tire mounting (was home garage compressor)

[Pat Korach]

Also use lots of the slimy stuff to make
the tire slide on and off.   I use dish washing
soap and it works great except it dries up
sometimes before you get the tire on or off.
A mug with a  paint brush worked for me.

Pat Korach
Kirkland, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Cordon" <cord4530 at uidaho.edu>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 11:56 PM
Subject: Re: tire mounting (was home garage compressor)


> > Does the Harbor Freight stuff work?
> >
> I have one of those manual tire changers. Here's a few pointers for
> you--
>
> -It needs to be bolted to something hefty. Preferably a concrete slab. I
> built a longer leg I can drive a car on to, but it's barely enough.
>
> -For regular car tires it's okay. Anything under 50 series, or over 31"
> (truck tires) and it won't work great. Also, the metal bar rubs across
> the front edge of the rim. You'll want to make something to protect your
> rim, or just not mount on nice rims. I've used it on a lot of steel
> wheels and it's just fine though. Dismounting some 195-50's on  older
> alloys it chipped off the clear coat around the edge.
>
> -Tire service prices vary a lot from region to region. Here in Idaho,
> local shops charge about $11/tire to dismount, mount, and balance. After
> buying my setup I found that local shops only charge around $1 to
> dismount or mount, and $9/tire to balance. However, I know many regions
> charge an arm and leg to mount tires that you don't buy there (or even
> if you do sometimes!). I've heard people with Land Cruisers (other
> hobby) paying up to $45 to dismount, mount and balance each tire!
>
> In short, find out how much it costs locally to dismount, mount, and
> balance, then see how much to just balance. At that point you can decide
> if you'll do enough work to justify the the $50 machine.
>
> --
> Dan Cordon
> Mechanical Engineer - Engine Research Facility
> University of Idaho
>
>
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