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Subject:Re: Putting on tires: three hands
From:Mike S
Date:Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:22:01 -0400

On 8/28/2012 1:28 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> You must have a smaller center hole in your rims than I. Here, when the
> rim is hanging from the hub, all the holes in the rim sit below their
> corresponding holes in the wheel.

It's not too hard to just swing/rotate the wheel and get a bolt hole
lined up. The wheel isn't centered at that point, but after you get the
first bolt in, it's easier to do so.

Think of it the other way - remove 4 bolts, loosen the last, and let the
wheel flop so it hits the hub. That - in reverse.