Mounting tires on rim

Soundguy · Aug 7, 2007

Those stores bring back memories of the old tire store in town. they used to have a guy there that had a teenage son helping him. he had no eyes split ring popped off and caught him in the face years earlier.

Anyway.. he still did tire work. the son brought him tools and set stuff out for him.. he did the rest.

This was way back when.. say.. late 70's or early 80's

Soundguy

wojski · May 2, 2012

Relative to using a hammer, rubber or otherwise to mount a tire, ...I feel that
there is the potential to do damage to the bead. Then you will always need to use a tube because the bead won't hold air for very long. My dad Stan
made some bitchin' tire irons out of leaf springs. They're better, more effective than anything else I've seen over the counter. Finally, as a lubricant, I have used some of the various "goops" made to seal tire leaks,
on the bead before I mount tires. Some tire dressings are pretty slick and
appropriate to the task. When removing a tire, I will apply said "goops" so as
not to ruin the bead of a tire I might not be discarding. With tubeless tires,
be sure to deal with the part of the rim that contacts the bead. Sand and
paint if if necessary. Then you are likely to never have to worry about losing
air.