blown off tire.

[RobJ]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( i use a little oil on my tires it helps the tire go on a bit easier. )</font>

I think there is a reason that ALL the tire places use soapy water to seat the beads instead of oil. For one the soapy water will evaporate. The oil might not be the best in the long run. You want the rubber to dry stick to the rim, not always be slippery with the oil. Did you have oil on the tire that came off?

 

[RobJ]

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Getting the tire past this, mounting and dismounting, is the hassle with ATV tire changing. They do work very well.

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When taking a tire off the rim or putting it on the first big problem is the bead, stuck, rusted, etc. Seating the bead to hold air is the second hardest (soapy water helps). But when putting the tire on or off most people let the tire bead lay on the rim when they are trying to pry on the top bead (with the tire laying flat on the ground that is). If you keep the beads in the center of the rim(center has a smaller diameter than the outter bead portion), you can almost put the tire on by hand. Same with bike tires and everything. It took me 40 years to learn and remember this, but when I see someone fighting with a tire it's always a pleasure to help. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[RobJ]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">(
Getting the tire past this, mounting and dismounting, is the hassle with ATV tire changing. They do work very well.

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When taking a tire off the rim or putting it on the first big problem is the bead, stuck, rusted, etc. Seating the bead to hold air is the second hardest (soapy water helps). But when putting the tire on or off most people let the tire bead lay on the rim when they are trying to pry on the top bead (with the tire laying flat on the ground that is). If you keep the beads in the center of the rim(center has a smaller diameter than the outter bead portion), you can almost put the tire on by hand. Same with bike tires and everything. It took me 40 years to learn and remember this, but when I see someone fighting with a tire it's always a pleasure to help. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[TOMMYHPX4X4]

no just mudd /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif wheni say oil i don't mean pour it on i mean put like a coat of armorall on it.very thin i'm sure if you cake it on it will eventualy do damage to the tire but the part i use it on is the thickest part of the tire. if you look at the tire cleaners like son of a gun they have oil in them. it will leave a film on the water if you wring out a rag with it on it.

so to me useing them tire cleaners with a oil in them to clean the tire or shine them up is more harmfull than using a little oil one time.i mean come on how many times do you have to seat the tires or change them. useing oil one time every couple of years to me is better than sprayin them with a oil base product once a week.if it makes you feel better use vegitable oil . you can use what you want but the thread on your tire's will probably wearout long before that little lite coat of oil breaks the tire down.

 

[TOMMYHPX4X4]

no just mudd /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif wheni say oil i don't mean pour it on i mean put like a coat of armorall on it.very thin i'm sure if you cake it on it will eventualy do damage to the tire but the part i use it on is the thickest part of the tire. if you look at the tire cleaners like son of a gun they have oil in them. it will leave a film on the water if you wring out a rag with it on it.

so to me useing them tire cleaners with a oil in them to clean the tire or shine them up is more harmfull than using a little oil one time.i mean come on how many times do you have to seat the tires or change them. useing oil one time every couple of years to me is better than sprayin them with a oil base product once a week.if it makes you feel better use vegitable oil . you can use what you want but the thread on your tire's will probably wearout long before that little lite coat of oil breaks the tire down.