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 krcrouse |
Tire changing the T? |
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Posts: 26 11/13/07 3:34 PM |
Does anyone out their in T Land change their own tires? I was looking at this:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42927 And wondering if anyone had experience doing it themselves. Kevin |
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dukey33 |
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HSATF 1st Officer
Posts: 639 11/13/07 4:21 PM |
One of my riding buddies has one. That is what we've used to change tire twice on my T. It's a wrestling match even with tire lube from NAPA.
I suggest getting one of these to go with it. The No-Mar Mount/Demount Bar
duke
loud horns save lives |
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CleRider |
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Posts: 1902 11/13/07 7:42 PM
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Kevin,
I thought about it, but I thought $100 for the tools,... somehow it has to be mounted or bolted into the ground, ... then there's wrestling with the tire... all sounded like too much work. I'll just pay the local dealer $20 or $25 to mount a tire. The T's tires are 70 and 80 profiles. The rear goldwing tire is a 60 profile which is a real PITA to mount, even with the right tools. Andy |
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Posts: 756 11/13/07 7:46 PM
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when i had one of the older 'wings last year i put a new tire on it. thought i'd save myself some bucks by mounting it myself, but by the end of the
day, i'd have paid almost anything to have somebody else do it. from now on, mine go to the m/c shop. later, bud
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bamaTrider |
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HSATF 1st Officer
Posts: 3539 11/13/07 9:45 PM |
I just mounted a new front tire on my Wing. I used the HF tire changer to break the beads, then spooned the tire off the rim. Adding 1 oz of dish detergent to
8 oz of water in a spry bottle makes an excellent tire lube when spooning the tire on/off the rim. There is a paint dot on the tire and it needs to be aligned
with the valve stem. This is where the tire will need the least amount of weights to balance. Also make sure the arrow on the sidewall of the tire matches the
arrow on the wheel. To balance the tire and wheel, I placed the axle through the wheel and placed the ends of the axle on 2 jack stands. Gently spin the tire
1/4 turn at a time in both directions. The heaviest side of tire will move to the bottom if weights are needed. If not then tire does not need balancing. If
the tire needs weights added, then add 1/2 oz at a time to the top side until tire stops turning on it's own as mentioned above.
I have had my Wing up to 80 mph and it's smooth as silk using this method. Stan
"We are different - yet we are the
same"
2004 GL1800 Goldwing (Titanium) 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black) |
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Posts: 310 11/14/07 3:21 PM Road Captain |
I'm With Stan on this one.
I've done about 5 tires in the last two years. The only thing I do different is I use a 20 ton press (just happend to have one) with a couple blocks of wood to brake the bead loose, and use big screw drivers as "spoons". I've done this with both laced and mag wheels. Works great. Denny |
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