336wheeler
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Mounting H1s anytime soon? Read First.
I finally got those things to work right. I ordered 8 of the BUNA style o-rings from McMaster-Carr (part# 9452K452 BUNA-N O-RING, $7.04/pack of two) and after trashing 4/4 when mounting, I decided to experiment just a little bit. My first mounting attemp used vaseline on the o-ring, putting it on the wheel where it seats at, and putting the outer ring on. Didn't work that great. What I have found that works best is to take general trim adhesive and spray the outer ring (one that the studs go through) and stick the o-ring in the outer ring, so that it has nowhere to go but where it should go. Take the tire soap and coat the sidewall where the wheel seats, the inner wheel where the outer ring seats, and lubricate the o-ring also with the tire soap. After doing this with all 4 tire/wheel set-ups, all of them have worked without fail and I haven't had any leakage problems. The general trim adhesive will not have detrimental affects on the BUNA o-ring, just for the weary ones. As far as the insert, I used the Stazworks HDPE insert and it went pretty easily. I only weigh about 155 lbs, so I know a lot of you guys would have an easier time than I did. Place the insert on the ground perpendicular to the tire, but the tire over the insert, and step on the tire (both feet on the tire.... be careful, maybe use a wall to steady yourself) until the insert slides in perpendicular to the tire. At this point, stand the tire against a wall and step on the protruding insert until it turns and slides down inside the tire. I used 39.5x13.5 IROKS so you may have even better luck using a slightly wider tire. Good luck.
I finally got those things to work right. I ordered 8 of the BUNA style o-rings from McMaster-Carr (part# 9452K452 BUNA-N O-RING, $7.04/pack of two) and after trashing 4/4 when mounting, I decided to experiment just a little bit. My first mounting attemp used vaseline on the o-ring, putting it on the wheel where it seats at, and putting the outer ring on. Didn't work that great. What I have found that works best is to take general trim adhesive and spray the outer ring (one that the studs go through) and stick the o-ring in the outer ring, so that it has nowhere to go but where it should go. Take the tire soap and coat the sidewall where the wheel seats, the inner wheel where the outer ring seats, and lubricate the o-ring also with the tire soap. After doing this with all 4 tire/wheel set-ups, all of them have worked without fail and I haven't had any leakage problems. The general trim adhesive will not have detrimental affects on the BUNA o-ring, just for the weary ones. As far as the insert, I used the Stazworks HDPE insert and it went pretty easily. I only weigh about 155 lbs, so I know a lot of you guys would have an easier time than I did. Place the insert on the ground perpendicular to the tire, but the tire over the insert, and step on the tire (both feet on the tire.... be careful, maybe use a wall to steady yourself) until the insert slides in perpendicular to the tire. At this point, stand the tire against a wall and step on the protruding insert until it turns and slides down inside the tire. I used 39.5x13.5 IROKS so you may have even better luck using a slightly wider tire. Good luck.
