Stu Posted June 14, 2024 Posted June 14, 2024 As promised! jesus how bald am I getting in my old age I had to change the rear TPMS so I saw a perfect opportunity to record this As you can see with the right gear its quick and easy and no damage to the rims either The big bar I use to demount and mount the tyre has nylon ends 3 3 Quote
Fiddlesticks Posted June 14, 2024 Posted June 14, 2024 (edited) 3 hours ago, Stu said: As promised! jesus how bald am I getting in my old age I had to change the rear TPMS so I saw a perfect opportunity to record this As you can see with the right gear its quick and easy and no damage to the rims either The big bar I use to demount and mount the tyre has nylon ends That's it, I've ordered a tyre changer Edited June 14, 2024 by Fiddlesticks 3 Quote
smallfrowne Posted August 13, 2024 Posted August 13, 2024 (edited) On 13/05/2024 at 22:24, curlylegend said: I do the same. Not really for the cost, it's just that I like doing a job myself. I don't have a compressor but most of the time my portable electric pump will get them seated and inflated. If I get a stubborn one I just take it down to our local filling station and use their compressor. Bead braking was sometimes a bit of a bind until I got these, dead easy now ! A basic wheel balancing jig isn't expensive and well worth getting. A wheel will need to be well out of balance before you'll feel it, especially a rear. But properly balanced wheels are very important. So work on your technique and the brute force will decrease... I'm blaming you for the fact I've now got the kit to fit tyres at home. I always thought I'd need a proper air compressor to get the bead seated and I couldn't be bothered to get one. But, on your mention of using a piddly one, one that is usually slower (and noisier) than using a bike floor pump, I give you, my bead seater: It was obviously a slight workout to get it to ping, but by Jove it did ping. And quite satisfying too. 56PSI in the end. The start was a bit iffy, had to remove the valve core (I didn't think it would be a bottleneck vs just a hand pump, but it had an effect), and play with the bead a bit to get it started, but it got going after a fiddle. Credit to the others too for showing the way. I've ended up getting a Polish contraption which is small enough for me to squirrel away. I already had a balancer stand since I used to spoon the DR650's on and off be 'and because I weren't bothered about the pre-scuffed but tough as nails anyway rims. But I couldn't do that to my latest and greatest. Edited August 13, 2024 by smallfrowne Spg 8 Quote
curlylegend Posted August 13, 2024 Posted August 13, 2024 Bravo ! Told you it wasn't that difficult ! Quote
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