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Jfmarkham
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mounting new tires
got to mount 4 new tires, is it advisable to put some sort of lube or WD40 on beads to make them slip on easier and seat the bead easier?
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big2bird
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Re: mounting new tires
Soapy water. Dishsoap works. Slimey is what you want.
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RajoRacer
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Re: mounting new tires
I use this product & I've mounted alot of clinchers - https://www.nomartirechanger.com/sp-lube-pint.html
RuGlyde is another good product available at NAPA or hit up your local truck tire shop and ask for some tire lube - my shop use to give a handful for
free !
RuGlyde is another good product available at NAPA or hit up your local truck tire shop and ask for some tire lube - my shop use to give a handful for
free !
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Steve Jelf
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Re: mounting new tires
I still smear on baby powder. It's cheap and works well enough to suit me.
The inevitable often happens.
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Humblej
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Re: mounting new tires
I am with Steve, baby powder. I put it on everything..tube, tire bead, and flap. And I use 2 long tire irons 18" long.
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Steve Jelf
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Re: mounting new tires
A related must-have is tire irons. Mister Archimedes tells us that longer is better. I choose HF irons, two feet long and cheap.
The inevitable often happens.
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Re: mounting new tires
Purpose made tyre fitting lube is what I use, courtesy of my local tyre shop. It lubes well and then dries out. You don't want anything which remains slippery or there is a chance the tyre will move in the bead. It is only the 60 pound pressure which keeps it in place.
Allan from down under.
Allan from down under.
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Re: mounting new tires
I use Windex and there is no streaking.
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Re: mounting new tires
I just changed 4 tires this weekend on my 26 with split rims. 3 with existing tubes, 1 new tube. I used no lube at all. I slipped the tube in, inflated it to make sure the creases were out, installed the flaps, pulled the valve core, then installed the rims.
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Re: mounting new tires
Split rims & clinchers are two different animals !!!
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Re: mounting new tires
I like talcum powder for clinchers (lots of it & everywhere )but I blow it out of the clinch with air before inflating so the tire can't slip on the
rim once it is driven. On wire wheels I use Lanolin hand cleaner ( not with abrasive ) brush it on, it evaporates so the tire will not slip on the
rim but still the bead will break when you need to change it next time. I use motor cycle tire spoons they are thinner & I have lots of them
from 8" - 14". from my younger years. I use the big H-B ones for trailer & tractor tires.
Craig.
rim once it is driven. On wire wheels I use Lanolin hand cleaner ( not with abrasive ) brush it on, it evaporates so the tire will not slip on the
rim but still the bead will break when you need to change it next time. I use motor cycle tire spoons they are thinner & I have lots of them
from 8" - 14". from my younger years. I use the big H-B ones for trailer & tractor tires.
Craig.
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Re: mounting new tires
GoJo and long HF chrome tire irons. Wheels ON the car. No flaps, Rim strips. Uh oh, I opened the can of worms.
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Re: mounting new tires
How hard it is to mount them will depend some on how warm the tires are, and how they are made. Wards Riverside tires have ribs that go up the sides a ways and, in my experience, are harder to install than the Blockley tires that I installed on our 1911 touring car.
The HF tire irons work well, as long as tire spoons shown in this link below. Using leather gloves to protect the working end of either of these will help you keep from scratching up the rims (as also shown in the link below).
https://mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php? ... 76#p351032
The HF tire irons work well, as long as tire spoons shown in this link below. Using leather gloves to protect the working end of either of these will help you keep from scratching up the rims (as also shown in the link below).
https://mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php? ... 76#p351032