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harryc · 09-10-2022, 10:51 AM

does anyone know who might be making or selling "wheel buddies" as listed at Snyders but currently unavailable. They consist of 2 long attachments (maybe 6 inches or so) that screw onto a couple of wheel studs and allow you to guide the wheel on more easily and eliminate some of the struggle as you get older. Looks like a good idea to me especially when mounting 16 inch wheels which can be a little hard to align.

alexiskai · 09-10-2022, 11:16 AM

Someone posted a tip recently: if you have a traditional X-shaped lug wrench, you put the wrench on the floor with two legs under the hub and two legs toward you. You put the wheel between the legs, close to the center, and then you lift up on the end of the wrench, which acts like a lever to lift the wheel into position. Haven’t tried it, but it sounds plausible.

harryc · 09-10-2022, 11:20 AM

Ii'll try it and see! thanks

BillCNC · 09-10-2022, 01:01 PM

I make sure ONE stud is at the top, and match the wheel to it. the tire is only 1" above the ground when I remove it or install it. Not much lifting there. I'm 61 and disabled and have no issues doing it this way. Trying to align two studs on the top, ... fuggedaboutit.

Regards
Bill

bruceincam · 09-10-2022, 02:17 PM

Or use your brake board to set the front brakes. That helps me mount the front tires. I don't use my brake board to adjust them but it really works well to simply set them when I want to put the fronts on.

Jim/GA · 09-10-2022, 02:25 PM

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Here it is! Works quite well. I have been doing for years.

Jim/GA · 09-10-2022, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bruceincam

Or use your brake board to set the front brakes. That helps me mount the front tires. I don't use my brake board to adjust them but it really works well to simply set them when I want to put the fronts on.

This is also a really good add. Thanks!

Big hammer · 09-10-2022, 05:29 PM

Or you can sit on a milk crate using your feet as wedges to lift the wheels, that leaves both hands free to push the wheel over the lugs. We old people should be glad A’s don’t use bolts to attach the wheels

[email protected] · 09-10-2022, 08:10 PM

A good ole fashioned shovel used as a lever always works for me…

updraught · 09-11-2022, 06:57 AM

Yep, shovel. Shove the blade under the tyre as far as it will go and push down on the handle to lift.

J Franklin · 09-11-2022, 01:22 PM

Fill those tires with Helium and they will be a lot easier to lift for mounting, and will give you 10% better gas milage due to less weight!

09-10-2022, 10:51 AM	#1
harryc Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: CA Posts: 206	wheel buddies does anyone know who might be making or selling "wheel buddies" as listed at Snyders but currently unavailable. They consist of 2 long attachments (maybe 6 inches or so) that screw onto a couple of wheel studs and allow you to guide the wheel on more easily and eliminate some of the struggle as you get older. Looks like a good idea to me especially when mounting 16 inch wheels which can be a little hard to align.

09-10-2022, 11:16 AM	#2
alexiskai Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Mebane NC Posts: 2,356	Re: wheel buddies Someone posted a tip recently: if you have a traditional X-shaped lug wrench, you put the wrench on the floor with two legs under the hub and two legs toward you. You put the wheel between the legs, close to the center, and then you lift up on the end of the wrench, which acts like a lever to lift the wheel into position. Haven’t tried it, but it sounds plausible.

09-10-2022, 11:20 AM	#3
harryc Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: CA Posts: 206	Re: wheel buddies Ii'll try it and see! thanks

09-10-2022, 01:01 PM	#4
BillCNC Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: SoCal Desert Posts: 826	Re: wheel buddies I make sure ONE stud is at the top, and match the wheel to it. the tire is only 1" above the ground when I remove it or install it. Not much lifting there. I'm 61 and disabled and have no issues doing it this way. Trying to align two studs on the top, ... fuggedaboutit. Regards Bill

09-10-2022, 02:17 PM	#5
bruceincam Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Camarillo, Ca Posts: 167	Re: wheel buddies Or use your brake board to set the front brakes. That helps me mount the front tires. I don't use my brake board to adjust them but it really works well to simply set them when I want to put the fronts on.

09-10-2022, 05:29 PM	#8
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,131	Re: wheel buddies Or you can sit on a milk crate using your feet as wedges to lift the wheels, that leaves both hands free to push the wheel over the lugs. We old people should be glad A’s don’t use bolts to attach the wheels __________________ Don't force it with a little hammer tap, tap, tap get a bigger hammer tap done

09-10-2022, 08:10 PM	#9
[email protected] Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 730	Re: wheel buddies A good ole fashioned shovel used as a lever always works for me…

09-11-2022, 06:57 AM	#10
updraught Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 1,971	Re: wheel buddies Yep, shovel. Shove the blade under the tyre as far as it will go and push down on the handle to lift.

09-11-2022, 01:22 PM	#11
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,964	Re: wheel buddies Fill those tires with Helium and they will be a lot easier to lift for mounting, and will give you 10% better gas milage due to less weight!