Tyres again

mikey72

I need to put some tyres on 13" rims, so I can move it around.
(Old car, tyres have perished, to the point where the sidewall has rotted through.
I am the pround owner of new tyres off ebay, 4 for a tenner)

I'm not paying £10 a corner at the local tyre place.

Anyone reckon if I should get 15", 18", or 24" tyre levers?

(I might even try the lighter fluid trick)

johnnyroper

mikey72 wrote: »

I need to put some tyres on 13" rims, so I can move it around.
(Old car, tyres have perished, to the point where the sidewall has rotted through.
I am the pround owner of new tyres off ebay, 4 for a tenner)

I'm not paying £10 a corner at the local tyre place.

Anyone reckon if I should get 15", 18", or 24" tyre levers?

(I might even try the lighter fluid trick)

i tried fitting my own once even bought a sealey manual tyre fitter putting on was difficult but doable breaking bead was a pig ended up taking to tyre with angle grinder,my neighbour loved the rubber smoke they gave off i can tell you.

what is the lighter fluid trick?

mikey72

I jack our Ducato up on the tyre to break the bead if I have to.
Lighter fluid trick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGj6dtJluKE&feature=related

loads more, some good, some not so good.

Wig

Theres a video on youtube "redneck tyre" (or tire).... something anyway, he has his car on a trolley jack with the wheel off and puts the wheel/tyre under the brake disc, he lowers the disc onto the tyre to break the bead all around.

this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUxzRyhfsPU

There's another guy on a farm who takes his tyres off with two levers and a hammer, he made it look so simple
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztmEPh-VxcY
lighter fluid trick is for refitting to the beads you put the new tyre on & 'seat' one side as best you can squirt lighter fluid inside tyre and strike a match, the expanding explosive force seats the tyre perfectly and you finish off with a pump. You have to remove the valve core though to allow some gas to escape

Wig

This guy is lucky to be alive, look where he casually puts his 5 litres of petrol!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uyANsdO1rI&NR=1

KillerWatt

mikey72 wrote: »

Anyone reckon if I should get 15", 18", or 24" tyre levers?

All depends on how much upper body strength you have.

forgotmyname

Dont forget for that £10 they will fit new valves and balance them. Shop around you may get a garage
where the boss is out.