NEED HELP MOUNTING TIRES!!!

andysleds

andysleds

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So I picked up some 37's last night. They were already mounted on wheels. While putting them in my car (yes I said car) I popped 2 of them off the rim. Now I can't get them to reseal.

Is there an art to this or do I have to go to a tire shop?

I'll explain more on the car situation later!!
 
Assuming you have an air compressor and the wheels aren't too wide, wrap a ratchet strap around the tire (around the tread) crank it down pretty tight. Apply the air and the tire should seat on the rim. As soon as they seat take the stap off and fill the tire to your desired pressure.

You can also apply air to the valve stem and spray starter fluid around the bead of the tire. Spray a trail along the ground / driveway and light the trail. Make sure to get far enough away that you are in a safe location. The mini explosion will usually reseat the tire. You have to have a good amount of air pressure and be careful, this is not quite as safe as the previous method.
 
I always used soapy water around the bead, kicked the wheel on one side to semi-seat one bead, & then 45'd the tire w/ the other bead up. Push on the top of the wheel lightly while inflating......works 90% of the time for me.

Now if the wheel is really wide for the tire, you have to fight it more.
 
well I already tried the ratchet strap method and no luck, I also tried to put a tire under the one I am inflating and stepping on the rim to push it into the bead, and that did not work either. I will try the 45 method in a minute and see if that works, I really think that I need more hands. It is hard to push and pry while also trying to air it up.
 
Take a 2x4 and ram the top bead down pusshing the bottom bead more onto the wheel, then put the tire on an upside down 5 gal bucket.. Have a friend help with the inflation part.. Use borh hands and evenly lift the tire up from the edges, (have 2nd person lend 1 hand too) thsi will help pull the tire up to the top bead.. If your close but not getting it, try removing the valve stem and using an open air chuck to push the air in faster...
 
use the starting fluid as a last resort it is dangerous and if you have cheap valvestems the heat will fatigue the rubber around the center and the will pop out
I use a shotgun(airtank with quick release) and it works well your local tire shop should have one of these
 
I wouldn't work on it much longer.......A tire shop will probably charge you $5-10 to reseat the tires for you. You just have to stuff them back in your car and take them over there. I busted a bead on a tire one time trying to save a $8 mounting charge at the tire shop.
 
When I mounted mine, 14" wide rims , I used a come-a-long ran through that black corrogated drain pipe around the center of the tire. Once the beads seated, back the cable off, more air, back the cable off until your're done. Ratchet strap through the pipe would probably work as well, just have to push the beads out from the center evenly. If they are laying outside at 32 degrees last night might want to put them in the sun for a while to flex'm up.
 
The tires are 37x12.50 and I think taht the wheels are around 12". I have tried everything in my power to make them work. I think that I am off to the tire shop. Just gotta figure out how to get them into the my girlfriends car, she took mine this morning and it is bigger.

as far as the starting fluid....it wouldn't hurt the valvestems, they are the bolt in metal type. These tires and wheels were on a hummer
 
okay so the starter fluid idea is what did it. I took them to Merchants tire and they could not get them. I got some starter fluid, came home and poof they were on. It took a couple of tries at first but then I got them.......thanks for all of the help guys.
 
always remove the valve stem when using ether. the tire will expand when first lit and it contracts when it cools and sometimes it will suck the tire back off the rim. sorry a little too late but this may save you some trouble on the trail one day.
 
i've used starting fluid plenty of times and i must say it works great as long as you have half a brain and tak a safety precaution or two... and use matches :) hehe
 
Well the first 2 times it sucked back off, probably cause the tires were cold. Only other problem was that the tire caught on fire a little becasue there was shiny stuff on it. Luckily I am not stupid and a garden hose running and in my other hand...

Thanks for all of the advice guys.
 
Sweet man! Glad you finally got your tires!! :beer:
 
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