I usually have the tires changed out by a guy down the road with a tire machine who charges $15, and I haven't had any issues yet. If there is a bad vibration, then it would need to be balanced.
That’s not how the mount bar works though it’s how 9 of 10 people demonstrate. :( Definitely not your fault. It’s just not intuitive and there’s just a near total lack of info. The manuals never have any guidance for the mount head. The idea is to pull the bead past the edge of the rim so that it can fall below the rim as you move away, not to force the bead down as you rotate. The point where the bead crosses the rim should trail the mount head’s rotation. Of course, the trailing bead needs to be tight enough to pull the bead down so the starting position is important. You want to force it down by hand as far as you can behind the mount head and hold it into the drop center of the rim opposite the mount head. The bead above the rim needs to move across the face of the mount head so that it can stretch out beyond the rim lip when you lift and angle the mount bar… much like a tire spoon. Hope this helps someone! FYI, the hold-down clamp is upside-down too. ;)
Also, I’m pretty sure your mount head is upside down. It doesn’t look like the one in the listing which looks exactly like the old Pittsburgh one from Harbor Freight. It has a less-prominent hook and a more extreme angle, like it was attached wrong at the factory. It may just be a tweaked design but without the obvious hook for the rim people will be using it upside-down routinely.
@@HVAC_Mechanic one using the mount head correctly is “How to Use a Manual Tire Changer - Harbor Freight” by Ratchets and Wrenches. It’s like a tire spoon that you hold on the verge of dumping one bite of the bead over the rim lip. Instead of releasing and then taking another bite, you rotate. This means you continuously move out of the way, letting it drop while you stretch the next segment past the edge.
Good info Thanks
Hey this is Elijah mcgaugh I was wondering if I can have the old tire that you had took off the rim
Do you know if they make rubber boot or something for tip thats rubbing on rim
I used a rotary hole saw in the drill to make the center hole in a 6" rubber sanding back plate used in drills , makes a cheap rim saver for alloy's .
The major thing I see is that it will not be properly balanced. How is the wear and tear to this point?
Well, balancing is the next step with a different set of tools. :)
I usually have the tires changed out by a guy down the road with a tire machine who charges $15, and I haven't had any issues yet. If there is a bad vibration, then it would need to be balanced.
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That’s not how the mount bar works though it’s how 9 of 10 people demonstrate. :(
Definitely not your fault. It’s just not intuitive and there’s just a near total lack of info. The manuals never have any guidance for the mount head.
The idea is to pull the bead past the edge of the rim so that it can fall below the rim as you move away, not to force the bead down as you rotate. The point where the bead crosses the rim should trail the mount head’s rotation.
Of course, the trailing bead needs to be tight enough to pull the bead down so the starting position is important. You want to force it down by hand as far as you can behind the mount head and hold it into the drop center of the rim opposite the mount head. The bead above the rim needs to move across the face of the mount head so that it can stretch out beyond the rim lip when you lift and angle the mount bar… much like a tire spoon.
Hope this helps someone!
FYI, the hold-down clamp is upside-down too. ;)
Also, I’m pretty sure your mount head is upside down. It doesn’t look like the one in the listing which looks exactly like the old Pittsburgh one from Harbor Freight. It has a less-prominent hook and a more extreme angle, like it was attached wrong at the factory. It may just be a tweaked design but without the obvious hook for the rim people will be using it upside-down routinely.
Do you have a video mounting a tire with it? I'm always looking for an easier method to do things.
@@HVAC_Mechanic one using the mount head correctly is “How to Use a Manual Tire Changer - Harbor Freight” by Ratchets and Wrenches. It’s like a tire spoon that you hold on the verge of dumping one bite of the bead over the rim lip. Instead of releasing and then taking another bite, you rotate. This means you continuously move out of the way, letting it drop while you stretch the next segment past the edge.
I'll check it thanks.