how to mount a tire by hand

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12 жыл бұрын

In this video I show you how to mount a 16 inch tire onto a rim with nothing but hand tools. directorzone.cyberlink.com/vid...

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@jaycashman3139 Жыл бұрын

Hey man I've been a mechanic for 30 years never even tried to do it myself till I saw you don't be so hard on yourself I'm sure you helped out thousands of people great job

@zachgordon9531 Жыл бұрын

Yeah it saves me sixty dollars a tire now days.

@hardcore4476 Жыл бұрын

How 60$!

@HolidaySins 2 жыл бұрын

I am a tire technician and I mount at least 1 tire a day using machinery or specially made tools to do it manually. But about once every 2 years I have to do it the hard way with 2 pry bars and sadly I forget the techniques that make it easier. So I go to KZfaq and what do you know I was simply taking to big of a bite. Corrected myself after watching this video. Now I have my feet up relaxing 😎

@callmeworm8441 19 күн бұрын

1?? Lmfao so not a real tech. Been doing this 25 years all the way up to off road mining tires.. never had a 1 tire a day

@fadik3273 14 күн бұрын

1 tire a day? What are you changing a unicycle tire

@HolidaySins 14 күн бұрын

@callmeworm8441 I said atleast 1 a day. 10 years of public bus tires

@yaliv1 8 жыл бұрын

hell yeah. man, tired of these shops scratching rims and claiming they didn't do it and for $20/30 charge too! very helpful.

@sl33ksnypr285652 4 жыл бұрын

i don't doubt what you're saying, but you need to find a new shop. every tire machine i worked on uses plastic duckheads on the wheel so it doesnt scratch it, and unless you have runflat tires, you dont need to use a prybar at all. you can push the tire onto the wheel with your hands as long as you have the top bead under the drop canter.

@joevarga5982 2 ай бұрын

@@sl33ksnypr285652 I've been to LOADS of tire shops. They find a way to ding a wheel or worse about 50% of the time. I'm not even exaggerating. I'm SO sick of it.

@joevarga5982 2 ай бұрын

@@ccjohncc1 Well if you do it like this guy does, you'll ding the hell out of your rims.

@peaceineachsmile3871 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for giving us younger generation the confident of DIY( do it yourself), when we have to.🙏👍 God Bless ya’ll

@elizabethatherton5526 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much single mother and I gotta learn how to do mostly everything myself cause can't afford a garage bill n can't afford another vehicle so every little bit of info helps thanks again have a blessed day

@translator544 3 жыл бұрын

In a similar situation....we can do this! One step at a time.

@jwizz1396 3 жыл бұрын

and since you cant afford a husband either lol

@tville4358 3 жыл бұрын

j wizz That’s not how marriage works you can’t buy someone into marriage

@LightlessAMG 3 жыл бұрын

@@tville4358 debateable

@ryanschwan2507 2 жыл бұрын

@@LightlessAMG Definitely debatable. Some women get a house, then find a man who conveniently doesn't have one.😄

@jerriewayne1977 8 жыл бұрын

The focus of this video should be, in my opinion, learn to do for yourself first. It isn't about saving $20. It's about knowing how to mount a tire.

@davidhur09 6 жыл бұрын

$20 per wheel and balance so actually $80

@josephsamsor1698 6 жыл бұрын

Koalafications4Dayz well you want to get it balanced but installing it to get from point a to point b is nice. Or for drifting or something.

@_spook 5 жыл бұрын

well it goes without saying.

@punyasharma5418 5 жыл бұрын

@FrostTrunks 5 жыл бұрын

@@davidhur09 exactly!

@johnnycincocero 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks bruh! I just mounted 4 winter tires on steelies in about 15 minutes. Much easier than I thought. Enjoy the Holidays.

@mj235064 6 жыл бұрын

Johnny CincoCero better hope u balanced those puppies

@MarshallBLewis 4 жыл бұрын

Did you balance them? How hard is diy balancing?

@Lllllllllllllllll1lllll 4 жыл бұрын

Johnny CincoCero bruh

@johnnycincocero 4 жыл бұрын

@@MarshallBLewis No...I didn't balance them. Have them balanced at your local tire shop.

@alexjames7894 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations

@jimmyallen8210 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton. I’ve mounted a lot of tires at home and this is making my life easier! This method is simple and I greatly appreciate the short to the point video!

@ianblanchet5500 7 ай бұрын

I've mounted some 8.5" sidewall tires before, but I could not for the life of me mount my 5" sidewall tires. This is THE best technique to mount tires. I've easily installed these lower profile tires following your instructions. Thank you my man ! 🙏

@twistedangel9681 9 ай бұрын

I am giving you huge virtual hugs right now dude.. my bf has been fighting to get his tire on the rim all day.. I found your video showed it to him had it on in about 3 min.. THANK YOU BUNCHES❤🎉🎉❤😊😊

@BlastGrip 10 жыл бұрын

For anybody who is wondering, this is just like you do it on a bike, only the rim is larger and the tire sidewall is stiffer. You want to be careful using something that's sharp at the end for a prybar to make sure you don't rip the bead or it won't hold air.

@frankpoth154 3 жыл бұрын

That is amazing. I haven't put my tires on yet, but I was afraid it would turn into a 2 hour project. Now that I've seen it, I think I can make it happen. Thank you!

@danfield8102 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this video! I like how you kept it quick and to the point. I purchased new rims for my truck and was able to mount the tires with zero scratches by myself thanks to your technique! I did end up cutting som small pieces of rubber hose about 3 inches long, then slice them in half the long way. These were used at any point the prybar (I used a flat blade screwdriver) contacted the rim, just to insure I didnt chip or dimple the rim. Took me about 2x as long as you, but I feel was a good investment. Thanks again!!

@Wakko0o 3 жыл бұрын

You are a gem... Thank you. You work like a gentlemen unlike these previous clips I seen on here 🤦🏽‍♂️, with these same tire size too! I can understand low profile tires being a pain but anything bigger then what you have here should be cake work. Again thank you

@t_MattMan 2 жыл бұрын

You are awesome! Straight to the point and no fluff. Thank-you, sir!!

@chasevans7171 4 жыл бұрын

As we are living in these self isolating apocalyptic times these skills become more vital. After watching your vid I just went and fitted the tyre to the wheel for the mad max matt black V8 hot rod I'm cobbling together on my driveway to pass the time. One trip to the tyre fitting shop avoided. Thankyou.

@rafars2246 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, I saw these beasts on KZfaq doing the same thing you did and I was like sad thinking I couldn't do it manually without scratching the wheel, but you proved it is possible. Thank you so much, I'll be doing my own tires.

@cormorant_on_arock7934 5 жыл бұрын

3:08 "If not? … then you can take a hike!" that was the fitting next line with his tone there. Haha :P

@paultomlinson2695 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for posting this video it helped me out a lot today with my tire change. I was about to give up but kept at it and that feeling i got when the second bead was on, man that's something money at a tire center can't buy.

@taylorlael 4 жыл бұрын

Omg I did not think I could do it and it actually worked! I mounted a tire in my livingroom in less than 5 minutes! Thanks so much

@sonoma.ecommerce 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. You are a great humanitarian. Best tire mounting video for the ages, nobody needs to do this again. Windex and actual wood prybar shows that anybody can do this!!!

@oddvin31 9 жыл бұрын

Impressive! Great job, great video mister! Didn't know low profiles could be done by hand...tried it, did it👍. PS. I actually won some bets doing it as well...LOL

@ajswoop7623 2 жыл бұрын

Such an incredible video I wish I found years ago. Thank you for the upload!

@TheRealMsJUDGEMental Жыл бұрын

This video is one of the best DIY videos that I have seen. Thank you for your help!

@ep3ktuned585 3 жыл бұрын

I did mount 2 tires by myself and use them to the drag strip! Turns out I won couple of races! Thank you!

@mikevose 3 жыл бұрын

You are my hero. What a rock star. You make me think that I can do this, too. Thank you so much for the video and the awesome attitude, as well. Be safe!

@neknosnaws5990 4 жыл бұрын

I've done it myself, but your method looks a lot easier, so THANKS for posting it!

@patton137 7 жыл бұрын

This video is very helpful. Thank you for sharing this. I'm sure to save myself some money thanks to this handy tutorial.

@drebin1733 9 жыл бұрын

you sir have just saved me alot of hastle and money thank you!

@timothyberry1173 Жыл бұрын

Nice demonstration video. I know that feel’s good to take care of that yourself. Glad you really expressed how important it is to have your weight on your knee driving the tire down to the center of the rim! People definitely have to understand that. Nice work!

@cabr0nf1b3r 4 жыл бұрын

I knew there was a way to do it manually, I did it in a bind a long time ago just needed a refresher. Thanks!

@redlyne22 6 жыл бұрын

Dude...you did that in a smooth but in a lighting fast way....Your a savage, good job!

@idgafa6872 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this video. It definitely helped me. My local tire shop wants 80.00 to mount and balance 4 tires. I thought that was kind of crazy. After watching your video I have the confidence to try it myself.

@MrNickpress 2 жыл бұрын

what did you use for weights

@andreipopescu1 Жыл бұрын

this video helped me a lot, giving me the courage to try it myself, i mounted a set of 215 45 r18 XL, putting the starting side of each bead in the recess of the rim is an essential part to achieve it.

@andreipopescu1 Жыл бұрын

i used 3 levers made for tires that are almost flat on the edge and tire mounting grease on both inside and outside of the beads. i got the mounging grease for 8$ for 5kg

@Freakezzz Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Do you balance them as well after? I wonder because I’ve seen some info on diy balancing, but I’ve never attempted that. Cheers!

@nathanielriesterer9103 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is the best how to video on KZfaq!

@NeuroPulse 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thanks. I think I'll be handling my tires myself from now on!

@carlosjoelgarcia3200 10 жыл бұрын

This is a great video to get you out of a pinch or simply DIY. Great technique. Never mind the foolish comments, Thanks for sharing.

@infiniti37G 5 жыл бұрын

That won't work on rusted tires, low profile tires you will never be able to take them on or off and will scratch, dent destroy the rim

@singtracks 4 жыл бұрын

@@infiniti37G rusted tirers ????

@SirSaturnine8008 4 жыл бұрын

Just put the tire on,not hard

@hardcore4476 Жыл бұрын

@@singtracks rusted rims, more like lol

@amatueranatoly6408 2 жыл бұрын

At the shop I work at we use dawn for lubing the tires which is much cheaper. Also when dealing with an aluminum rim I suggest using a tire iron with a rubber encased tip so it doesn't scratch your rims.

@georgelee6857 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you a lot!! I did not know you can do it yourself. I just got flat tire and I am going to do it myself. Once again thank you very much

@teamunderbuiltracing9340 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I never learned in high school and I race junk cars but never had to changes tires never had an issue with it but now I have to and this has made it so easy

@LivingWithTheGuzmans 4 жыл бұрын

thanks

@jacquespoirier9071 8 жыл бұрын

a tip: lubricate well the inside of the bead facing the exterior of the wheel, it supports the friction involved in the passing over the exterior of the wheel Often, I use a mixture of about 25% liquid dish soap with water tu lube the bead I use it also for loosing the tire bead, I spread this lube and with my manual machine, it is very easy to break the bead( I spread the lube and repeatly apply the force to permit the lube to penetrate the joint)

@LifeWithEmin 8 ай бұрын

Isn't it bad if the soap stays inside of the tire?

@jacquespoirier9071 8 ай бұрын

no, there is not a great quantity of soapy water, and before reinstalling the tire on the wheel, i just check and remove puddle if there is one.@@LifeWithEmin

@3dmlavender 2 жыл бұрын

I screwed around for 2 hours, took a break and watched your video. I had the tire on the wheel in 3 minutes. Thank you.

@MuhammadFarooq-ej9xz 6 ай бұрын

I owe a big thanks to you. This video helped me alot to out tire back into rim. Thanks again!

@waylandjennings4073 10 жыл бұрын

Nice job. I've never seen that done by hand before. Kudos to you for passing your knowledge along to others. People with negative comments = just pissed because they can't do it. Thanks for the lesson!

@darthmal 5 жыл бұрын

Tip: next use a ratchet strap and secure it around it. Tighten it to align the tire around the rim for easier air filling.

@Jawsjawsjawsrg 5 жыл бұрын

I've seen a video where they used lighter fluid to do that.

@paulphenix3917 4 жыл бұрын

Spray a little starting fluid in it then ignite it and it will pop it on.

@900stx7 3 жыл бұрын

I used ratchet straps to air up my boat trailer tires. Worked great ! Both aired up first try. Thought for sure i was going to need the starter fluid method.

@matthewcohen194 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, this is a great method! the fire method is a pain in the ass. Much prefer the ratchet strap method.

@deadchannel991 3 жыл бұрын

Thats stupid. You dont want to bend your tire that way. Also dont use starting fluid please. Its dangerous and stupid

@noneyours6685 2 жыл бұрын

gosh i appreciate someone who get right to the point. Thank you.

$@ImRefraction$

@ImRefraction 2 жыл бұрын

Best video tutorial I have ever seen! Thanks

@richardcarson2 10 жыл бұрын

good job. I do mine this way. If you go slow, and work the last couple of times patiently, can do it without damaging anything. and if you are worried about the piece around the rim, go a little slower. shops can damage that lip too.

@brownpride4866 6 жыл бұрын

Richard Carson ur right about that dam shop damage the lip of my rim and when i complaint they said there not responsible for damge dome to rims dam dumb asses

@bmxdenver1 5 жыл бұрын

They use a JohnBeam tire machine with rubber heads and they still damage the rim

@hardcore4476 Жыл бұрын

Yeah a young guy at Discount tire scratched all 4 of my brand new rims! The manager made it right and got them all powder coated instead of original paint so in the long run was better. But man was I pissed and quit annoying switching out one at a time over a month process.

@nox_chan 6 жыл бұрын

I have incredible respect for the men that do this for a living

@johnb6898 15 күн бұрын

Mr. Jeff, THANK YOU SO MUCH. MANY MANY PROPS, EVEN MORE RESPECT. YOU SIR, ARE A SAVIOR. NOW, Im going to go give my 18 inch tire a shot on my Ford edge. Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH,SIR

@juleol99 2 жыл бұрын

Good diy video! I also recommend getting 2 proper tire levers and also there are plastic rim protectors you can use to prevent damage to rim. Or just split a piece of pvc pipe and use that to protect rim. Cheers to all DIY'ers out there.

@sherlogic1256 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, since you commented a day ago & seem to have knowledge. After that do I just inflate the tire? Is there anything else it needs?

@hardcore4476 Жыл бұрын

What are tire levers?

@hardcore4476 Жыл бұрын

Nice, great job! I like how you put the cardboard underneath so you don’t scratch anything. Do you have a video showing how to take one off including breaking the bead?

@dadthedaddy9566 2 жыл бұрын

Ah thank you! Definitely worth doing it myself over 39$ a tire at the shop 😵‍💫 and an excuse to buy myself a new toy... the prybar 🤷‍♂️

@macmac8249 3 жыл бұрын

Man, you’ve got great balance. Great video. Thanks...Mac

@motofactorymadness210 5 жыл бұрын

Worked great for me thank you! Saved 100 bucks

@sharpiebb454 10 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I would just like to add that you should always start with the outside part of the rim up. Otherwise you are going to have a hell of a time.

@m50halifax5 10 жыл бұрын

yes you can seat the bead at home , take a retching strap wrap it around the tire , tighten down , fill with air , you are now done , don't knock it till you try it .

@Pete391 3 жыл бұрын

What about balancing the tire so it dont vibrate on the highway...

@jmikronis7376 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video. I’m going to try this. Given our budget crunch, I’m trying to keep from spending money any safe way I can.

@rebeccagreen-parkinson1195 Жыл бұрын

Literally a lifesaver for me today. Thank you!

@richestfelon9903 10 жыл бұрын

this the old school way good video

@TomWebalt 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very useful! Any hints for balancing?

@dannyboots 3 жыл бұрын

Hold one ear

@elamchevy1887 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video and excellent comments as far as I read. Installing 4 new tires on my Toyota will save me over $100 because I already have the equipment to balance the tires after installation. It's about saving money and accomplishing a new DIY task. I also give my thanks to the author of the video.

@Two4Loko 5 жыл бұрын

Saved me alot of hastle today, thanks for the tutorial.

@suecseng4074 9 жыл бұрын

Pretty good all way round, especially for emergencies!

@abdulisakhi7409 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saving my $20

@lecobra418 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot man, I must change the four tires of my woman's car but too broke to go to any shop. So this is very helpful, thanks again.

@chippywarren9706 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant demonstration! I have to drive some 20km to change tires for winter/summer. Wait, get charged a fortune and do it all over again. Excellent. Thank you very much.

@raysmith6084 4 жыл бұрын

How Do you Break The bead then get the tyre off. You Started with an empty rim. Thanks.

@Kntryhart 5 жыл бұрын

A local tire shop installed new tires on my "like new" alloy rims yesterday (13 Mar 2019). Estimate to repair their handy-work to the rims is $1,184 plus tax.

@Zenairo 5 жыл бұрын

My brand new set of Enkei's was 1200, did they melt all of your rims into a puddle or something?

@Kntryhart 5 жыл бұрын

@@Zenairo Almost. Fortunately, I had asked the Manager to look at the wheels before they starting working on the tires. The Manager's exact words were: "they look like new rims". He assured me that they were capable of doing a "professional job". When they had finished installing new tires, every wheel had deep scratches around the perimeter of each rim. As an added bonus, there were what appeared to be peen marks across several of the spokes. I assume this was caused by dropping a tire iron onto the spokes. All-in-all, not a good day.

@alex1701waller 4 жыл бұрын

Fuck your rims, bitches😁

@tyler_ace_3011 6 жыл бұрын

Just tried it,worked perfectly thanks!

@georgekurgansky5986 2 жыл бұрын

Man, you made that look so easy, I have to try it out now!

@jacobbiancardi9153 4 жыл бұрын

I always found de-mounting the tire to be the actual pain in the ass.

@brandonneves4144 4 жыл бұрын

Just uninflate it and cut it off.

@dustinninja2803 5 жыл бұрын

Dude that’s crazy that it takes you five minutes what takes a tire shop 30-45 minutes sometimes even hours Now i don’t have to pay 20$ for them to take off and put on tires

@Constipatedoverlord 4 жыл бұрын

Taking off and mounting tires are quick and easy depending on the profile of the tire. What takes the longest is honestly setting up the car on the lift, gathering the tires, then taking all 4 tires to the machine, and balancing, then filing the paperwork properly. Thats not even including the other 5 cars ahead of you as well.

@screwsnutsandbolts 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks 👍🏻

@JR-mx1de 5 жыл бұрын

Good video. Always good to know how to do stuff yourself.

@ScottPC 8 жыл бұрын

Gonna have to try this! Drift life!

@aa-vb9tj 5 жыл бұрын

What do you mean? What's this got to do with drifting?

@amaanfazal1496 5 жыл бұрын

@@aa-vb9tj they have to change out their tyres more than others resulting in going to a tire tech and paying them. Doing this cuts out that expense..

@rainmechanic 8 жыл бұрын

Jeff Flowers is incorrect.. You can not mount it from the back side of the rim because the drop center is towards the front.. You will struggle dearly trying to work that bead on from the back and the chances of injuring yourself in the process go up exponentially.

@onefastegcoupe 7 жыл бұрын

Best way to not mess up the wheel then?

@rainmechanic 7 жыл бұрын

Lightning Autowerks™ 1. Use Zytel polymer Irons or use 18" sections from shock corded fiberglass tent poles 2. If using steel irons install some duct tape around the edge of the rim and work carefully 3. Take it to a tire shop and have them do it on a machine.

@onefastegcoupe 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you going for 1&2 I'm too nervous at the chance of anyone else messing wheels up but more comfortable taking my own chance at least Id know every little move was gentle being my own stuff haha. Gonna try taping around and maybe rags where I use the iron to mount

@rainmechanic 7 жыл бұрын

Lightning Autowerks™ Rags will definitely work.

@eksine 6 жыл бұрын

Lightning Autowerks best way to not mess it up? take it to Costco $15

@stuartbell1302 7 ай бұрын

I’ll be attempting this tomorrow. Thanks for this video!

@MollyTheLag 3 жыл бұрын

this is definitely the best tutorial so far and its 8 years old

@fryncyaryorvjink2140 5 жыл бұрын

Ok its decided, I'm doing this myself, sick and tired of wasting my day at the tire shop

@ffarmchicken 4 жыл бұрын

Nabre Labre 100% Or what usually happens is drop them off at 8, the shop says come back at 3 and they will be done. You come back and they aren’t done and you end up waiting till 5. ALL DAY LONG TO GET TIRES MOUNTED.

@jasontbo6663 4 жыл бұрын

Davy Jones the shop I work at will have your car done, in about an hour and a half if you come in during the rush

@AyyItsJk 3 жыл бұрын

Time to try this with 34s on a 17” rim 😂

@shadexyz 3 жыл бұрын

did it work?

@codygilliam627 3 жыл бұрын

@@shadexyz he’s still trying to get the second tire to go on

@jt2quick 2 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say thank you for sharing and making this video. It was really quite educational. JT

@rons5319 Жыл бұрын

I'm going to try it. Especially now that we can get tires ordered online for a low price, I'm going to. I just paid $150 to have my RV tire mounted and balanced and all the local tires stores are charging the same. Thank you.

@castoresnegros 9 жыл бұрын

yeah!!! But still you need to pay for the balance !! Can you balance by hand?

@Check7his 5 жыл бұрын

m.harborfreight.com/portable-wheel-balancer-39741.html?Fnot%20provided

@Check7his 5 жыл бұрын

@Frank Lopez tell that to Scotty you random dumbass on the internet. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gb9lqbeetLa0YZc.html

@nicholascampbell9540 5 жыл бұрын

The functionality of the personal balancer is great but probably not equipped to handle wheels larger than 15-16". They balance a trailer tire/wheel in the demonstration clip for harbor freight, which is rather unrealistic. Great idea, just not for a lot of modern vehicles.

@fernandomorales4691 5 жыл бұрын

@Frank Lopez So your going to drive on unbalanced tires. You realize that the only to options are to pay the shop or buy your own balancer. Which costs about the same price either way. Are you sure you are not the one trolling here. You seem to not undertand how things work.

@mattevans1643 4 жыл бұрын

You can, but you need something to balance it with. There are literally hundreds of different ones you buy ranging from $40-$35k. The $40 is for older, or smaller sized wheels. It's a pole with a level on it. Works great and does what it needs to. However with larger wheels it's not the best. But it'll get you close. Your best best is to take it to a shop, they can't really s uff the rims doing that.

@ajusaitis 10 жыл бұрын

wrap that pry bar with cable insulation tape. Won't scratch rims.

@kingdom777866 6 жыл бұрын

It cuts the tape, and your back to how you started !!

@kingdom777866 6 жыл бұрын

Or use a condom !!

@johnwayne6419 5 жыл бұрын

" slapyourself✋✋✋✋ ..... " look's out '' ........." vvindovv ''

@ciribincin45 8 жыл бұрын

Definitely so easy in the way you show. thank you

@victorperezdemydenko2281 7 жыл бұрын

does help a lot! thank you. diy from now on.

@SkywallGuttz 11 жыл бұрын

Now you just need to balance it by hand.

@haroldo5889 Жыл бұрын

Very good and straight to the point, it was worth seeing this video, I could do it myself now that I learned from your video. I wonder if it’s hard to unmount tires from the rim.