Urgent Mercedes wheel change

chipbeck

May be wrong forum but please bare with me.
I have an E class merc which to my delight has a flat. I've put the spare on but it would appear the rear brakes are kicking in and I can't move it. Any of you mechanic type bods got any ideas. Wheel will move about a foot forward/reverse before brake appears to kick in.

aardvarkuk

Have you put the wheel on correctly?

CHR15

I got the image of a wonky wheel too! did you tighten the bolts up using the diagonal method??

chipbeck

aardvarkuk wrote: »

Have you put the wheel on correctly?

Yeah I think so. All the bolts are in and tightened up.

chipbeck

CHR15 wrote: »

I got the image of a wonky wheel too! did you tighten the bolts up using the diagonal method??

1,3,5,2,4.

fwor

Auto transmission in Park?

gingababe

Are you using a space saver, because you might find that if you are using the space saver with the bolts off the alloy wheel they will be too long,hnce your problem, you should have a set of bolts just to use with the space saver.
Hope that helps.
Ginga

chipbeck

gingababe wrote: »

Are you using a space saver, because you might find that if you are using the space saver with the bolts off the alloy wheel they will be too long,hnce your problem, you should have a set of bolts just to use with the space saver.
Hope that helps.
Ginga

No it's a normal wheel.

chipbeck

fwor wrote: »

Auto transmission in Park?

Don't understand this one, sorry.

bockster

issues with the bolts on mercs ring bells with me!! is the spare a different style wheel?
one or all of the bolts arn't too long are they now the spare is on? i.e. can they stick too far through the hub and catch on something they shouldn't?
sounds far fetched, but a thought.

chipbeck

Anyone any ideas as to how I can shift it as the wifes mini's trapped in. Was hoping I could shove the merc out of the way.