Cool Tech Tip

[Chris]

I always like being able to add a new technique to my bag of tricks...

This is a cool one-

http://www.break.com/index/interesting-tire-repair-method.html

 

[Perlmudder]

i saw them do it on the discovery channel when they were doing some arctic crossing. i think they used ether though...

 

[Sea-Dated]

I have done this with a can of Brake cleaner. Usually took us 4 or 5 tries before it would seat the bead correctly....

 

[Tony]

I watched a half chitfaced guy do it with oxy/accetaline after trying every type of aerosol on the shelf. It blew both sides of the bead to the outsides of the rim.

 

[BradH]

Friend of mine said they did that all the time with ether to set big tractor tires.

 

[BBB725]

I watched a half chitfaced guy do it with oxy/accetaline after trying every type of aerosol on the shelf. It blew both sides of the bead to the outsides of the rim.

He did too good of a job:biggrinjester:

 

[masher44]

Tyson did that on my spare trailer tire last Spring with brake cleaner. Wouldnt have believed it unless I saw it.

 

[dykstra]

way cool

 

[glassdave]

I use to work for a golf cart company when i was sixteen. Thats how we use to do it, lost a few eyebrows learning the proper technique though.

 

[phragle]

I have done ATV tires that way

 

[Expensive Date]

I have done it mounting 22.5s

 

[HiZ]

i saw them do it on the discovery channel when they were doing some arctic crossing. i think they used ether though...

Yeah> where they had the Toyota LandCruisers, all black.
That was a sweet trek

 

[Chris]

I'm really surprised- mostly because I'm rarely surprised. I thought I'd seen everything at least once. Maybe not.

 

[Perlmudder]

Yeah> where they had the Toyota LandCruisers, all black.
That was a sweet trek

that was it!

 

[Sydwayz]

Yeah> where they had the Toyota LandCruisers, all black.
That was a sweet trek

I caught that show too, but figured it only worked due to the extreme cold temps they were in. Now I know it works in the backwoods too.

 

[dwtinc]

Normal in the the trucking business years ago

 

[dwtinc]

Tyson did that on my spare trailer tire last Spring with brake cleaner. Wouldnt have believed it unless I saw it.

Most brake cleaner won't burn

 

[Sea-Dated]

Most brake cleaner won't burn

Napa's brake cleaner does......:sifone:

 

[jhenrie]

Search tire stretching on youtube. A good time for all !!!!

 

[macjazzy]

Used to do it mounting drag slicks all the time. Helps if the tire has soft sidewalls, like slicks, or large mudtires etc.

Brake cleaner used to be very flammable. When they had to make it more enviro-friendly the recipe changed. Lost the flammability ( mostly a good thing) much less effective, unfortunately.