/mrk/wrench_position_w.jpg
http://www.captive1.com/mrk/jack_position_w.jpg
http://www.captive1.com/mrk/put_together_w.jpg

Ross

11-15-2007, 09:13 AM

only if they are properly torqued... :P

at 45ftlbs (all i could manage out of the dang thing when I tightened some and then checked em with the torque wrench) it can remove them ok.
100nm +/- 10 or 74 ft/lb +/- 7, according to Bentley
Been using 90 ft/lb here with anti-seize on threads only for decades with no problem removing.

Ferret

11-15-2007, 09:42 AM

Hope they help.

Niiiice piece of work.

I wish my boot carpets were that clean :D

Dave M

11-15-2007, 09:50 AM

Wow, thats pretty comprehensive. Dudes into his jack ;)

bsell

11-15-2007, 10:15 AM

100nm +/- 10 or 74 ft/lb +/- 7, according to Bentley
Been using 90 ft/lb here with anti-seize on threads only for decades with no problem removing.

See, I torqued mine to 105 ftlbs per some torque table I got off here and the local tire guy fussed at me for putting them on too loose! I don't care about what he says as they feel right to me!

Back on topic...don't you love fighting your jack into place? It comes out pretty easily, but man, getting the nose of the jack back into the spring-loaded clip is a knuckle-buster sometimes!

Brian

repenttokyo

11-15-2007, 11:50 AM

100nm +/- 10 or 74 ft/lb +/- 7, according to Bentley
Been using 90 ft/lb here with anti-seize on threads only for decades with no problem removing.

i can't get any leverage with that tiny wheel wrench - i bought a good cross and use that instead.

Macv

11-15-2007, 11:56 AM

anyone know the the thread size for the wingnut to hold the jack in?

gmannino

11-15-2007, 07:57 PM

Excellent response. Those pics were exactly what I was looking for. Thanks

attack eagle

11-15-2007, 11:42 PM

100nm +/- 10 or 74 ft/lb +/- 7, according to Bentley
Been using 90 ft/lb here with anti-seize on threads only for decades with no problem removing.
yes, I run mine at 80 ft/lbs but I wanted to see how bad the factory wrench was... I just carry a torque wrench now...
:D