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By bob sell on Monday, June 15, 2009 - 08:46 pm:looks like i may have to change a back tire on my 27 t, any advice never done it before! dot want to mess it up!
thanks
By Norman T. Kling on Monday, June 15, 2009 - 09:01 pm:Do you have wire rims? If you use tire tools, take it off from the back side so you don't scratch the rims. You must let out all the air and then push in on the tire so it drops down into the center of the rim. Then pry off. When you install, put some air into the tube, just enough to give it some shape, and put the tube in the tire first. Put the valve through the hole, and starting opposite the valve, pry the tire over the rim. Be sure the valve is centered and straight before you inflate it. Inflate the tire, then let all the air out and inflate again to 32 lbs.
If you have the split rims, you need a tool to compress the rim, then the tire will come right off.
Norm
By bob sell on Monday, June 15, 2009 - 09:09 pm:norm i have split rims and i have a tool that has three hook like ends and a crank but dont know how to use it and im afraid to take it to the local tire shop.
By Norman T. Kling on Monday, June 15, 2009 - 09:21 pm:There was a thread on the rim spreader about two years ago. Look for it. I will also research it and find it and let you know where it is. I don't want to mislead you or you could damage the rims.
Norm
By Alex Alongi on Monday, June 15, 2009 - 09:35 pm:Bob,
Here's the thread.
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/29/37596.html?1192589376
Alex
By Norman T. Kling on Monday, June 15, 2009 - 09:51 pm:Alex beat me to it. Good luck, Bob.
Norm
By bob sell on Monday, June 15, 2009 - 09:58 pm:great advice there THANKS!
By Bob Bishop on Monday, June 15, 2009 - 11:57 pm:Hi Bob-
This might be what Alex and Norm are referring to:
Don't over-do it. Just enough to separate the split so the ends can slide over each other. Reverse to mount tire. Alex and I just did 4 of his tires, and it was a lot easier than my clinchers! Good luck!
By Dennis Halpin on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 02:07 am:Somebody educate me here? I thought the late 26's and all the 27's had wire wheels like mine does?
Don't imagine I'll have too much trouble with it when the day comes, I've changed a bunch of Harley tires over the years.
By Seth Harbuck, Shreveport, LA on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 12:02 pm:Dennis,
According to the MTFCA encyclopedia, wire wheels became standard equipment only on the closed cars and only during the last several months of the 1927 year model production. They had been optional equipment since January of 1926. 21" demountables were standard equipment, other than the last of the closed cars, like yours.
Seth
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