Wheeling out the worst job on the car

 

On a real car, the jobs that take ages, are usually the ones you expect to be done really quickly. And so it turns out, is the case with a radio-controlled car. 

Putting the wheels together should be simple. The hubs are in three parts, and the tyres surround these. 

The trouble is, the middle part of the hub has to go inside the wheel. In through a hole that is much smaller than the plastic piece. The instructions just tell you to do it. Not how it might be done. 

After quite a bit of straining and swearing, I resorted to the internet for advice. Watching this video (the best, and shortest I found) helped a bit, but it mentions another hint - drop the tyre into some nice hot water, to make the rubber more pliable.  

Doing this certainly helps a bit. As does using one of the lumps on the side of the hub to aid leverage. Eventually, I managed it, but it's still a challenge. 

Then I realised that the tyres are handed. Despite thinking I've been clever and spotted this, I still had to spin one hub around within the tyre so the scoop-shaped ribs are facing in the same way on both sides of the car!