Pulling out the spare tire: stupid, stupid... STUPID!

[Saintor]

I decided to rotate tires this morning, using the spare tire.

The retaining mechanism is nothing short of STUPID.

It has a vertical threaded stud and a flynut.

What do you think happens when you pull out the spare tire, taking 2-3 moves
because it is not exactly light?

The stud can scratch the mag! I have now a 3/4" scratch on my mag.

Now that you know, pay more attention than I did. But it is a bad design. In
more conventional cars, it is the contrary, you have a long bolt that will
screw in a threaded hole.

[Lee]

Is the stud at the center of the wheel? If so, it has been like that for the past 40 years. In 20 years of BMW ownership, I never scratched a mag. Perhaps it requires to get used to it.

[Nano]

It's the same thing on mercedes and VW/Audi If I remember. Stud is welded, and you just remove the nut to free the wheel

Nissan has the opposite, you unscrew the entire stud.