Enzo wheel removal. Special tools required?

Read the owners manual. Then read the service manual..then remove the wheel.

 

Definitely a good place to start.

 

The proper tool is a snap on torque wrench with about a four foot handle. You must torque to exact specs. Jacking has to be done EXACTLY as specified or you can damage the chassis. There is also the matter of the PSI wheel sensors. You have to know what you're doing when you dismount the tire. Balancing is also an issue as if done wrong can destroy the Carbon Disks. You cannot simply replace a new wheel and tire with a different # PSI sensor. If you replace all wheel sensors you need an SD 2 to reprogram ecu. What exactly are you trying to do?

 

If I understand correctly you will also need a 3/4" breaker bar to loosen the wheels when removing them.

Torque wrenches are precision instruments and are NEVER used to loosen things.

 

We use a Snap On torque wrench something like that but I think ours is bigger. You have to get one that is capable of reaching torque specs which are very high as per service manual. As for jacking once again you have to follow service manual exactly.

My car is on route to Pebble so I don't have manuals available and my mechanic is on route to the Homeland so I can't ask him.

Why wouldn't you simply drive carefully to an authorised dealer and have them sort it?
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Absolutely Correct. That is a separate Snap On Tool. Unless you have a mechanic who is fully trained in Enzo's I wouldn't try do this. I have a full time mechanic but I'm not one.

 

No offense, but this is an ENZO, not a 308... Take it somewhere where they know what they are doing. In what part of Canada are you? If you are in Quebec, there are several shops around the Montreal area that can service an Enzo...

 

For one thing you need a 1 inch drive torque wrench. Longer than 4 foot handle would be helpful. Standing on the end of a 48 inch long wrench will not get the tire off or on with enough torque. You will need 6 feet. The wheel nut and parts have to be lubricated with a special grease so they do not seize because of dissimilar metals.

The lift points of the Enzo are not only exact and very critical but must be very even. Pads of the appropriate "give and compressibility" are a must. While you can use the emergency brake to lock to rear wheel to help it from turning, the front wheels are a challenge to keep from turning even when the car is down and there is a load in the front trunk.

Oh, if you have a good fuel load you need to put weight in the front trunk so the car will not fall back. The rear lift points are almost at the CG of the car.

Bottom Line: This is a job for the Ferrari dealership.

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Good Post. I think our wrench is six feet. Sal had to special order it and it wasn't cheap.

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If you are careful you'll probably do fine (do you know which way to turn the nuts?)

Have someone sit in the car and hold the brakes while you loosen the nuts before you jack it up.

 

A 1" Enzo wheel socket is available from Hill Engineering:

http://www.ricambiamerica.com/product_info.php?products_id=284222

Fits like a glove; lasts a lifetime.

 

Wow... I had no idea the Enzo was so.... technical.

Jim, where did Sal train? At the factory? Just curious...

Mike in Kuwait

 

He started in the Italian Navy on Submarines. He then worked for Alberto Pedretti for 30 years. He's trained the Factory.

He had huge input on P 4/5.

 

Also remember to place the balancing weights properly so as not to damage the rotors. As an aside what caused the wheels to go out of balance? The tires wear out pretty quickly on these cars I'd check them as well.

 

Sounds like he's invaluable...what a job!

Thanks!

Mike in Kuwait

 

If you have to do this, you've already lost the battle.

Go to the Canada section and see what independent shop is recommended in your area.

 

I disagree, it's not like very many shops have had regular contact with Enzos. Doing your homework ahead of time and locating the right tools and methods will save everyone time and trouble.

 

WOW!!!

I would have never imagined this type of complexity for changing tires and wheels!

Sal's Italian Navy training, has to help him think through simple tasks like this, before they become major complex issues, that would stop regular goat herders, with a few bucks, like me, with a busted ENZO, for all my efforts.

US Armed Forces Training, would also be of major help. If all else fails, you could call in the coordinates for an Air Strike(s), to properly finish the job.

Ciao...Paolo

 

Taking a wheel off the Enzo is probably a lot like getting the propellor off the boat

"righty tighty, lefty loosey" or is it the other way?

 

You look for an arrow or read the threads and bang it that way.....sounds like he has gotten good answers here, a big tool to break it loose and a precision one to reinstall....

Good idea, about the 'assistant' on the brakes!!

I think tire removal under any adverse conditions should be practiced, I ruin tires in all kinds of dreadful places, that big breaker bar would ba a nice self defense item,......