Changing Tires

[TBR125]

Step 7. Install balance beads(optional) and seat the tire. I always add 2 ounces of ceramic Dyna beads to my scooter tires as the cheap tires will wear badly if unbalanced. Just press one tire wall down on the rim and pour the beads in while ensuring none remain on the tire bead.

Here is the trick I have used to seat a tire even with a cyclist mini pump. Wrap the aforementioned ratchet strap around the tire circumference on the center stripe and tension to squeeze the tire to the wheel. Seal the tire to the rim by pouring your left over soap solution over the rim perimeter on both sides. Re-install valve core and begin pumping. Press the valve to make sure the tire is holding pressure. If it is not tighten the strap and add soap. Once the tire pops into the seat or reaches max recommended psi, remove the strap and bounce the tire on the floor while working your way around to set it. Check for a proper seat and then inflate to standard pressure.

[TBR125]

Install in the opposite of removal. I recommend replacing the exhaust gasket. Don't over tighten the exhaust nut or you will have a 17mm stud like my bike has. I would do a brake service while the wheel is off.

Hope this was helpful. Wouldn't mind if it was pinned for future readers.

[Neil955i]

TBR that was very thorough and most informative.  Particularly like your hack with the ratchet strap - sheer brilliance!

[TBR125]

For the front the tire change is the same but the removal is easy. Simply pop the axle caps off with a scredriver, remove the axle nut, and drop the wheel out of the fork. The center stand is awesome.

[TBR125]

Thanks. I heard about it in a 1940' popular mechanics home edition. It still works though especially with the soap for sealing.

[jeeves]

Good idea for using the ratchet strap! 
I'll try it next time.

[TBR125]

My quandary is how to change the car tire as the scooter doesn't work on the bead break ramp. Guess I need a truck. Top of the tire chain will have to be a tracked dozer.

[Vision]

Thanks TBR125.

This is a good video.

[TBR125]

Very good video. The tire he is installing is actually the tire I just removed. It lasted a surprisingly short time. It was a soft rubber.

[Vision]

How about replacing the tire stem. I'd like one like you have, metal and outward facing. Do they just pull out/push in?

[TBR125]

Oh, I replaced the stem because I was tired of having to use a 90 degree adapter on the rear wheel. I bought a pack of elbow stems off Amazon and to install them you just dip into soap and pull through from the tire side of the rim. To remove the old you can slice the rubber with a razor knife and then remove it with pliers.

Here is the link for the pack I got. They are good quality.

https://www.amazon.com/V%C3%A1lvula-universal-90-grados-unidades-scooter/dp/B017TECC1E/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=mmg+90+degree+valve+stem&link_code=qs&qid=1591138804&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-2

[Vision]

Thanks, ordered.

[CROSSBOLT]

Nicely done!

[Vision]

Any tricks to getting the wheel nut off? Mine seems stuck, so put some wd40 on it. I tried wood in the spoke, that broke; the rear brake, sitting on it.

[CROSSBOLT]

The wood needs to be thicker! Or tougher. Or use an iron pipe inside a bigger PVC pipe.