Well, these vehicles are not the easiest for us old codgers.  I even have difficulty with the spare tire stowage.  mcneely

---- Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Actually, I do have a titanium right knee, and that's the one I use! It
> bends fine to 90 degrees plus, and I kneel on the left knee and use the
> right knee (shin actually) and toe wedged under the tire.  They are well
> trained after 35 years of doing this.
>
> Stuart
>
> To: Stuart MacMillan
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Putting on tires: three hands
>
> You don't have a limited-range titanium knee on one leg and a fused ankle on
> the other, I bet.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
> On 08/28/2012 08:36 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
> > I use two hands and a knee&  toe under the tire to lift it into alignment.
> > Easy!
> >
> > Stuart
>
> [snip]

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David McNeely