Getting the tire bead to reseat.

[stnkbait]

first time removing a tire from the rim......

I have put the rear tire (PR2) back on the rim and can't get the bead to seal. What am I doing wrong? dumped a compressor full of air into it.

Thanks for the help!

 

[Tree Doc]

Have the valve stem out? That usually allows a sufficient, quick volume to blow those beads outward. Tire warmed up in the sun? Are you lubed up real well? [joke]Insert Bustanut Joke here[/joke]

 

[C&C]

If you have a cargo strap you can wrap around the outside diameter of the tire and tighten; sometimes putting pressure in the middle of the tread will force the beads out-enough to seat.

 

[FJRBluesman]

Have the valve stem out? That usually allows a sufficient, quick volume to blow those beads outward. Tire warmed up in the sun? Are you lubed up real well? [joke]Insert Bustanut Joke here[/joke]

Gunny.
Make sure it's lubed well, take the tire on the rim (after installation of course) and bounce it around on the tread (upright) while rotating the wheel to get it to set in a little and then fill it with air, and then..... POP! It'll seat.

 

[wfooshee]

+1 on removing the valve stem. Can't get enough air into it fast enough with that thing restricting the flow.

 

[r1byker]

This is all assuming you have a compressor which pumps some good cfm. A small compressor won't do it but one with an air tank definitely will. I have an old Craftsman 3/4 hp pump and it seats the beads just fine on my FJR and R1, but it wouldn't do it on my friends Honda 929.

 

[blassoff]

What they said...+1 on removing the valve stem and lube. I've resorted to taking my stubborn tires to the local gas station, otherwise I've had success with a small (really small) sears craftsman compressor.

 

[okmac]

Have the valve stem out? That usually allows a sufficient, quick volume to blow those beads outward. Tire warmed up in the sun? Are you lubed up real well? [joke]Insert Bustanut Joke here[/joke]

Gunny.
Make sure it's lubed well, take the tire on the rim (after installation of course) and bounce it around on the tread (upright) while rotating the wheel to get it to set in a little and then fill it with air, and then..... POP! It'll seat.

+1 on bouncing the tire. You can see where the tire is not seated on the rim, bounce that area a few times on the floor, hard if need be and the bead will seat.

Mac

 

[stnkbait]

The tire is back on the bike full of air. Thanks for the help. After reading a few post that mentioned air flow/restrictions, I removed the in-line air filters that remove moisture and the pressure regulator from the compressor. So being able to dump a bunch more air and using the strap around the tire, the bead seated.

It seems that it been a successful test (fixed a slow leak from a tire plug) of the Harbor Freight tire changing station, Mojolever, and Marc Parnes tire balancer.

Thanks again for the help.