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--- motorsports:vehicle-maintenance [2025/08/15 05:12] – [Sidewall Repair] marcos
+++ motorsports:vehicle-maintenance [2025/08/18 03:32] (current) – [Tire Removal and Mounting] marcos
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 ++++ Use lubricant! |
+You have to use lubricant.  You will struggle terribly without lube and likely damage the tire.  There's not a shortcut.
 There are dedicated tire mounting lubricants for sale like Ruglyde, but who wants to buy yet another product?
-Update: I ended up using straight vegetable oil.  Not messy as I painted the surface with a paper towel rather than pouring oil directly.
+I tried vegetable oil.  Not messy as I painted the surface with a paper towel rather than pouring oil directly.  But still leaves your hands icky, and I suspect the rubber absorbs the oil to some extent.  Any vegetable oil works as a lubricant for mounting/dismounting.  Petroleum based oils supposedly harm the rubber.
-Any vegetable oil works as a lubricant for mounting/dismounting.  Petroleum based oils supposedly harm the rubber.  Soapy water is corrosive.  See [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEQUlH_sTo4 |The Tinkering Old-Timer on YouTube]].  However, using vegetable oil sounds messy.  Maybe add some antifreeze to the soapy water?  Although no one mentions antifreeze, perhaps because of its toxicity.
+Soapy water: apply with a sponge so you don't have excess liquid.  Soapy water is corrosive.  See [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEQUlH_sTo4 |The Tinkering Old-Timer on YouTube]].  However, using vegetable oil sounds messy.  Maybe add some antifreeze to the soapy water?  Although no one mentions antifreeze, perhaps because of its toxicity.  However, most rims are painted and aluminum, so rust is a mute point.
+Given soapy water washes off you easiest, it's my preferred choice.
 Silicone oil/lubricant or silicone protectant also works?  The goal for the lubricant is that it lubricates temporarily so the tire doesn't slide on the rim when in use.  Silicone lubricant does dry out, so is the residue slippery between the tire and rim?  See [[https://reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ywwjg1/eli5_how_is_silicone_both_a_lubricant_and_a/ |Reddit]].  Also, people who mention using it in the forums haven't had the slip experience.  There are plenty who warn in capital letters, but they don't mention having used it themselves.
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 One side of the rim may have a deeper debeading groove.  Use that side for both mounting and dismounting.  Unfortunately, this groove is usually on the outer face of the rim that you don't want to scratch.
-You can use a low profile car jack to debead the tire.  I use a concrete park bench: slide the wheel under the bench but over the jack.  May help to place a tire iron between rim and tire before lowering the jack so the tire doesn't return to place.
+There are several methods to debead a tire.
-You can also loosen the bead of the tire from the rim by driving a car over a wooden plank, as shown by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii8PtW8lDWY&t=150 |Smitten in the Mitten]] on YouTube.
+++++ Floor jack and a tie-down strap |
+[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uyuZhj3fnw |auxpowerunit]] on YouTube.
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+++++ Floor jack and a rigid overhang |
+You can use a low profile floor jack to debead the tire.  I use a concrete park bench: slide the wheel under the bench but over the jack.
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+++++ Scissor jack, drill or impact wrench, and a rigid overhang |
+[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR0lJ6HRiuU |The Daninator]] on YouTube.
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+++++ Drive a car over a wooden plank |
+Shown by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii8PtW8lDWY&t=150 |Smitten in the Mitten]] on YouTube.
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 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8IiRrgdEZg |Mounting a car tire on a rim with NO TOOLS in seconds]] by Spanky’s Hot Rods on YouTube.  My God I couldn't do that with my tires.  I did stand over the tire but needed to use a single lever to work the last of the tire over the rim.
+You can even use a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWd5vwUeYno |rope]]?
 ++++ In case it's too hard with tire levers/irons or pry bars |

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