The Key to Hand Mounting Car Tires

[@unmec55]

OMG!! You are the MAN!!! I've been struggling for ages fitting my own tyres damaging the beads and alloys but less than 10 minutes thanks to your video and its done!!! For me the key was to getting it set in the recess like you mentioned and plenty of dish soap and water. Didn't bother with the clamp, just held one tyre iron whilst I worked my way around the with the other one! Worked a treat!!! Literally went on with very little resistance. I can't thank you enough, you've made my day and given me the confidence to do it all over again!!! Thanks so much! 😁

[@stanw5279]

After hours of trying to mount a tire on my rim i gave up sat down and had a beer while looking at KZbin videos. Came across yours. Two 2x4s and a c clamp and 5 minutes later. Done! Thanks for the help. Im subscribing to your you tube channel!

[@timwelch2238]

Order of operations and your execution was excellent!!!! Highlighted the key thing like everyone said. The C clamp trick from low profile tires to practically monster truck tires C clamp trick works every time. Best tire busting tutorial on KZbin. The algorithm needs to figure out to make this number 1 in the search on busting tire by hand. Hats off to you sir

[@jandrus5396]

Seriously amazing Key tip! Great video. I was struggling for hours. As soon as I watch this I had my tire done in 2 mins

[@jason9200]

After several hours near destroying my rims and arms, I found this video. Took all of 5 minutes once I saw your technique. God bless!!

[@samalons]

Same here, good job 👍🏽

[@jeremybreeden4228]

You found all the 🗝️ keys you needed lol 🤣 I'm JP. I'm here for the same reason cause I be been trying to mount a single tire for 2 hours now and everytime I get to the last part of the bead that needs to go over the rim lip the rest of the bead pops off. 🤦 Hopefully this will work for me.

[@basednerdthug5025]

Did you fray or tear the bead at all? I was just struggling and there was some damage to the bead. I finally got it on and it's holding air but I just wondered how common bead damage is. Makes me nervous

[@basednerdthug5025]

​@@jeremybreeden4228did you damage the bead at all?

[@Imbrokeaswell]

I'm looking at it now. 😂

[@Hustler_state]

Bravo! Watched a few videos and non of them had the wood on the ground or the clamp. Makes perfect sense. I was pretty pissed until i stumblwd across your video. Lowered my bp by several hundred points. Such a simple thing can be so frustrating if a guy doesnt understand the basic parts of what hes doing. Im 43, never tried to mount my own tires before. Just never sounded appealing. But now prices are silly and the wait times locally in my small town are just stupid in east central mn, so new steelies new snows in the garage mounting them up. Thank you.

[@eddelaney3834]

I'm surprised (and delighted) that you replied. I worked my way through grad school (I have a PhD in regional economics) first mounting tires, and then as a certified mechanic back in the Pleistocene. I've mounted tires on log trucks down to hand trucks. You captured the key elements, and I'd never seen anyone use a C clamp. Brilliant. And, your approach was great.

[@jay-shredds]

If you were a mechanic during the ice age, you must’ve worked on those cars from the flintstones . I’m pretty sure they didn’t even have an engine back then. Bunch of cro magnon morons

[@billybull7419]

Who cares what PhD u have

[@spike3688]

I have been fighting a tire all day and after watching this clip I had the tire on in a matter of minutes. Thank you for sharing these tricks and grateful I seen it.

[@dyin2seeme]

I had a tire that I was convinced couldn’t be done. I worked hours on it. Followed this video and done in 5 mins. Thank you!!!

[@pieciapiecia19]

Thanks man without your video I tried for like 2 hours and gave up... After applying your method with rim standing higher than ground , It tokkk me about 10 mins per tyre. Cheers to You, again BIG THANKS for help!

[@hudman2012]

Just finished changing my tire today. Out of all the videos I watched, your video and instructions were perfect. It saved me $25. Thank you, buddy

[@ivandrusc8658]

Man thank you so much. This worked perfectly on my 6 inch go kart tires

[@64Seawind]

Thanks for the clamp trick. You are the first one that explained about the long & short side. Always mount a tire with the short side up.

[@bouazizrachid9682]

just 10 minutes was done , before spend two hour no luck so hard and tight I thought will never happen, after putting it to "drop center " using somthing else than clamp it works like a charm, thanks mr Saabtech

[@donrutherford7740]

Thank you for the excellent tutorial. I struggled with mounting a tire on a rim for an hour before I gave up. Your method was so simple and common sense that it just astounded me! The only thing that I did different was to keep moving the C-clamp as I progressed prying the bead into the rim. I had the tire mounted in a matter of minutes. Thanks very much. You saved me a lot of back breaking labor.

[@Jaleel84]

Man did you help me out after 4 days of trying to get one tire on one rim.

[@AMC-eq3jr]

He is the best, gotta repeat this 100 times for detailing critical steps and explaining the reasons for each step. I have to say after searching dozens of sites, this is the only procedure to follow. When jacking up the car, always chock the tires to prevent the car from rolling.

[@roderickrichardson8941]

Sure he’s not the fastest talker with the best camera angle, but it’s the only video i found that explained the point of getting the tire down into the groove. I only wish I would’ve watched it before i spent hours working on one tire and damaging the bead in the process. I went back after watching and used the boards and C clamp and was done in no time. Good job! Thank You!

[@sarahL144]

Duuuuuude! It worked!! Man! As soon as I got my tire elevated it popped right on! Thank you so much!

[@mikebike9379]

Again as with others,I had struggled the day before , I knew I had to keep the tyre in the drop centre but found it awkward in all. I was beginning to think the other videos I had watched were faked like they were fitting a 17 inch tyre to a 16 inch rim just to get credits/likes,it looked so easy. Then I found this video , g clamp brilliant raised of the floor worked great 5 minutes and tyre was on. Thank you for the only intelligent tyre fitting vides on KZbin, that I could find. Top man.

[@1943vermork]

The clamp and 2x4 are extremely useful. Thanks for those tricks. I recommend using a quick grip clamp as it has already the rubber pads. The rest is pretty much a copycat of what you showed. Surprisingly easy to mount when you know.

[@AerialLensVideo]

Really REALLY helpful -- THANKS! I was concerned that the way the clamp goes on was not visible at all....until the end. Whew! EDIT: Just did this on two heavy wall multiply-ply trailer tires that had me beat, and...Both the key (c-clamp) and the slight elevation made all the difference in the World on my 15 inch rims. I went from ZERO success in more than one hour of effort a few days ago, to 5 minutes of easy sailing success. So happy I stumbled across your video -- eazy peezy for a guy in his 70's.

[@600miles]

I've been dismount & mounting tires by hand for 40 years but half way along I bought a Harbor Freight manual tire changer, now about $45, and works great especially now I am older and don't want to wrestle it on the ground. I once dismounted 32 tires in an hour with that tool. I like Windex as the lube.

[@kevingray8616]

You da man! Your wood block, clamp, knees, etc. techniques worked like a champ.

[@happycat0411]

Great video on how to hand mount your own tires! Thee's always a sense of pride and accomplishment when you can use a little muscle and do things yourself.

[@dyardsale5475]

Thanks for saving the day! I used to work at a car dealership as a low level and used tire and balancing machines often. Because of that, I assumed that changing a tire at home using a manual tire changer would not be an ordeal. Boy was I wrong. Even though I spent hours studying tips and tricks of using a home unit, I still had lots of problems. Some were my fault as I had no place to bolt it down into and used a wooden pallet as a base. Anyway, the worst part by far was getting the second tire bead over the rim to get the tire on. I just could not do it and watching other videos did not clear it up until I decided to look at techniques outside the tire changer I bought. You were the key to me getting this done. Only took 5 days to finish 2 tires. Thanks a lot. I even put knee pads on my wish list to buy someday. The bubble tire balancer is another problem. They have to be modified as they are built wrong and are not straightforward to use at all. Anyway, I'm babbling.

[@danoles2917]

I should have watched this before i fought with my tires for hours. The C clamp was key. Thanks so much!

[@paulrigg6583]

Massive thanks from the UK! Just used this technique to fit a new tyre to a new rim (albeit using covered bricks instead of wood, and someone's foot instead of the clamp). Worked a treat.

[@MatthewCuba]

Excellent video. Thank you for posting. I was glad I could see the clamp at the end because I *thought* you just clamped the wheel but wasn't 100% sure. The scrap 2x4 is a big help. Cheers!

[@mwv8408]

The valley of the rim is actually call the "Drop Center" it also helps to hand rub a little lube on the upper edge leading into the drop center. The tire doesn't have enough diameter to go over the outer lip of the rim, and the bead of a tire is reinforced with steel wire so you CAN'T stretch it either, by keeping the bead that is opposite your tire levers in the drop center it allows the bead diameter to reach over the lip of the rim. And if you have some lube on that leading edge of the drop center it helps to allow the bead to slide all the way into the drop center. And, like others have said here, get a $40.00 manual tire changer from Harbor Freight and get up off the floor. They also make whats called a Bead Drop Center tool, that clamps onto the lip of the rim to hold the bead from coming back off and it also holds it down far enough that its started down the slope to the drop center.

[@marte1a256]

Hey genius Why are you here?

[@Hustler_state]

Yea there's tools for everything. But some folks don't have specific tools for specific jobs but they probably have a c clamps flat heads and a few pry bars, or something they can modify into a pry bar. This guys video explained the issues most people have getting that 2 bead over by use of the wood on the ground and the c clamp. I've watched 5 or 6videos to do my 4 snow tires at home today, and not a single guy mentioned these tricks and those tricks lowered my blood pressure by 100pts easily.

[@HONEYxBADG3R.]

Man oh man. After a fresh spinal fusion and dire need to get around I thought changing my fiancé's popped tire would be simple with the new pry bars I got... NOPE. After 2 days of pain and sweat fighting tire off I cut it off with sawz-all now I'm fighting the 2nd bead of new tire back on and found your video and it explains everything I've been doing wrong. Off to try this out now! ***EDIT*** Man what a relief! It took me like 7 minutes (no knee pads ow) followed the video steps and BAM THE BEAD IS ON BABY! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!! NEW SUB!

[@epmcdonald4562]

😂 wait till you try to air it up... w out the other tricks!

[@peterhou4998]

Thanks a lot. With the clamp and 2x4 woods you show here, I finally able to put the new tire in.

[@johnbarron4265]

Wow! I was struggling to get my winter tires mounted. They were being very stubborn on the second side. About ready to throw in the towel, I jumped on YT and thankfully came across this video. I had some C clamps handy, and I used some nitrile gloves as the rubber stop for the rim flange. I also had a couple thin planks of wood handy to prop up the rim. Worked like a charm!

[@daddyg5654]

There were a lot of "keys" here but let me tell you it was worth it. The C clamp worked like a charm and is exactly what I needed to get those new tractor tires on. By forcing the bead down and keeping it down I was able to get those thing on...I had given up the day before then watched this vid. Thank you!!!

[@emiliolagmay5556]

Bbq ribs

[@jay-shredds]

The only way I give up is after losing a limb or a finger. So far so good . Finger crossed!

[@teenice894]

@@jay-shredds even then, I bandage up and come back for more🤣

[@IceWolve]

I guess you could say the REAL key here is the C clamp... lol

[@AMC-eq3jr]

@@jay-shreddsThat’s the American spirit: Never give up, never give in, hold the line, watch your six……………..

[@msn828]

So far most helpful video I've come across. No body mentions the indent around the rim. Thank you

[@alialrashidi1764]

great video, thank you. when mounting the tire you don't need 2 wooden blocks, you can use only one or any kind of solid metal, wood, ..etc to use on the opposite end of your clamp. you can use any kind of clamp. then easy it goes. thanks a ton

[@hackyourlife2024]

C-clamp trick worked like a charm! Prooved it! Thank you for video!

[@TantalusId]

You, good sir, are a life saver 🙏 I bought one of those harbor freight manual tyre changer and almost ruined a tyre by almost splitting the lip and wrangled with it for an entire day. Exhausted and desperate, I came to youtube for an alternative and found your video. Took me maximum 5 minutes per tyre and went without a hitch. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[@sylvainleblond3255]

Thank you very much you saved my day . Was struggling to get that last tight Section of tire on and nearly destroyed my tires before I stopped and stumbled on your video. Thanks again lol

[@CarlosAvellanet]

I do it the same way but I put the C-clamp by the valve stem to avoid accidentally breaking it with the tire bead.

[@mikebarnes7734]

The "G" clamp is a great idea

[@mushroom13cfh]

Bro that c clamp is brilliant. I never gives thumbs up on videos but you deserve that one

[@colonelbuckshot2914]

Thanks buddy, this helped me successfully install my second tire after I ripped up the bead on the first and rendered it useless. 2 thumbs up.

[@mikepoint4983]

By far the best illustration of tire install , thank you now I have the confidence and know how to do this for my 96 F-250 16 in rims . Cheers

[@alarson1981]

Thanks for the vid. I was in for a long ride on the struggle bus getting a set of tires mounted and this vid gave me the Information I needed to get off the struggle bus.

[@AMC-eq3jr]

I always struggled mounting tires on the ground until followed your guidance. No other demos on the Tube have helped me. Thank you for all the humble tips, sir.

[@randythayer8440]

Can tips be humble?

[@dobraydien7242]

This helped. Way better than the others I watched and lost shit trying thier way. Your way works.

[@jordancarey5994]

Thank you, my dad and I were able to mount a tire tonight after we patched it inside. Had trouble at first but found your vid and all went well. Thanks!

[@saabtech3510]

Glad the video helped!

[@asingh726]

Your video is life saver, i was struggling for almost 2 wek finally i watched your video and found trick that install tire easy way. Tons of thanks

[@JoseFernandez-zt5xs]

I mounted some tires before very easy so I thought I new but one tire showed me that I had no idea so was about to give up and I saw your video and it took me 3 minutes thanks so much and God bless you.

[@Quibus777]

Thank you for the tip of the blocks. A few days ago a tire got puncturedwhen we drove away and some rocks from the neighbors wall decided to roll off just when we passed, but i had kept the four tires from when we changed them a year ago. Two of these were not too bad so with this video we can now drive again.

[@adamwilson7189]

Definitely the best DIY tyre mounting video

[@timschosek4871]

Great video. Lots of little tips for stubborn tires. Thanks!

[@brettstoner8283]

This is pretty good. The one slight change is I use 2 spoons and leap frog them to get the tire over the bead. So that way it prevents me from losing progress if the tire wants to start slipping back off.

[@skoutshowecker382]

Wow I spent an hour jack assing around with my tire until I watched this video thanks man

[@saabtech3510]

Glad I could be of help!

[@eddiexxx6546]

LOL... you crack me up when you said you spent an hour jackassing with your tires... I spent almost an entire day... plus I busted my fingers while doing it...

[@benhavin813]

Lmfao this is the first comment I seen

[@Ratlins9]

Your comment gave me a good laugh because I did no better.

[@briansviolins9376]

Thanks for the video, I was struggling hard with the last 1/3 of the second bead until I saw your video. I didn’t have the bead down into the recess.

[@frugallandlord6974]

Not bad, I have hand mounted every tire I have ever bought, and I always buy used tires so I have mounted over 100 tires and 1 thing I always do now is throw 2 or 3 handfuls of silica sand inside the tire before I mount it to the rim, the bigger the tire the more sand you need, but this will keep the tires balanced for the life of the tire with no need for any lead weights, try it next time your car will drive so smooth, and your tires will last longer,

[@Grahams-Grass]

Really cilica sand ... how do you work out how much to add???

[@AerialLensVideo]

Whaaat???!!! Really? This is a joke, right? I'm serious and WANT to try it -- just making sure. I'm 70 and never heard of this, and it would be great for me if true.

[@Firebird400]

Sigh I wish I seen this earlier. I went to war with a couple tires and I me war . I watched this and had it on in 5 minutes

[@davidcunningham257]

Thanks for the tips, it also worked on the tires for my DR Brush Mower. Harder because of their small size but still worked and now they are on and it’s ready to go!

[@aiamfree]

Easily the best technique on the web. Good work sir.

[@ward2u]

Thank you very much. I tried many times befor I watch your video I could do it .. but after Your video I did it in 7 minutes. God bless you

[@AMC-eq3jr]

Where is your “Thank You” button, just wanted to thank you again. 😊

[@MxRider1997]

thanks i finally got it. I didn't understand the video at first because im a french guy but the part at 4:05 where you need to tilt the tire at 45deg to the rim is absolutly CRUCIAL. The rim needs to stay flat and the tire is tilted or no way you will do it

[@briand9137]

I put the rim on the ground, second side, and put a piece of 2x4 under the tire to keep it in the recess, instead of wood under the wheel. Then you have a more solid base to push against and nothing to move.

[@wildmike9383]

Best version of this video on the internet

[@markw365]

Also watch craigslist or other used sites for a snap-on WB200, super small spin balancer that can dynamic balance and takes up almost no space in the shop.

[@jameswilliams663]

I do much of my own work, however I surrender and pony up in order to avoid the hassle with tires I have had limited success with diy mounting I think I am not alone. Especially when you take it to shop and it’s bang bang one two three. Off and On - on and off. Thanks

[@trey2048]

I wouldn't mind paying if I had confidence they could do it WITHOUT damaging my custom wheels. People tend to not care about your stuff as much as the actual owner does. Smh

[@umaxen0048]

The first time I took my car to get tires changed (car was 2 years old) they scraped and bent 2 of them with the pry tools. Ever since then, I put them on by hand and then take them to a local corner shop to get them balanced for $7 each...

[@Hoddie313]

hi, i saw a similar video where there was a weight attached to rim for balancung purpose. he pulled it out before mounting the tyre and put it exactly the same place before mounting new tyre. can we also do this instead of taking car for wheel balancing and paying ? 7 $ for four wheel or just one?

[@johnbarron4265]

@@Hoddie313 In general, NO. Whenever you mount new tires on your rims, you should re-balance all over again. The old weight was selected to balance out the imperfections in the old tire. However, the new tire will likely require a different amount of wheel weight to statically balance the assembly.

[@Hoddie313]

@@johnbarron4265 Excellent!

[@joewigger9889]

Thank god for guys like you

[@jennifersmithhenderson9985]

Wow!!! thanks so very much, 80lb me just put my truck tire on the rim!

[@Djr67]

Great video, I have some tyres before but never had some much trouble, I have been trying for hours but just found your video and hey presto 5 minutes and the tyre is fitted, thank you so much.

[@sistercalhoun4444]

hey brother I need you to angle your camera so we can see how you made the clamp in the rubber thing sit on the tire in the rim how we need to place it on there too bro love your video I just need to be able to see that from the camera I couldn't tell how it was sitting on there and And where exactly the rubber thing was and how the clamp was positioned LOOKING FORWARD TO PART TWO DO OVER

[@adamwilson7189]

Very good advice, the only thing I do different is heat the tyre up with a propane torch, I fitted a 245 40 18 tyre in less than one minute.

[@deepstate8474]

Would a heat gun work the same?

[@Chip-hm3ny]

It is amazing how a little thing like a tire can become a big thing when it starts taking time away from someone. Then a man shows up and passes on his knowledge he has acquired through the years and changes others lives in a small way. I think back to the days when the man at the parts store would help this young kid with his knowledge. The kid is now gone, I am now 62, but the knowledge people pass on can live forever.

[@BongoisaPyro]

Gawd dawg hot dog I tell you what man this work like a charm I'm talking about smooth like butter woot woot!

[@randomstuffwithnofluff7472]

By the way, that recess in the wheel is called the "Drop Center". It's made for easy tire mounting.

[@redstormer1]

If I had just taken 5 extra minutes to watch this video from the start, I could have saved myself an hour of cursing and bloody knuckles! Lol this worked perfectly! Thanks man!!

[@Ratlins9]

Thank you very much for this video. I did not have the wood to elevate the wheel or the c clamp to prevent the bead from moving. I broke my ass trying to mount two tires. Your tips are excellent.

[@tiddybearkush]

How do you do to fill them with air? Do you need to use the flame method or can you just use a powerful compressor and fast fill them up?

[@Ratlins9]

@@tiddybearkush I have a 26gal air compressor and fast filled them with a rubber nozzle tip, this prevented air from escaping as I pressed the tip against the valve opening.

[@tiddybearkush]

@@Ratlins9 okey thanks

[@Derekbitt1]

Thanks for the video. I was able to do my golf cart rims with your help. I would say though, I wouldn’t try this with aluminum rims you like. But if your cheap like me and a couple scratches on the rim doesn’t bother you go for it!

[@realestateinfonet9041]

Great skills & technique! Thanks for sharing!

[@no1computerrepairguy]

Thanks for taking the time to do this video.

[@jozwamikoajcyk8418]

C-clamp, good idea. I was always told, mounting car/truck tires by hand was near impossible.Well, from now on I'll be doing it myself.No more money given to discount tire.Thank you Sir.

[@hoganhogan3]

I have the harbor freight tire changer. it works good but the last step of pushing that bead down scratches the rim and very difficult. this method on this video is simple and easy. I stood on the tire instead of using my knees.

[@mikeadler434]

Great job, thanks for taking the time to make this video.

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

Yep, you understand the detent in the wheel and how to use it...I mount my own tires too and use checkered flag balancing beads that are working great for me. They balance the tire as it wears too! and can be reused! Much better than using weights

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

The recess in the wheel as you call it, is officially called the “drop center”. Just FYI

[@KRTube75]

I patched 2 tires from the inside on my suburban a couple years ago. I was able to remove the tires mostly just by hand with no tools. During install, as I was pushing the remainder of the 2 tires onto the wheel, just as they popped into place I hyperextended my right elbow both times for some odd reason.

[@eddelaney3834]

Thanks for the C-Clamp tip.

[@dougiequick1]

Looks WAY easier than most motorcycle tires I have mounted!

[@wellnesspathforme6236]

Some people are out saying that applying that Aerospace 303 protectant to their entire tire is significantly extending the life of the tire without reducing traction significantly, if at all. The recommendation was to apply it to the entire tire, inside an out, let it sit for up to a week, preferably in the sun in warmer weather, intall the tire, and then respray the outside every 3 months or so. I'm testing this now, the only difference is that I'm only going to spray the outside of the tire and the tread at the three month intervals. I don't think the inside of the tire is a weak point that will reduce the life of the tire faster than the tread will wear down, and 303 is expensive. I've heard improvements along the lines of 25-30% or more mileage on the tires is attainable.

[@saabtech3510]

I saw that too. I know it helps old rubber as well. ATF is cheaper and seems to do something similar. Keeps the rubber from drying out due to weathering?

[@wellnesspathforme6236]

@@saabtech3510 The way I envision it happening is that it prevents micro-flaking due to dryness on the treads, and it protects the sidewall from UV damage. I don't know why the inside of the tire gets sprayed as often as everything else -- that seems wasteful due to limited exposure to sunlight. I'm using a minimal amount on my tires and I applied it with a rectangular foam and abrasive (plastic type) kitchen sponge. I think it can last a long time this way, although, that assumes I'm putting enough on to be really effective. I just put it on for the first time today.

[@saabtech3510]

@@wellnesspathforme6236 I agree the inside does not seem needed. Let us know how it works out.

[@lizarlaus2113]

Hell yeah dude! Great video. Helped me out a lot!!

[@vikingdon]

Thanks for knowing how to explain something. Brilliant.

[@FleaMarketJohn]

Powerful Truthful and Loving video. Thank you.

[@Jim1457a]

Thumbs up for showing the bent tool! Nicely done man, nicely done. I bent a few screwdrivers myself ;)

[@eddierodden]

Good video thank you. I'm gonna be doing this for the first time, so this was really helpful.

[@lgmnowkondo938]

the other guy just stood on the tire and slowly made it happen...it was magical.

[@ps2gamer365]

Was able to mount my tire thanks to you 🙂

[@speckofdust272]

Really nice explanation well done 👍 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@vjocson]

Nice instructional video. Thank you for making it!

[@donaldsherman1]

Better have a big ass key ring for all those keys!!! Haha, nice work man.

[@JR-mx1de]

This video really helped me. I was struggling with getting my new tires on the rims until I elevated them and angled them.

[@JR-mx1de]

I didn't use a C clamp, I had knee pads that I just pressed down on both sides of the tire with.

[@mattevans1643]

I just stood on top of the tire, which is much more effective than one knee. You can apply much more force through your foot, then your knee. No need to elevate the tire.

[@jarikinnunen1718]

Once I put car tire on the rim by hand and soap. My 120 kg weight helped lot.😎 Rim was tied on table.

[@ronmoore6598]

Great overview! Thanks!