hey guys im having trouble mounting a customers 16X13 eagle slicks on a set of wheels he has. i got the tires on the wheels fine but cant seem to get them to seal and inflate. i tried the strap, tried a sealant, and i removed the valve stem, nothing worked... any tricks?

 

how wide are the wheels?

try a donut style bead seater on the bottom packed with grease.

for some reason i remember the rings are usually for 16.5" rims but ive used them on 16s with some success

if you cant find one a bicycle intertube will work if the valvle doesnt interfere with the lip of the rim or bead of the tire.


also make sure you are using as big a hose as pssible. those 1/4" hoses most tire machines have on them wont flow enough cfm to seat the wider tires.

good luck

if that doesnt work try the starting fluid trick. a quick squirt around inside of tire and a long match. seen it done quite a bit never tried it myself.

 

there is always the lighter fluid and match trick... but be very CAREFULL!!!

just kidding on that... that is a last resort!!! BEWARE!!!

okay... what kind of tire machine do you have... if it has the roller like low pro tire machines then seat the bottom bead in... make sure the bottom bead is not greased up... make sure it is dry - try sitting it in with the roller bot the bottom bead and once seated... raise the top bead tire so that you can blow it up and seat the beads...

 

BEADBLASTER might be the only way to do this .The side wall of the tire is to weak or flimsie(sp) to just use air or the air blast on the machine .I've done some similar size just 15's and my boss who has been doing it for 17 yr's tried everything but the blaster an as soon as i suggested it, a light went off in his head .It works just do it ..

 

i watched my friend do the brake fluid thing on a 38" mud tire and it jumped like 2.5 feet off the floor and smacked him in the jaw. i know that sounds like a load of shit but its truth, do NOT do that

 

i have a friend who would mount his stock car 15" eagle slicks at work...he had to use the starterfluid/ lighter trick seems like every time. its best to have 2 people, one there doing the flame work, and someone there to blow out the little flames with air hose.

DANGEROUS....yes, but it works pretty good. i have also seen people use the air tank blaster on stubborn tires.