Wheel Removal 20" buggered

[Hillbilly]

Jack the car up until the load is relieved on the wheel enough for it to be slid off the studs and that means the wheel when being put back on does not have to be lifted onto the studs. We do trucks using that method all the time because they are simply too heavy too lift. No need for levers or extended studs at all and no reason to lift any heavy weight. The wheel is still on the ground but the studs centre in the hole so do not prevent the wheel being removed.

Yes but when the tyre is flat you dont have to jack it so high to get it off but need it a bit higher to get it on again Just rest the wheel against the hub and raise the jack to match the centre height.

[Ozsko]

Yes but when the tyre is flat you dont have to jack it so high to get it off but need it a bit higher to get it on again Just rest the wheel against the hub and raise the jack to match the centre height.

I have never had that problem as the tyre returns to the original diameter as the load is removed unless it has destroyed itself as often happens on trucks. Your idea will work just as well but whatever method you use you should not have to lift the wheel by setting the vehicle at the correct height. I wish I had a dollar for every wheel I have changed on trucks and cars over the years. What was worse was having to repair tubes on the side of the road on long trips, break the bead, tyre levers out and get the tyre off the rim one side to remove the tube and it was always raining or a hundred degrees.

[Rooboy]

I had to change my first tyre in over 10 years a few weeks ago and it was my first time changing a VW wheel but I didn't find any issue with lining it up to refit the wheel.

[ian]

Try doing it in the dark

[Ozsko]

Try doing it in the dark.....on a truck. One thing I do after a tyre fitter has changed the tyres is go around and back off the nuts and do them up with a torque wrench or the wheel brace supplied with the car. I have been stuck doing a wheel because they used a rattle gun and it won't happen again.