fitting tires

Managed to fit 2 tires 1 old and a brand new one, what a pain in arse. took me 30 mins and had put both on wrong way according to tread pattern managed it in end.... any one else tryed this?

 

I always do my own tyres. I do it using a tyre changing machine though, Done and dusted in about 5 mins!

(And i dont to put up with having the fear of any monkey chewing up my rims!)

 

lol i didnt use any tools, just a rubber hand from some pliers. had to put lots of industrial and cleaner on it to make it slippy

 

if they are fitted the wrong way then they are illegal.

 

Yeah your right mate but unless the tyres arent The wrong way they should be Then no one is going to know there for the Police wont know will they?

 

The big arrow facing the wrong way might be a give away...

Anyway their made to work going a certain way, I'm no expert but I'm sure you'll get less grip using them the wrong way round. Especially in the wet as the groves chuck the water to the side, back to front they'd scoop the water into the middle of the tyre.

 

Yeah your right. Wouldnt want to end up doing that i would jus take it to the tyre shop let them Fit it . You only pay like £10 Extra to get them fitted anyway.

 

I've done a few by hand, not easy but you get there in the end. Pretty fiddly when it's tubed tyres aswell!

As Jake says easiest on a machine, it gets the rubber on and off in seconds

 

just got loads of fair liquid and your sorted

 

NO no no and NO!

washing up liquid contains salt, salt causes alloy corrosion, give it a month and your rims will be furry.

 

lol too late i did that to mine in july....lol

 

LOL. any effects to the wheel yet ???

 

not that i can see, just cleaned them yesterday. not saying that ur wrong thou wobbly

 

LOL he could be right maybe it depends on the alloy or if and when you do change the wheel and you dont clean off the fairy then maybe it could damabe the wheel ?

 

when you take the tyre off it'll probably be crusty and furry along the tyre bead.

 

I've used fairy liquid before, once the tyre's slipped on wash everything well before inflating the tyre

 

so what slipperly luqid cud be used then? any house hold items so i dont have to go buyin anythin lol

 

wd40

 

soap?

 

wd40 i all you need