Wheel hole and lug measuring tool and method

A tool for vehicle wheel hole and lug measurement comprising:

• spaced wheel and lug measuring objects;
• connecting structuring comprising slidably interrelated members by which distance between the spaced measuring object can be manually varied;
• concentrically aligned male and female ends formed at opposite ends of the spaced wheel and lug measuring objects;
• a tour hole/lug scale carried by the connecting structure;
• a five hole/lug scale carried by the connecting structure.

A method of measuring the size of vehicle wheel lugs of a vehicle part to be replaced and using the measurement to locate a replacement part comprising the steps of:

• placing a female part of a first measuring station of a tool over a first wheel lug of the part to be replaced;
• placing a female part of a second measuring station of a tool, adjustably interconnected to the first measuring station, over a second wheel lug of the part to be replaced;
• acquiring information from the tool based upon the distance between the placed positions of the first and second measuring stations;
• removing the stations from the lugs while an alignment and position maintaining structure automatically holds the setting of the interconnection between the lug-engaging first and second measuring stations and using the tool so held to physically measure and select the replacement part.

A method of measuring the size of vehicle wheel holes of a vehicle part to be replaced and using the measurement to locate a replacement part comprising the steps of:

• placing a male part of a first measuring station of a tool into a first lug-receiving wheel hole of the part to be replaced;
• placing a male part of a second measuring station, adjustably interconnected to the first measuring station into a second lug receiving wheel hole of the part to be replaced;
• acquiring information from the tool based upon the distance between the placed positions of the first and second measuring stations;
• removing the male parts from the wheel holes while an alignment and position maintaining structure automatically holds the setting of the interconnection between the first and second measuring stations, and using the tool so held to physically measure and select the replacement part.