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- Go off grid with your auto repairs - no tire shop needed in this one!
Tools used (note that my channel is new enough to where the links may not work for a month or two while we build credibility with TH-cam! Please consider subbing and liking the video!):
Harbor Freight tire changer:
www.harborfreight.com/manual-...
Note: They have at least two different models - one with the piece of steel with the keyring for holding the tire in place, and one with a more built-in setup for the same purpose that stays affixed to the stand. I have the one with the piece of steel separate from the unit as seen in the video.
Centering cone:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C...
Duck bill mod: www.ebay.com/itm/115378446519
Note: After using it on the two tires seen in this video, I do think it's deserving of a very positive review. Its build is high quality in my opinion, and does a great job for my DIY purposes on stock wheels. The fact that it's a fairly wide shaft can actually be a benefit considering that the shafts on the tire changer can have excess paint on them, so it's almost guaranteed to fit no matter the quality of the tire changer you wind up with.
Harbor Freight Tire iron:
www.harborfreight.com/24-inch...
Brass wire wheel:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
Pistol grip tire inflator:
www.harborfreight.com/pistol-...
Ryobi inflators (these appear to be older models at this point, but any power inflator with a compressor will do I'm sure!):
Power Inflator model number: P7370
Dual Function Inflator / Deflator: P747
Wheel balancer:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
Wheel weights:
www.harborfreight.com/1-2-hal...
Not used but mentioned (bead clamps):
www.amazon.com/YaeMarine-Pack... - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
I've used a wire wheel as well having needed to as the tire shops really use thick tire lube .I touch up with a scotch pad .To get the bead to seat I use some old antifreeze in a spray bottle setting it on stream to lube the entire bead. It really works well as the antifreeze is so slippery. Helps to not tear the bead. It also minimizes the amount of pull you need to make a full pass.
Ooh good tips - do you use the antifreeze instead of tire lube? Thanks for watching!
@@TheKenAgain Yes , the antifreeze works fantastic. My 90 year old father showed me that trick so many years ago. Don't need much just full coverage all around. He's the only guy I know that has a jack for a model T. I've learned alot from him.
Well done, sir!
Yay, welcome! Thanks for watching!
I like using a scotch pad that I can attach to a right angle die grinder, takes the gunk off without removing a bunch of material
Nice! I was thinking about getting a die grinder, but then remembered I had the brass wheels and figured I should give them and the other drill attachments a whirl. Are the scotch brites called that when you buy them? Or they're just abrasive pads for the grinder basically? I saw a few options at Harbor Freight but wasn't sure if they were the right stuff I had in mind. I was thinking of exactly this though and may try it next time. Thanks for commenting and watching!
Remember, the way a tire comes off is dropping the bead on one side into the rim while the other side comes over.
Does it help to push the tire down on the other side when you first start - or no? Or in other words, good to make sure it's not too far up on the other side? Good comment, and thanks for watching!
@@TheKenAgain Yes it does...because that action is helping the other side to move into the dished portion of the rim, giving the other side more "slack" to go over and off the rim. Remember, the rim is larger than the tire..so that is why the wheel rim is dished in the center.
@@TheKenAgain Changing tires with irons, by hand with the thing you have, or even a machine requires the opposite bead to be in the center. It is called a drop center rim as otherwise pulling the bead over the rim would be like trying to shove a manhole cover in the hole (it never fits) and will cause severe tire damage. If you want to know how to really change a tire and how the drop center works nothing beats Motorcycle tires, using good tire irons about 1/2 the length of your Harbor Freight ones. I would suggest learning from a Motorcycle repair video, but not from TH-cam content providers who get lots of complements but make actual professional motorcycle technicians scream at the screen. IMO, many if not most popular "get the motorcycle running" TH-cam super stars are far from instructional. Stumbling through incorrect diagnosis and improper tool use is making a living for "content creators" while misinforming lots of unsuspecting people giving unwarranted high praise.
BTW: that goofy thing you refer to as a clamp for securing the tire to the rim, is actually meant to hold the opposite end of the car tire in the drop center. Which might be a non professional gimmick, but effective for inexperienced users such as yourself or others viewing this video.
Hah! Yesss, I definitely don't want any experts tearing their hair out on my account! Do you have any recommendations for a good channel that shows changing a motorcycle tire the right way? Definitely interested in learning more. Good to know about the clamp too. Thanks so much for the comment and details!!
@@TheKenAgain I did a quick search looking at a few options. This one th-cam.com/video/yxZl9pQOf3A/w-d-xo.html titled "You Missed the Most Important Step -The Drop Center Secret and How to Use it ." seemed to cover the correct points without too much extra stuff. Amazingly as you see in the end when he backs up the inner tube lock nut, that is the exact reason I rejected several other name brand professional instructional videos. Specifically, because they tightened the nut when they shouldn't. Or more often skipped passed emphasizing the need to utilize the drop center. The reason you never tighten a valve stem nut is because if the tire slips whatsoever it will tear the valve stem from the inner tube.
Better than watching videos though, changing tires of any kind yourself while knowing to always utilize the drop center whenever you are levering on a bead is the finest instruction you can have, for life.
One more thing, scuffing the finish of an alloy wheel will definitely lead to corrosion as they are clear coated to prevent oxidation, and brushing it off removes that protection. I don't have a suggested remedy for that.
I don't think there's paint and it shouldn't corrode. Pretty sure it's aluminum alloy. But then again, I am not a tireologist
Haha, love the comment, thanks for sharing!
I almost stopped listening out to the words harbor freight