Waggin

I had one of my 45 lb wheels off again, and was dreading the lift / position routine to mount it back on the hub, even with the plastic pin tool.
So, I pulled a length of steel bar out of my junk bin (Salvaged from an old printer), and ground a **** end on it so it fit loosely into the lug bolt holes. The **** keeps it centered in the hole, but allows it to be angled downward.

To use: Position a bolt hole near the top of the wheel, stick the bar through the wheel, into the hole, lift and push. No holding 45lbs up in the air while trying to poke a hole you can't see over a black plastic pin.


There may be tools like this on the market, but I've never seen one.

And, and old one about my too-small A3..

HOiYA

The youtube video is not public. But I am guessing it is referring to a Lug Bolt Guide.

Reggie

For those of us who don't have machine tools there are several mfrs who make steel or aluminum ones that screw into the wheel bolt holes.

But that was cool to design one from scratch

Waggin

Ok, I forgot to publish it. Did so, should be visible now.

It's not one of the straight pins, My A3 came with a plastic one, but the hard part is that you have to lift the heavy wheel off the floor and thread a hole that you can't see over a pin that you can't see, while holding 45 lbs up. It usually took me several tries, resting my arms between them.

This tool can be inserted through the wheel hole while it's sitting on the floor, and into the hub hole. Just lift and push, and the wheel is in place in one second. No feeling around while holding all that weight.