how to mount a tire by hand

In this video I show you how to mount a 16 inch tire onto a rim with nothing but hand tools. directorzone.cy...

[@jaycashman3139]

Hey man I've been a mechanic for 30 years never even tried to do it myself till I saw you don't be so hard on yourself I'm sure you helped out thousands of people great job

[@zachgordon9531]

Yeah it saves me sixty dollars a tire now days.

[@hardcore4476]

How 60$!

[@handsomeyoungadult]

Hundreds of thousands!

[@TidalWaveDan]

Day 2 of fighting and getting my ass kicked. 1 bruised clavicle, and knot on the forehead later, 3:32 video and I got it on in 1 minute. What a time to be alive

[@HolidaySins]

I am a tire technician and I mount at least 1 tire a day using machinery or specially made tools to do it manually. But about once every 2 years I have to do it the hard way with 2 pry bars and sadly I forget the techniques that make it easier. So I go to KZbin and what do you know I was simply taking to big of a bite. Corrected myself after watching this video. Now I have my feet up relaxing 😎

[@callmeworm8441]

1?? Lmfao so not a real tech. Been doing this 25 years all the way up to off road mining tires.. never had a 1 tire a day

[@fadik3273]

1 tire a day? What are you changing a unicycle tire

[@HolidaySins]

@callmeworm8441 I said atleast 1 a day. 10 years of public bus tires

[@MhmChd-nc7bs]

It's very difficult, anyone who can do this can do anything.

[@johnnycincocero]

Thanks bruh! I just mounted 4 winter tires on steelies in about 15 minutes. Much easier than I thought. Enjoy the Holidays.

[@mj235064]

Johnny CincoCero better hope u balanced those puppies

[@MarshallBLewis]

Did you balance them? How hard is diy balancing?

[@Lllllllllllllllll1lllll]

Johnny CincoCero bruh

[@johnnycincocero]

@@MarshallBLewis No...I didn't balance them. Have them balanced at your local tire shop.

[@alexjames7894]

Congratulations

[@peaceineachsmile3871]

thank you for giving us younger generation the confident of DIY( do it yourself), when we have to.🙏👍 God Bless ya’ll

[@yaliv1]

hell yeah. man, tired of these shops scratching rims and claiming they didn't do it and for $20/30 charge too! very helpful.

[@sl33ksnypr285652]

i don't doubt what you're saying, but you need to find a new shop. every tire machine i worked on uses plastic duckheads on the wheel so it doesnt scratch it, and unless you have runflat tires, you dont need to use a prybar at all. you can push the tire onto the wheel with your hands as long as you have the top bead under the drop canter.

[@joevarga5982]

@@sl33ksnypr285652 I've been to LOADS of tire shops. They find a way to ding a wheel or worse about 50% of the time. I'm not even exaggerating. I'm SO sick of it.

[@joevarga5982]

@@ccjohncc1 Well if you do it like this guy does, you'll ding the hell out of your rims.

[@jerriewayne1977]

The focus of this video should be, in my opinion, learn to do for yourself first. It isn't about saving $20. It's about knowing how to mount a tire.

[@davidhur09]

$20 per wheel and balance so actually $80

[@josephsamsor1698]

Koalafications4Dayz well you want to get it balanced but installing it to get from point a to point b is nice. Or for drifting or something.

[@_spook]

well it goes without saying.

[@punyasharma5418]

ui

[@FrostTrunks]

@@davidhur09 exactly!

[@jimmyallen8210]

Thanks a ton. I’ve mounted a lot of tires at home and this is making my life easier! This method is simple and I greatly appreciate the short to the point video!

[@frankpoth154]

That is amazing. I haven't put my tires on yet, but I was afraid it would turn into a 2 hour project. Now that I've seen it, I think I can make it happen. Thank you!

[@BlastGrip]

For anybody who is wondering, this is just like you do it on a bike, only the rim is larger and the tire sidewall is stiffer. You want to be careful using something that's sharp at the end for a prybar to make sure you don't rip the bead or it won't hold air.

[@ep3ktuned585]

I did mount 2 tires by myself and use them to the drag strip! Turns out I won couple of races! Thank you!

[@taylorlael]

Omg I did not think I could do it and it actually worked! I mounted a tire in my livingroom in less than 5 minutes! Thanks so much

[@2point2]

i wish all DIY videos were like this. eg. no intro of you driving to the hardware store + 5 min of small talk etc.

[@cormorant_on_arock7934]

3:08 "If not? … then you can take a hike!" that was the fitting next line with his tone there. Haha :P

[@chasevans7171]

As we are living in these self isolating apocalyptic times these skills become more vital. After watching your vid I just went and fitted the tyre to the wheel for the mad max matt black V8 hot rod I'm cobbling together on my driveway to pass the time. One trip to the tyre fitting shop avoided. Thankyou.

[@idgafa6872]

Thanks for posting this video. It definitely helped me. My local tire shop wants 80.00 to mount and balance 4 tires. I thought that was kind of crazy. After watching your video I have the confidence to try it myself.

[@MrNickpress]

what did you use for weights

[@rafars2246]

Hey man, I saw these beasts on KZbin doing the same thing you did and I was like sad thinking I couldn't do it manually without scratching the wheel, but you proved it is possible. Thank you so much, I'll be doing my own tires.

[@andreipopescu1]

this video helped me a lot, giving me the courage to try it myself, i mounted a set of 215 45 r18 XL, putting the starting side of each bead in the recess of the rim is an essential part to achieve it.

[@andreipopescu1]

i used 3 levers made for tires that are almost flat on the edge and tire mounting grease on both inside and outside of the beads. i got the mounging grease for 8$ for 5kg

[@Freakezzz]

That’s awesome! Do you balance them as well after? I wonder because I’ve seen some info on diy balancing, but I’ve never attempted that. Cheers!

[@sonoma.ecommerce]

Thanks for this. You are a great humanitarian. Best tire mounting video for the ages, nobody needs to do this again. Windex and actual wood prybar shows that anybody can do this!!!

[@paultomlinson2695]

thank you for posting this video it helped me out a lot today with my tire change. I was about to give up but kept at it and that feeling i got when the second bead was on, man that's something money at a tire center can't buy.

[@3dmlavender]

I screwed around for 2 hours, took a break and watched your video. I had the tire on the wheel in 3 minutes. Thank you.

[@amatueranatoly6408]

At the shop I work at we use dawn for lubing the tires which is much cheaper. Also when dealing with an aluminum rim I suggest using a tire iron with a rubber encased tip so it doesn't scratch your rims.

[@ianblanchet5500]

I've mounted some 8.5" sidewall tires before, but I could not for the life of me mount my 5" sidewall tires. This is THE best technique to mount tires. I've easily installed these lower profile tires following your instructions. Thank you my man ! 🙏

[@jacquespoirier9071]

a tip: lubricate well the inside of the bead facing the exterior of the wheel, it supports the friction involved in the passing over the exterior of the wheel Often, I use a mixture of about 25% liquid dish soap with water tu lube the bead I use it also for loosing the tire bead, I spread this lube and with my manual machine, it is very easy to break the bead( I spread the lube and repeatly apply the force to permit the lube to penetrate the joint)

[@LifeWithEmin]

Isn't it bad if the soap stays inside of the tire?

[@jacquespoirier9071]

no, there is not a great quantity of soapy water, and before reinstalling the tire on the wheel, i just check and remove puddle if there is one.@@LifeWithEmin

[@TheRealMsJUDGEMental]

This video is one of the best DIY videos that I have seen. Thank you for your help!

[@carlosjoelgarcia3200]

This is a great video to get you out of a pinch or simply DIY. Great technique. Never mind the foolish comments, Thanks for sharing.

[@infiniti37G]

That won't work on rusted tires, low profile tires you will never be able to take them on or off and will scratch, dent destroy the rim

[@singtracks]

@@infiniti37G rusted tirers ????

[@SirSaturnine8008]

Just put the tire on,not hard

[@hardcore4476]

@@singtracks rusted rims, more like lol

[@Samuellwright]

Can confirm this method still works in 2022. Also can confirm everyone except me knew that 0:56 was the easy side 🙆🏼‍♂️. Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@t_MattMan]

You are awesome! Straight to the point and no fluff. Thank-you, sir!!

[@rons5319]

I'm going to try it. Especially now that we can get tires ordered online for a low price, I'm going to. I just paid $150 to have my RV tire mounted and balanced and all the local tires stores are charging the same. Thank you.

[@waylandjennings4073]

Nice job. I've never seen that done by hand before. Kudos to you for passing your knowledge along to others. People with negative comments = just pissed because they can't do it. Thanks for the lesson!

[@nox_chan]

I have incredible respect for the men that do this for a living

[@Wakko0o]

You are a gem... Thank you. You work like a gentlemen unlike these previous clips I seen on here 🤦🏽‍♂️, with these same tire size too! I can understand low profile tires being a pain but anything bigger then what you have here should be cake work. Again thank you

[@johnb6898]

Mr. Jeff, THANK YOU SO MUCH. MANY MANY PROPS, EVEN MORE RESPECT. YOU SIR, ARE A SAVIOR. NOW, Im going to go give my 18 inch tire a shot on my Ford edge. Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH,SIR

[@mikevose]

You are my hero. What a rock star. You make me think that I can do this, too. Thank you so much for the video and the awesome attitude, as well. Be safe!

[@jmikronis7376]

Thank you for making this video. I’m going to try this. Given our budget crunch, I’m trying to keep from spending money any safe way I can.

[@darthmal]

Tip: next use a ratchet strap and secure it around it. Tighten it to align the tire around the rim for easier air filling.

[@Jawsjawsjawsrg]

I've seen a video where they used lighter fluid to do that.

[@paulphenix3917]

Spray a little starting fluid in it then ignite it and it will pop it on.

[@900stx7]

I used ratchet straps to air up my boat trailer tires. Worked great ! Both aired up first try. Thought for sure i was going to need the starter fluid method.

[@matthewcohen194]

Yes, this is a great method! the fire method is a pain in the ass. Much prefer the ratchet strap method.

[@deadchannel991]

Thats stupid. You dont want to bend your tire that way. Also dont use starting fluid please. Its dangerous and stupid

[@MollyTheLag]

this is definitely the best tutorial so far and its 8 years old

[@drebin1733]

you sir have just saved me alot of hastle and money thank you!

[@teamunderbuiltracing9340]

Thank you I never learned in high school and I race junk cars but never had to changes tires never had an issue with it but now I have to and this has made it so easy

[@dadthedaddy9566]

Ah thank you! Definitely worth doing it myself over 39$ a tire at the shop 😵‍💫 and an excuse to buy myself a new toy... the prybar 🤷‍♂️

[@core-element]

A rubber mallet can be handy to just persuade that last bit to get over the rim. Nice work and a great vid, thanks.

[@richardcarson2]

good job. I do mine this way. If you go slow, and work the last couple of times patiently, can do it without damaging anything. and if you are worried about the piece around the rim, go a little slower. shops can damage that lip too.

[@brownpride4866]

Richard Carson ur right about that dam shop damage the lip of my rim and when i complaint they said there not responsible for damge dome to rims dam dumb asses

[@bmxdenver1]

They use a JohnBeam tire machine with rubber heads and they still damage the rim

[@hardcore4476]

Yeah a young guy at Discount tire scratched all 4 of my brand new rims! The manager made it right and got them all powder coated instead of original paint so in the long run was better. But man was I pissed and quit annoying switching out one at a time over a month process.

[@wuligan]

Thank you so much. I just made an appointment for "Mount & Balance" in 2 weeks, charging $50. Now I will cancel. This helps hugely.

[@LegoDude182]

+wuligan still have to get them balanced

[@elizabethatherton5526]

Thank you very much single mother and I gotta learn how to do mostly everything myself cause can't afford a garage bill n can't afford another vehicle so every little bit of info helps thanks again have a blessed day

[@translator544]

In a similar situation....we can do this! One step at a time.

[@jwizz1396]

and since you cant afford a husband either lol

[@tville4358]

j wizz That’s not how marriage works you can’t buy someone into marriage

[@LightlessAMG]

@@tville4358 debateable

[@ryanschwan2507]

@@LightlessAMG Definitely debatable. Some women get a house, then find a man who conveniently doesn't have one.😄

[@paulhansen7667]

The trick of putting your foot on one of the irons is really good!

[@sharpiebb454]

Nice video. I would just like to add that you should always start with the outside part of the rim up. Otherwise you are going to have a hell of a time.

[@BrettonFerguson]

Good video. The other one I watched was useless. The cameraman kept trying to be a comedian and talked over the guy changing the tire. The guy doing it wasn't very descriptive, he had special pry-bars designed to change tires and all he said was "You do this, then that and then this, and then it's on. Meanwhile the cameraman was focused on him and the tire wasn't even in frame half the video. I got the impression he was more interested in showing off how fast he could do it than trying to show anybody watching how to do it. I spent an hour after watching the other video with no progress. Then I watched this video and got the tire on in 5 minutes. Thanks again. It's snowing outside and my spare was also flat. I'm having a bad day so far. This video just made my day better.

[@Kntryhart]

A local tire shop installed new tires on my "like new" alloy rims yesterday (13 Mar 2019). Estimate to repair their handy-work to the rims is $1,184 plus tax.

[@Zenairo]

My brand new set of Enkei's was 1200, did they melt all of your rims into a puddle or something?

[@Kntryhart]

@@Zenairo Almost. Fortunately, I had asked the Manager to look at the wheels before they starting working on the tires. The Manager's exact words were: "they look like new rims". He assured me that they were capable of doing a "professional job". When they had finished installing new tires, every wheel had deep scratches around the perimeter of each rim. As an added bonus, there were what appeared to be peen marks across several of the spokes. I assume this was caused by dropping a tire iron onto the spokes. All-in-all, not a good day.

[@alex1701waller]

Fuck your rims, bitches😁

[@daryllect6659]

Turning the "second" pry bar over is genius!

[@raysmith6084]

How Do you Break The bead then get the tyre off. You Started with an empty rim. Thanks.

[@MK-yw4tt]

With tire shops close due to corona virus lockdown, and my car needing new tire( bought online) installation, this video to me is not even about saving that $20 bucks but survival level. A big thank you for showing us this

[@crubio94cr]

Shops are essential tho which means they don’t close at least here in america so u don’t really have to do this u can just go to a shop and have it done cause if your car has tpms sensors u could break them doing it this way if your not careful it’s cool to learn this but it should be done professionally cause either way u have to balance them after u mount them or they’ll ride really rough

[@Yophillips3272]

@@crubio94cr Actually the corona lockdown was the reason I started mounting tires myself, walmart auto only repaired "emergency only" I tried to explain to them the tire was so dry rotted and had an obvious leak it was an emergency but they turned me away. Everywhere else was so booked up it would have been days before they would mess with it, apparently the beginning of covid made everyone want new tires at the sametime. So I went to HF and got a tire changer/balancer never looked back. Balancing I haven't noticed any change by not getting them balanced "professionally". If anything they feel better because I don't stack like 10 weights on it like walmart does.

[@mokinaces]

It's about saving $20 x 4 here in the UK. Great vid 👍

[@TomWebalt]

Thank you, very useful! Any hints for balancing?

[@dannyboots]

Hold one ear

[@notanota7425]

I disagree I have buggies 14 in right now I have eight tires to change I bought a manual changer to break the bead and a manual balancer $75 for both they are both old school..... It will be a little over $125 saved and just one project.. . And they usually have three or four during new season.... Awesome video

[@dustinninja2803]

Dude that’s crazy that it takes you five minutes what takes a tire shop 30-45 minutes sometimes even hours Now i don’t have to pay 20$ for them to take off and put on tires

[@Constipatedoverlord]

Taking off and mounting tires are quick and easy depending on the profile of the tire. What takes the longest is honestly setting up the car on the lift, gathering the tires, then taking all 4 tires to the machine, and balancing, then filing the paperwork properly. Thats not even including the other 5 cars ahead of you as well.

[@alialrashidi1764]

great video. there are some tires that are harder to dismount. there is a trick. you add a solid object to the bottom of the wheel like a 2x4 or a block of metal, wood, plastic..etc. another trick is to use a clamp with a rag on top of the rim (rag to protect the rim) this will hold down the tire from popping up and will make it a 2min job.

[@jacobbiancardi9153]

I always found de-mounting the tire to be the actual pain in the ass.

[@brandonneves4144]

Just uninflate it and cut it off.

[@ajswoop7623]

Such an incredible video I wish I found years ago. Thank you for the upload!

[@richestfelon9903]

this the old school way good video

[@stuartbell1302]

I’ll be attempting this tomorrow. Thanks for this video!

[@cabr0nf1b3r]

I knew there was a way to do it manually, I did it in a bind a long time ago just needed a refresher. Thanks!

[@MuhammadFarooq-ej9xz]

I owe a big thanks to you. This video helped me alot to out tire back into rim. Thanks again!

[@ScottPC]

Gonna have to try this! Drift life!

[@aa-vb9tj]

What do you mean? What's this got to do with drifting?

[@amaanfazal1496]

@@aa-vb9tj they have to change out their tyres more than others resulting in going to a tire tech and paying them. Doing this cuts out that expense..

[@Michael-gv1di]

Hey brother your a Genius I’ve been wrestling with this tire for 2 hours now

[@mmhoque2584]

I went firestone today after confirming twice, but they would not put the tire after almost 12 years I paid them service. My tire was new but no sticker. Thank you for the video. I will try tomorrow by GOD will.

[@suecseng4074]

Pretty good all way round, especially for emergencies!

[@KeVo6191]

I just watched your video and put a tire onto my rim :) thanks a tons!

[@castoresnegros]

yeah!!! But still you need to pay for the balance !! Can you balance by hand?

[@Check7his]

m.harborfreight.com/portable-wheel-balancer-39741.html?Fnot%20provided

[@Check7his]

@Frank Lopez tell that to Scotty you random dumbass on the internet. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYqYp4ejhLWDZ8U

[@nicholascampbell9540]

The functionality of the personal balancer is great but probably not equipped to handle wheels larger than 15-16". They balance a trailer tire/wheel in the demonstration clip for harbor freight, which is rather unrealistic. Great idea, just not for a lot of modern vehicles.

[@fernandomorales4691]

@Frank Lopez So your going to drive on unbalanced tires. You realize that the only to options are to pay the shop or buy your own balancer. Which costs about the same price either way. Are you sure you are not the one trolling here. You seem to not undertand how things work.

[@mattevans1643]

You can, but you need something to balance it with. There are literally hundreds of different ones you buy ranging from $40-$35k. The $40 is for older, or smaller sized wheels. It's a pole with a level on it. Works great and does what it needs to. However with larger wheels it's not the best. But it'll get you close. Your best best is to take it to a shop, they can't really s uff the rims doing that.

[@chippywarren9706]

Brilliant demonstration! I have to drive some 20km to change tires for winter/summer. Wait, get charged a fortune and do it all over again. Excellent. Thank you very much.

[@billbradley6188]

this really does work even if you have a thicker more stubborn tire. im 150 lbs..... as long as you position the edge of the tire (during installing/removing) so it lies in the thinner portion of the rim. it may be a struggle if you havent done it before and youll work up a good sweat. all you need is a long thick screwdriver and a good pry bar

[@AyyItsJk]

Time to try this with 34s on a 17” rim 😂

[@shadexyz]

did it work?

[@codygilliam627]

@@shadexyz he’s still trying to get the second tire to go on

[@noneyours6685]

gosh i appreciate someone who get right to the point. Thank you.

[@abdulisakhi7409]

Thank you for saving my $20

[@neknosnaws5990]

I've done it myself, but your method looks a lot easier, so THANKS for posting it!

[@ajusaitis]

wrap that pry bar with cable insulation tape. Won't scratch rims.

[@kingdom777866]

It cuts the tape, and your back to how you started !!

[@kingdom777866]

Or use a condom !!

[@johnwayne6419]

" slapyourself✋✋✋✋ ..... " look's out '' ........." vvindovv ''

[@yamkela3217]

It's still helping people 8 years later

[@SkywallGuttz]

Now you just need to balance it by hand.

[@bigwrenchgarage1360]

Awesome video. Get the $6 tire irons from HF and that will help the rim. Can also cut a rubber mat to corer the face of the rim too.

[@nekoisme2703]

I just started in the industry and need to save as much money as I can for Christmas shopping and it happens to be the time I need new tires and I really only have time to do it at home, this helped a ton, thank you

[@tecunumantonatiu4484]

Great Tutorial, smart. I’ll try .. $20 bucks to buy the tools I’m going to use to mount it!! Great deal. Learn a new trade and getting new tools ! Thank you 🎉🎉🎉

[@macmac8249]

Man, you’ve got great balance. Great video. Thanks...Mac

[@adamerickson4206]

Awesome. That’s awesome. My little girls and I were finding videos for it. Glad there’s no swearing!!! 😂😂

[@TheTruelakersfan]

Thanks! this helps me keep my savings buying the tires from Amazon !

[@25ayubsheikh]

You did it super fast and without any fight with rim n tires

[@redlyne22]

Dude...you did that in a smooth but in a lighting fast way....Your a savage, good job!

[@mathieufredette3157]

You really got me there ! I jumped on my tire for half an hour and it never got close to get in (on the easy side). Now my neighbours think i'm an idiot !

[@MLaurence]

I had no idea you could do these yourself either - mind blown

[@alejanzar]

Men I almost give up, I'm so glad I saw this video, I did it, I put the tires on my self, soapy water did the trick thx.

[@2stepmediaofficial]

to all the people who are saying this will destroy your rim , i can assure you if you take your time and go easy this will not destroy the rim . this method does indeed work as iv done this on 2 past cars and my current car , aslong as the tire bead is wet or greased and you ease it on like you would a bike tire then this method works just as well as a tire changer

[@ImRefraction]

Best video tutorial I have ever seen! Thanks

[@nathanielriesterer9103]

Thank you! This is the best how to video on KZbin!

[@9339838]

Dude your the man. This really helps the regular working man out. Every dollar saved counts. Thank you

[@kwb_gamingcookiegunner6668]

Thanks for letting me know soap and Windex will work to mount a tire because I was fighting to do it with my atv tires

[@malakiblunt]

Two top tips thats makes it even easier warm the tire in the sun, and most importantly pinch the beads together with a G clamp pulling them away from the rim into the gutter in the wheel- this moves the bead your trying to lever in further out making it easy as pie to pop over the rim

[@GA-tl4iy]

Thanks a lot, very great vido and very FAST , only 3 minutes. Thanks again bro and God bless.

[@m-c-m-]

Take the center out of the valve stem and any charged compressor should set the bead. I've done my own, put the dot in the correct place and didn't need balancing to achieve a smooth ride.

[@JesseJasso-nq5nj]

Hey bro i was reading the comments left to you you are very much appreciated by a lot of people i have to say with all do respect YOU ARE THE SHIT BRO

[@JR-mx1de]

Good video. Always good to know how to do stuff yourself.

[@asleepius]

Thanks my man, saved me a trip to the local scam shops

[@andrewburnes98]

You make it look easy I'm trying the same damn thing with my 17 inch truck tire shit dont wanna go on

[@derbybOyzZ]

Thank you for being concise.