 Wheel/Tire issue, tire won't seal on wheels? |
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| blitZ |
 Dec 8 2008, 06:31 PM
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Beer please...  Group: Members Posts: 2,223 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Lawrenceville, GA Member No.: 4,719 Region Association: South East States  |
I picked up some wheels from a local guy, which came off a 914. Took them to a tire shop to have the tires from my old wheels mounted on the new ones. The installer could not get the bead to seal. The bead protector (what the tire guy called it) would not fit over the lip of the wheel. I measured the wheels and the newer one is 1/8 inch larger in diameter than the old ones.
Anyone have this problem and have a work around? I'm not looking to buy new tires but really like these wheels. Attached image(s) 
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| Pat Garvey |
 Dec 8 2008, 09:24 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
I had a set of these wheels some time back, but never had any problems mounting properly sized tires. In my case the tires were 175/70's. What size are you trying to fit?
Maybe you should try a dfferent shop. |
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| jd74914 |
Dec 8 2008, 09:37 PM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,780 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Pat Garvey @ Dec 8 2008, 10:24 PM)  Maybe you should try a dfferent shop. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) He should have been able to mount it. Sometimes it is hard to stretch the bead and mount stiffer, lower profile tires on the 1 arm machines if that was what he was using. |
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| sixnotfour |
Dec 8 2008, 09:39 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,430 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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This is probably not what you need, but you haven't seen anything untill youve seen em seat a bead with this baby;
http://tuffymfg.com/products/tire-wheel-se...tah-seater.html Attached image(s) 
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| Root_Werks |
Dec 9 2008, 12:43 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,319 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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That looks like a lot of quick air!
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| r_towle |
Dec 9 2008, 01:10 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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If he got them on, they will seat.
You need more air, remove the valve stem and blast it to seat the bead. You need to heat up the sidewall on Z rated tires. Rich |
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| jd74914 |
Dec 9 2008, 01:29 PM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,780 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
I may be seeing things, but it doesn't look on in that picture.
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