

| Subject: | Re: Putting on tires: three hands |
| From: | Rocket J Squirrel |
| Date: | Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:59:34 -0700 |
Sounds like this has been sorted out. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 08/28/2012 03:46 PM, OlRivrRat wrote: > Jim > > Actually it appears that MikeS beat us to the 2nding of it so I guess > I 3rded it & you 4thed it. > > ORR ~ DeanB > > > On 28 Aug , 2012, at 4:34 PM, Jim Felder wrote: > >> I second this method as a best practice... works on all cars without >> "self aligning" wheels and hubs. >> >> Jim >> >> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 5:22 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> >> wrote: >> This really works ~ I've been using that method for 33yrs ~ >> once you >> get the wheel up >> >> on hub you just have to turn the wheel & the hub & one set of holes >> soon line up & you pop in >> >> a bolt. I suppose there could be some wheels with bigger center holes >> that might not work & >> >> I only have had to do it on a 2WD so I don't know if it works on a >> Sync. >> >> ORR ~ DeanB >> >> >> >> On 28 Aug , 2012, at 11:28 AM, 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. >> >> -- >> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott >> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, >> Bend, Ore. >> >> On 08/28/2012 09:27 AM, Edward Maglott wrote: >> I stick the wheel on so it's center opening is on the hub, then >> rotate it >> and the hub until a wheel hole lines up with a hub hole on the >> right side. >> (I'm right handed.) Then I just hold wheel with one hand, you >> don't have >> to hold it up, the hub is carrying the weight. Once you get that >> one bolt >> in, rotate wheel so that hole is at the top. Then all the other >> holes are >> pretty much lined up. It's pretty easy. >> >> Edward >>
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