Sealey AK7500 ?

roverbarmy · 7th October 2023, 09:50

Sealey WheelEazy™ Wheel Fitting & Alignment Tool - AK7500

Anyone used one? The reviews say that the front wheel can rotate and slip perhaps in use. (Just leave in gear??) Otherwise, looks like a good thing for my bad back and knees!

Lagetha · 9th October 2023, 10:02

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Originally Posted by roverbarmy

Sealey WheelEazy™ Wheel Fitting & Alignment Tool - AK7500

Anyone used one? The reviews say that the front wheel can rotate and slip perhaps in use. (Just leave in gear??) Otherwise, looks like a good thing for my bad back and knees!

If it is just for your 75/ZT why not consider this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334375280678

I bought one earlier this year and it does make refitting wheels to my 75 much easier, and only a fraction of the cost of the Sealey item.

Oh, just noticed you are Roverless - but other sizes are available, so finding one for a Kia shouldn't pose a problem.

75driver · 10th October 2023, 20:01

I remember using something similar to that on a Passat many moons ago. (Came with the car).
The only trouble was that it was plastic.🧐
The 1st chance I had to use it was about 5am, mid December, when I got a puncture on an unlit country road (as is the way of things).
Of course…..it broke. Snapped off with 1/2 of it stuck in the bolt hole.🤬
Fun and games in the dark, with frozen digits!

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bl52krz · 16th October 2023, 23:14

I have had one of those foraround 3/4 years. They are excellent and take the strain off your back. Used it Saturday when doing a front brake pad change.

squire · 17th October 2023, 07:43

I've got one too, helps a lot, takes the weight of the wheel and saves struggling.

Ed3 · 17th October 2023, 08:16

Years ago people would simply use long screwdrivers for this.

roverbarmy · 17th October 2023, 08:39

Thanks folks. Much appreciated. I used to pop truck wheels on with ease but these days it takes me all my time to pop a Polo in my mouth!

SCP440 · 18th October 2023, 21:45

I have one of the Sealey Tools, my local tool rep had a load in his van and I got it a lot less than the recomended retail.
Its good but you do need to make sure the wheel stud is at 12 oclock or it can slip round. Some alloy wheels on some older cars have the hole almost exactly the same size as the stud and it wont work on them but it works on 95% of wheels I have come across, it has made fitting the wheels on my Transit so much easier.

roverbarmy · 20th November 2023, 15:51

The adaptors look a bit tight for my Sportage wheels, so I wrote to Sealey, asking if the tool would fit Sportage wheels....

Reply from Sealey as follows:-

"We do not have vehicle details for this tool, measurements of file are:
The OD of the bolt adaptors

M12 – 10.4mm

M14 – 12.4mm

Nut adaptors

M12, OD 13.70mm ID 11.84mm

M14, OD 15.71mm ID 13.91mm

The internal stud hole diameter on my wheel (fitted with wheel nuts) measures at 13.69mm
The Sportage has wheel nuts!
I think that the thread size on mine is M12 x 1.5, soooooooooo, they may not/won't fit! Doh! Or do they????? It's pretty darned close! I'm tempted to go to a local stockist and try an adaptor in my spare and on the stud!

roverbarmy · 25th November 2023, 18:34

I can confirm that they do work on my Sportage wheels too. Yeahhh! My back feels better already and I have also solved the Christmas present problem for my son and son in law!!

7th October 2023, 09:50	#1
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 6,876 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	Sealey AK7500 ? Sealey WheelEazy™ Wheel Fitting & Alignment Tool - AK7500 Anyone used one? The reviews say that the front wheel can rotate and slip perhaps in use. (Just leave in gear??) Otherwise, looks like a good thing for my bad back and knees! __________________ Oil in my veins! Last edited by roverbarmy; 7th October 2023 at 09:54..

10th October 2023, 20:01	#3
75driver Posted a thing or two Rover 75 saloon, manual. Rover 75 Tourer, Auto. Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Newry Posts: 1,767 Thanks: 574 Thanked 443 Times in 371 Posts	I remember using something similar to that on a Passat many moons ago. (Came with the car). The only trouble was that it was plastic.🧐 The 1st chance I had to use it was about 5am, mid December, when I got a puncture on an unlit country road (as is the way of things). Of course…..it broke. Snapped off with 1/2 of it stuck in the bolt hole.🤬 Fun and games in the dark, with frozen digits! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2006 75 Contemporary SE diesel manual (#1) 2003 75T Connoisseur SE diesel auto (For Comfort) 2005 75 Connoisseur SE diesel auto (Marmite duotone ) 2006 75 Connoisseur SE diesel auto (The last one?) 2009 E220 (For a change) 2018 L200 (For Big & Heavy Things) 1976 W114 250 Manual (For Sundays)

16th October 2023, 23:14	#4
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,187 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	I have had one of those foraround 3/4 years. They are excellent and take the strain off your back. Used it Saturday when doing a front brake pad change. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

17th October 2023, 08:39	#7
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 6,876 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	Thanks folks. Much appreciated. I used to pop truck wheels on with ease but these days it takes me all my time to pop a Polo in my mouth! __________________ Oil in my veins!

20th November 2023, 15:51	#9
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 6,876 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	The adaptors look a bit tight for my Sportage wheels, so I wrote to Sealey, asking if the tool would fit Sportage wheels.... Reply from Sealey as follows:- "We do not have vehicle details for this tool, measurements of file are: The OD of the bolt adaptors M12 – 10.4mm M14 – 12.4mm Nut adaptors M12, OD 13.70mm ID 11.84mm M14, OD 15.71mm ID 13.91mm The internal stud hole diameter on my wheel (fitted with wheel nuts) measures at 13.69mm The Sportage has wheel nuts! I think that the thread size on mine is M12 x 1.5, soooooooooo, they may not/won't fit! Doh! Or do they????? It's pretty darned close! I'm tempted to go to a local stockist and try an adaptor in my spare and on the stud! __________________ Oil in my veins!

17th October 2023, 07:43	#5
squire Mad on moggies MGB GT, 2 Morris Minor Travellers Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bilston Posts: 1,626 Thanks: 1,610 Thanked 497 Times in 370 Posts	I've got one too, helps a lot, takes the weight of the wheel and saves struggling.

17th October 2023, 08:16	#6
Ed3 Loves to post Rover 75 CDTi Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: UK Posts: 261 Thanks: 88 Thanked 29 Times in 26 Posts	Years ago people would simply use long screwdrivers for this.

18th October 2023, 21:45	#8
SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,499 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	I have one of the Sealey Tools, my local tool rep had a load in his van and I got it a lot less than the recomended retail. Its good but you do need to make sure the wheel stud is at 12 oclock or it can slip round. Some alloy wheels on some older cars have the hole almost exactly the same size as the stud and it wont work on them but it works on 95% of wheels I have come across, it has made fitting the wheels on my Transit so much easier.

25th November 2023, 18:34	#10
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 6,876 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	I can confirm that they do work on my Sportage wheels too. Yeahhh! My back feels better already and I have also solved the Christmas present problem for my son and son in law!! __________________ Oil in my veins!

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