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An apparatus and method for installing a wheel disc into a wheel rim to manufacture a vehicle wheel includes upper and lower disc engaging members, which are clamped against opposite sides of the disc, and upper and lower rim engaging members, which engage upper and lower edges of the rim. The disc

An apparatus and method for installing a wheel disc into a wheel rim to manufacture a vehicle wheel includes upper and lower disc engaging members, which are clamped against opposite sides of the disc, and upper and lower rim engaging members, which engage upper and lower edges of the rim. The disc is first separated from the rim to assure proper alignment between the disc and rim and then forced into frictional engagement with the rim, while a compressive force is applied axially along the rim to relieve stresses and facilitate installation of the disc into the rim.

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1. Method of installing a wheel disc into a wheel rim to assemble a vehicle wheel comprising the steps of providing a wheel disc and wheel rim assembly wherein said disc is pre-engaged with said rim, engaging axially offset surfaces of said rim with coaxial rim engaging members, engaging said disc w

1. Method of installing a wheel disc into a wheel rim to assemble a vehicle wheel comprising the steps of providing a wheel disc and wheel rim assembly wherein said disc is pre-engaged with said rim, engaging axially offset surfaces of said rim with coaxial rim engaging members, engaging said disc with disc engaging members, disengaging said disc from said rim to permit alignment of the disc with the rim before the disc is fully inserted into the rim, and forcing said disc into the rim by moving said members relative to one another while maintaining the rim coaxial with the disc.