"I think they are even more frustrating because as someone mentioned the hub turns with the wheel when you try to line up the holes. Eventually I got the habit of putting the e-brake on and putting the trans in gear" That was me. And after considerable research, I have found that the e-brake and transmission have little effect on how easily the front wheels turn. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 08/28/2012 07:06 PM, Edward Maglott wrote: > I think the method I described which others also use and endorsed > comes from being of rather slight build and always looking for ways > that need the use of less muscle. The various methods using feet and > legs always got me all dirty too. I had about a 25 year career of > autocrossing FWD VWs and for a good part of that I was changing tires > at the event, then putting street tires back on to drive home. A lot > of tire changing. Those are the hubcentric wheels with bolts and > thinking back I think they are even more frustrating because as > someone mentioned the hub turns with the wheel when you try to line > up the holes. Eventually I got the habit of putting the e-brake on > and putting the trans in gear... sheesh I don't miss changing 4 > tires in a hot parking lot after baking in the sun all day. > Edward |
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