I use two hands and a knee & toe under the tire to lift it into alignment.
Easy!

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Rocket J Squirrel
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 7:29 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Putting on tires: three hands

So yesterday I swapped out the two front tires on my van with a pair of
older ones due to excessive wear on one of the newer ones. My stepson, a tow
truck driver for ten years now, was on hand to help the old man.

"I hate cars that use bolts instead of having studs on the wheels," he said.

I can see his point. With studs, you have something to hang the heavy tire
on, but with bolts, I found myself needing three hands: two to lift and
align the bolt holes and a third to start the first bolt. He provided that
third hand. I'm hoping I'll never have to do it by myself.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.