Re: Brakes done, wheel install?

[Todd Young <tyoung@wamnet.com>]

Stuart Friedman wrote:

> With help of many  I was successful in getting the rear rotors and pads
> changed on my 1993 100s today; one good unexpected outcome was that I found
> I didn't have a tire iron in the vehicle I had been driving for the past 2+
> years! Brilliant.
>
> All went decently well until the time came to put the wheel back on.
> Getting it all lined up was insane... used to drive Saab 9000 (quiet down)
> and they had a little nipple on the hub that you could hang the wheel on
> while you were getting things started. Maybe a properly sized stud with a
> slot in the end for a screw driver, put the stud in, hand the wheel, get a
> few bolts in and then unscrew it?
>
> Other experiences?

 There should be a plastic hollow rod in with the jack, one end is threaded
and the other has a cross hole in it. You screw that into a lug hole and it's
easy to position the tire. One word of caution though, they have been know to
break off, in the hole. I took a piece of 1/4 inch steel rod stock and drilled
out the hollow part of the tool and then put a few threads on the end of the
steel rod and twisted it down into the middle of the tool to strenghten it.
Haven't had to use it yet though, and I'm knockin' on wood.

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