Harbor Freight Manual Tire Changer Review - Pittsburgh Automotive Balancer - Mojolever Tire Tool
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ค. 2015
- Changing 205/50/16 tires at home with the following tools:
Harbor Freight (Pittsburgh Automotive) Tire Changer - Model #69686
Harbor Freight (Pittsburgh Automotive) Balancer - Model #39741
Mojolever - Tire Tool -www.mojotiretools.com/mojoweb.htm (Note: He doesn't recommend for car/truck tires, but I think it works great for this purpose)
All of these tools work great for changing tires at home.
Brought back memories of working in a garage in the 50's. Wish I'd had one of these! All we had was a bead breaker, two tire irons and a rubber sledge. Never thought of using soap, just elbow grease! Had forearms like Popeye! With garages now charging $25 and north to change a tire, Ima gonna get me one of these and see if I can get those forearms back!
just go buy one at harbor freight, i bought one last month
we got one in my shop...15 years old and still working great.use it all the time
I like when u guys protect the wheel from getting damage nice job
Obviously, the Mojolever is the most critical component. Thank you so much for demonstrating it for us.
+Larry Hutcherson Sr The Mojolever does keep the wheels from being damaged and is better than the supplied tool.
Larry Hutcherson Sr that is funny
i just googled the mojolever, didnt come up. for the cherry, where can we buy one? thanks!
Great vid! Good idea putting the bag over the tire holder and the center holder to prevent scratching on special wheels.
I've been to BIG 10 Tires, Firestone, and Goodyear stores with the wire wheels for my Jag. After cringing before stopping each of them, I took my wheels back home and did them myself. I see there are some tire "experts" here that are quick to criticize and maybe they do know something more than the vast majority of experts out there (and on here), but there is something to the adage, "if you want it done right, do it yourself." And even if you mess it up yourself, at least some other tire expert goofball didn't ruin your rim.
Finally it's Ed: Well said.
Amen.
Finally it's Ed I agree, thank you for the comments!
I definitely understand what you mean. Those tire machines can be really rough on nice rims
I completely agree with that statement. A true professional is hard to find. Do it yourself. I had my rim fix Bec my tire kept going flat. I got my rim fix but my tire is still flat and my rim is still bent.
that Nylon piece was a GENIUS idea to keep the wheel from getting damaged .. !!
Thanks for a good video on this tire changer. It seems to me that when I was working in a "Service Station", we had the face side to avoid damage, I could be wrong. It has been a few years. lol
Was checking one of those out with my younger brother and we both were like that would be awesome to have.
That was an excellent video. I did a similar video using the Lucid auto Werks upgrade but that Mojolever works pretty good too, I might have to get myself one of those. Good job, thanks for posting!
Thanks for sharing the video. Lots of experts out there hating but pay them no mind. This will get it done in a pinch. I'm going to get one of these for my shop at home just to break down steel rims so I can blast them and repaint them. Maybe then when I buy my tires the tire store can mount and balance.There is nothing wrong with trying to do it yourself and try to save some money or just to have the knowledge to get you on the road til you can do better.
You are quite possibly Harbor freight' best salesman and they don't even know it.
Mike
Great video easy to follow the steps you gave on how to each process..
Good stuff, thanks. I know this rim is aluminum so no problem but on my motorcycles I was getting rust in my rims. I asked a local shop owner and he told me to try lemon pledge for rim lube. I highly recommend it, it's much slicker than soap and water and leaves nothing behind. Be ready though cuz it's only good for a few seconds then it's gone. Thanks again.
This is probably the best video on this manual tire changer. Thanks!
I've watched several similar videos and yours is the best yet.
Pretty damn slick,really enjoyed the video.....
Like watching guys that know what they are doing - with Harbor Freight tools no less!
That's cool. One of these years I probably wont be able to do them with a duckbill and tire bars anymore so its good to know I have options. Sadly though, I've been doing them with tire bars and a duckbill for so many years its hard to break the habit. I don't even take rims off unless its an inner dual. Definitely less physical.
Thank you very much for taking the time and effort sharing this demonstration with those of us who appreciate it. Very nice camera work and explanations. Well Done in my opinion, as we all know everyone has one. Thanks again.
+Royal Stephens Thank you for commenting.
I have done a comparison video on my channel on bubble balancers and digital wheel balancers, it is an impartial demo as I was genuinely interested to see how much of a difference there was from what our workshop used to use and the new tech out there
thanks for the memories, old school, back in the day.
+jim colegrove Old school, but still works for a low budget setup for home use. Thanks!
Hi, thanks for explaining.
My question is, the balance thing you said almost perfect, so you have to put some a little weight to be perfect, like in the machine comes out, 0.0.0 so that means the Balance is Good!!
and like I said, you have to put those weight to be perfect? and thanks again!
Nice job! First time I've seen that Mojo tool... like it! Thanks!
Hi. I like your videos. I would like to know where did you buy the long black bar with the white end. Thank you. Great video !!👍
a little muscle to mount the top of the tire at the end but it worked great over all...im use to the shop with a much faster easier to do tire changer but if you dont have anything this is the way... great video guys.
Nice!!!, I need all them tools you got them all from harbor freight?? What size rim was that? Can it fit a 17in tire?
Than's for the good video makes me want to try this myself great job juys.
That seems to work out well for you guys.
GREAT video! Finally, someone who knows how to use one of these things! Thanks for sharing it! I just have four UTV tires I need to change from time to time and this was perfect. I hate bringing it in to a tire place because they charge 15 per tire change then they try to sell you some balance package for an ATV? Really? Thanks again!
+Eddie Regory Works great on ATV Wheels, I have done a set on it. Thanks!
I'm going to buy one of those tomorrow thanks I just subscribed. Awesome thanks 👍👍👍
Great tool to have, might have to pick this up
Good video- thanks. What is the "drop center?"
Great video and tips thanks for sharing
Wow! That looked easy. GREAT Vid!
Thumbs Up.
Great vid. Clear and helpful.
What did you mount the TireChanger on ? A piece of heavy wood?
Goodyear Assurance tires are very good. My last set I put 110,000 miles on and when the tire center asked why I was taking them off I said because I wanted new on for winter. I found out later that someone put my old tires on their run around car.
SOLD! I'm buying one! Good job boys.
Hello from Canada...I suggest you cut a large plastic washer with a hole for the screwed post, to insert under the star retainer.
Some wheel dont sit perfectly on the table so make two of them. This way, you wont need the T shirt.
Or better... have a plastic cone to fit in the wheel center hole to be held with the screwed post pressure. Thanks for the good video...
Have to be careful when dealing with the TPMS sensors if the rim has them.Can damage them if not careful
Actually one of the best manual tire changing vids I seen on youtube. Well done !!!
That was awesome. Good to know this stuff.
+M Mayorga Thanks!
Excellent instructional video, where i purchase the Mojo tool?
I usually use a vice-grip on the wheel when installing the tire back on the wheel.
Who in the hell has anything bad to say about this video??? I really appreciate the info guys...
Johnny Cogburn Thank you
The only thing negative I have is the steel head on the bead breaker will eventually warp aluminum wheels, especially in higher temps. A nylon braced bead breaker would be essential. Great product though regardless and great video. Cheers.
These new age punks that's never done physical labor nor know anything about it. All they do is talk ish and regurgitate stuff they see and hear. We used to break tractor tires off with nothing but the ground and 2 rods.
So helpful video
Thank u for that information i was always wondering if they really wrk just gotta PUT some elbow & ass to change out 50 series i bet... I see u have some experts here already saying the machine is better then manual ones but they dont tell u how that machine well scratch the hell or damage a rim
Thanks for the tutorial i know it will help many others here .....
Thank you
Best video i've seen. Thanks you guys!
Where can I buy that lever with plastic protection for the alloy wheel? Thanks
Excellent video! Thank you.
+Toms Chevelle Your very welcome, thanks for watching!
That was great. Makes it easier than doing it manually. Does the mojo tool come with the hf tool? If not is mojo sold at hf?
Very helpful . I bought one some years ago and it’s sitting in the barn out of the box
Where did you get the part that has the protective plastic so it doesn’t damage the wheel? I looked in harbor freight and couldn’t find that part , only the rest of the changer
hows it .if you dont mind where did you get the bar your using to remove the tire.i dont like using the one that comes with it damages the rim lip.
I have a question once you take the tire off and "brake the bead" can you use it again?
Nice video, I want to buy one since the local tire shop went out of business.
great job guys
Where did you get the Non-scratch Nylon bar????
ah old school. Nice. I been thinking about it lately. 50$ plus 20% off. sweet set up.
This would be great for farmers and those who go through a lot of tires. My dad used to run over the tire with his pickup truck to pop the bead. It's amazing how many tires I've had Walmart do through the years.
I agree, we have several vehicles and trailers. Saves a lot of money using this!
not to mention the accumulated days of time spent lingering in a waiting room, watching some "judge judy" show clone, while munching stale donuts and sipping lousy "free" coffee.
just for future reference, something i learned doing tires, if the wheel has a tpms tire pressure monitor system, you cant just dump all of the air out of the tire, it ruins the barometric sensor in the monitor. you have to crack the schrader valve open and let it drain slowly, or buy special bleeders that bleed air slow.
you expected a government mandated thing to be easy or work right
Great video 👍. Could you please explain how you made the base for the tire changer?
Looks like he used quick cement boxed in with bolts placed in wet cement. I'll try that if red head drop in anchors from Lowe's don't work.
Personally, I would use Vinyl Gloves, spray silicone for lubing tire bead, instead of soap, then after the tire is on, use black Silicone gasket sealer on rim bead, to prevent future leaks and seal completely. This also stops any corrosion and allows the tire to come off easily next time.
Daniel Hilden Thank you for the information. I’m just an old country boy and making due with what I had, but I may look into that going forward.
Thanks for the video ! I've been considering getting one of these. . . . now I will :o)
pretty cool !!! made that look easy, now you just need a tire balancer !!!
how does this manual balancing hold up to high speeds?
Very good video,thanks guys.
Put your soap in a spray bottle.
Use some steel wool to clean the mating surfaces on the wheel rim.
You can use a rubber mallet to work the bar to get the tire on if pulling gets too hard.
Good video.
@Jeremo Brown My local tire shops charge $25 per wheel here in SE Pennsylvania and they still scratch the rims occasionally. Where can you get this done for $5 ???
some low-t, entitled hands-off kind of guy ..
@@hhelmejor5485 I use a HF tire changer. You must be taking about yourself.
Great video. Thanks!
What did you use on the bottom to attach or mount the tire changer?
worked for my 235 75 15 i put on s 10 machine was 1/2 what the shop wanted to charge lots of sweat expelled though
thanka u have confirmed my next purchase
i say go to a farm store and get ya a cotton swab to use for the tire lube shouldn't be more than 5 dollars. and this video has helped me make a decision on buying the same tire changer. very nice.
How much Concrete under it? Or How Thick and size? I just bought one of them, havn't used it yet.
Hey i ain't ever seen a balancer like that. I wonder if kts accurate
It works fine how do you think they did it before they invented tire machines? I watched guys at gas stations use the same setup without the electric tire changers years ago.
ingl wud I'd rather light myself on fire than attempt a 20" low pro tire on this
Easy with a newer tire and rim. Old, long mounted tire not so easy. The bead breaker bent on mine. I welded some support. Some tires, my 220 pound body is not enough weight on the breaking bar. I put the tire under the jack, and top of the jack under my trailer hitch. That breaks a tough bead.
Thank you so much this is so helpful
Great piece of kit !
Thank you
Good video fellas, thanks.
when taking a tire OFF put the bead breaking bar thing either right before or after (~1") the tpms sensor. when putting the tire on, make sure the tpms sensor is ate the point where the tire contacts the rim. this makes the tire never touch the sensor
Well this video is getting pretty old but the information is still just as current. What I'll try and do is to add some VERY helpful information about those types of balancers.
First I found that none of them are weight calibrated, and that's not meaning the bubble, I'm talking about the weight, that is to say they really don't hang level!!
Here is what I finely did to mine.
I took a flat piece of metal plate and put it on the most level surface I could find which was my workbench. I then used my known to be good 4 foot level and I finished leveling the plate, I used a couple of washers under the plate's edges to make it PERFECT!. Now your ready to start with the balancer head. Find something that you can put under the balancer head so that's it setting on its lower ring, not the guild pin ends. Place the shim or shims on the leveled plate in the center and look at the balancer's bubble, does it indicate Level? if not then adjust it until it does. Next rotate the balancer head 90 degrees but in the same area of the plate, check the bubble, adjust if needed, make a couple more 90 degree turns and checking the bubble. Once you get it LEVEL then when you put the balancer head back on its spindle post it should hang LEVEL!!!! Yours might mine DID NOT!!!! I could set it back on the test plate and it read level, back to the spindle and it didn't.
Now, at this point your ready to calibrate the balancer. DO NOT ADJUST THE BUBBLE!!!!!! I started off with a 3/8" hex nut placing in on the balancer's lower ring and locating it to the proper position to correct the bubble. I found that the nut was a little light so I added a 1/4" nut to it, move them around and found LEVEL! I used a marker and marked the location for the positioned weight. I then used some ammunition reloading scales and weighed the two nuts (weights). Once I knew what the total was I then took a stick-on weight and trimmed it down to the exact amount, I then stuck it on the balancer outer body in the marked location. Checked the bubble and it was LEVEL! So, now the balancer head is weight calibrated.
Lastly, whenever I setup the balancer I always do so in the same location, which I marked on the floor with a marker, which is the most level location on the floor.
Final note! after you calibrate the balancer NEVER adjust the bubble again! so I'm very careful when I move the balancer around not to press on or fool with the bubble level as not to mess with its KNOWN LEVEL!
Now, if your going to do this to your balancer than before you do I would also check this out about the balancer.
Check to make sure that the spindle post is at a true 90 (straight up) from the base, I used my level test plate on my bench. Take the balancer head off, place the base and spindle on the plate, and use a level to check the spindle, off one side and then off the front (facing you) mine was TERRIBLE!!!!! I had to loosen the bolt and cut a 1/3 round paper washer and put it in between the metal washer on top and the base on one side and tighten it back up before the spindle was CLOSE to straight, I don't think this has to be perfect but if its off enough I felt it could cause an inconsistent tire balance.
I've thought about doing some video's for the other modification to my Home Tire Equipment, I've come with a pretty nice simple to make tire spreader.
I've come up with a better way to two step the tire weight position.
I've also, made a few pretty nice tire changer modification.
But!
Anybody think there is enough interest in it for me to make the video's???
Yes make the video
finally someone smarter than the tire, great video on the tire changer!
Thanks guys, I appreciate this video. I'm curious to know if those simple bubble type balancers do a decent job?
Before you put a tire on that balancer, make sure the bubble is in the center of the sight Glass, You can make an adjustment using the 3 little screws next to the Site glass and then you'll be able to Balance the tire accurately by placing it on and then putting weights on the rim To bring the bubble back to the center of the sight glass
where did you buy the ( black iron bar)at? because i did not see it in model 69686
Were do you buy the mojo lever tool at I need one.
Nice job guys... Thanks...
Hey where did you get that Mojo tool that you're getting the tire off
Awesome you guys were smart enough to bolt it down. You know how many idiots try to use the same tire changer with it just sitting on the floor. Some ppl. Good job guys
Where did you get the tools with the nylon on them
Will these work for truck tires mounted on 18” rims?
Did that bar come in the package or did you make it?
Great Video. Helped me decide to get one. Thanks again
Is that just a normal palette or did you put some concrete or bricks in it?
Where did you buy the black pole or did u make it
Damn, you made that look easy. Nice.
Thanks for the tutorial now i can save me alot money and do it myself i salute you this was a good video thanks again.😎🤙🚘
Thank you!
Great Video! How to I get one of those Mojolever tools??I cant find anywhere to buy one online. Thank you
+Anthony www.mojotiretools.com/mojoweb.htm
They are expensive, but if you don't want scratches on your wheels, you need it.
I've seen em on Ebay.
Great stuff!
Great video.