Harbor Freight Bead Breaker Motor Cycle Tire Changer review and use

[@Steve-Kratz]

Have you figured out what the brass rod and clip are for?

[@JamesP33R]

Yea, right? I got one of these over the weekend. My best guess is that it is a hold down. You could lever one of the irons under it for a starting point at mounting? I saw that in the assembly and was immediately thinking what the heck is that thing for? Oh, the center bolt could use to be longer too. On my C50 rear tire, the hub is thicker that that bolt is long. Unless you have the wheel seated with a specific side up, and then it is only a a couple threads holding it. BUT, it does the job. Had to fix a tube. Hardest part is snaking the tuba back in. Probably easier if I pulled the tire entirely off.

[@michaele5173]

You can wrap duct tape on the tire iron where it touches the rim so there's no metal to metal contact. Fill a spray bottle with dish soap/water instead of rubbing soap right on the bead. Buy 8 lashing straps from Harbor Freight, space evenly around tire and tighten until the beads are touching together, then you can just push the tire into the rim. Remove the straps and air it up.

[@PeterDiCapua]

if this really works you should a video about it. Im going to HF today at lunch and getting 8 straps to try this..if it works i owe you a beer

[@karlkaplin]

@@PeterDiCapua well did it work?

[@jberejik]

Man that was a great video. Real. No Pinterest bullshit. Thank you.

[@PeterDiCapua]

Pinterest has entered the chat....

[@dotco5210]

Do you know the trick to getting the tire on and off the rim is to make sure that both side of the beads fall into the very center of the rim. If you know what I’m talking about that way the tire can shift farther from one side to the other.

[@chuckgilbert2035]

I learned some useful tip here, Thanks, Thought I would share the tire is directional, and two there is a dot to line up on the valve stem.

[@Marksmisfitworld]

I must have forgotten to mention that.

[@robertmailhos8159]

Congrats on doing well at removal of motorcycle tires and wheels there Young Man 😎👍

[@dbpool]

what size tire did you do - my cruiser has 15 and 16 in wheels... and apparently it doesn't do 15's? due to the top ring??? any way you figure to work around that?

[@solucky70]

Thanks for sharing the info! Makes me think I can do it!

[@Marksmisfitworld]

You can do it, it will be a fight to get the tire back in the wheel. If you use the same balancing and sealing gel it will have a vibration at first from it sitting. A little short run usually takes care of it.

[@jackhmason]

Thanks for showing us the way. What were you using the ratchet straps for? And never saw you using the bead breaker arm. Did you not need it?

[@Marksmisfitworld]

Ratchet straps were keeping tire on bead so it don’t keep slipping off. I used the bead breaker

[@louroberts5567]

Next thing you'll know, you'll be hanging out your shingle with "Mark's Motorcycle Repair" on it! Good video. Good content. Good info!

[@Marksmisfitworld]

If I had the room I would be super busy with lawn mower repair and motorcycle repair.

[@tomvartanian5562]

Great video! Will this work on a 15” rear wheel? Thanks!

[@markkaschakRealtor]

Where did you get the tire irons?

[@Marksmisfitworld]

Harbor freight

[@levievans9311]

Sweet!Well done.You have Super Powers.I dam near killed myself trying by myself to get the last pry over rim to finish a Dunlop American Elite.Didn't happen.

[@rockman49er]

Willbthis work for smaller tires like a pw 80

[@davidfellows6250]

you never showed the machine work. did it work well to ,you know break the beed?

[@jesuscabrera976]

Great video thanks! Sorry about your camera

[@lawncommander]

do you like the balance beads

[@Marksmisfitworld]

Yes, balancing beads have been used in semi tires for years.

[@grego10r]

​@@Marksmisfitworld lol they don't work on bike this is bad idea may be slow bikes but u don't want this in a sport bike or any hi speed bike it doesn't work just do static balance its easy and perfect

[@logdon17]

I thought that bike came with air shocks, those look like springs.

[@Marksmisfitworld]

It did, the previous owner took them off to put lowering shocks on it.

[@Swbpld123]

You never showed breaking the bead

[@oldman8141]

No balancing

[@Marksmisfitworld]

Balancing gel used for balancing and protecting against punctures works very well.

[@oldman8141]

@Marks Misfit World never heard of it I've been using the beads though 🤔

[@Marksmisfitworld]

Beads work really well, this is the first try of this product for me. Jury is still out because the gel has a tendency to collect at the bottom of the tire and take a few miles for it to level out again.

[@slowcountryboy476]

You stated, "I hope you enjoyed this video." ehm, no. There are a number of flaws in your work. You did get the job done however. I really just wanted to see how the Harbor Freight tire changing gizmo works. Be safe.

[@thevoyer2002]

Got the job done, but yeah, it's not that difficult as was shown. We learn more the more we do things though.

[@stlete]

10 eura montaža sa balansiranjem , kretenski video .