Tire Mounting and Balancing Tips - How To Use a Tire Machine

[@SoCalianSD1]

Brings back Vietnam flash backs of my discount tire days. We used to dismount/mount low pro tires with just 2 bars and brute strength. We never had a nuematic arm to depress the tire when it was clamped down to the machine like that.

[@dethpig420]

Balls of steel dude!

[@ha-dieg_b_e_8227]

Früher 😅 war manches anders, dennoch nicht vieles einfacher😅

[@AaronHendu]

I used to use a machine like this, and then came in to work one day and our boss bought the most badass tire changing and balancing equipment I had ever seen...and it became the easiest thing ever, it was heaven using that machine compared to your typical setup. We used to get some pretty oddball tire sizes in, and used to use a lot of carb cleaner to inflate those buggers to seat on the bead...our massive compressor setup just couldn't cut it. The new machine did 35 series tires like nothing...I bet that whole setup must have been in the 50,000 range. And a toddler could change and balance tires on it. Oh...the reason we got the new machine...I kept saying not to take on low profile tires because if they are on aluminum / mag / painted wheels, they are going to get scratched...and people will care. So he says do it anyway, and I scratched a 17" OEM Suburu wheel and the owner wanted it replaced right away...and it wasn't cheap...so he eventually bought the new setup and said something along the lines of, "I don't think we'll be turning away any one for tires now!" and walked away like he didn't just drop a fortune over a scratched rim lol

[@chastblind7606]

Everyshope should. To have more customers and to keep custom rims safe

[@MCatwar]

yep we got one of those touchless changers for super expensive and low profile wheels. theyre insanely expensive, but theyre slow as hell lmao

[@martinpreciado3585]

I'm a lube tech for a Toyota dealership in Southern California and man I did not know about the yellow dot, that on the sidewall of tires. I always wondered what that was for. Thanks to you guys hopefully I don't have to add a lot of weight when balancing!

[@TheGonso35]

Most tires have 2 dots, one yellow and one red. You should always align red dot to the valve. See eric the car guy on this topic. Cheers.

[@simpesfaip]

Gonso2014 ure right. Red dot shows where valve should be. Yellow dot shows softness of tire. Yellow being rather soft tire,not stiff

[@TheArchetypeGamer]

this video reminded me of working for big O Tires and the owner was too cheap for a good tire machine. we mounted low profile tires with 2 bars by hand on the floor. this was a video on what not to do when installing tires.

[@TheArchetypeGamer]

. Scout that's why they sold out to another company pep boys and they are going down hill as well where I live

[@deegan463]

I've balanced many wheels+tyres at work with the sticker still on and then removed it and re-spun. Never seen it change the final reading. Thanks for echoing this!

[@theccwdad]

Dude I've been doing this for years and never even considered the markings. From now on I will have to try this!!!!!!

[@cobra454tim]

these are the only guys that know about the dot and what that mean when I go to a tire shop I have to explain that. And what it means to Tire techs!

[@NavyGirlO6]

Yellow dot… heavy and light spot. Watched several other vids first looking to set my own thinking straight and no one mentioned it… thanks guys! After reading the comments here from current techs, no wonder my wheels have so many flipping weights on them. I make sure to talk to the techs first now, and NO MORE Costco (x3 bad experiences). Great learning points all around. For the pièce de résistance: wrap the rim in plastic before manhandling it! Pulls right out afterward because you used the correct lube, and protected the edges. 🍻

[@nickloughrey9841]

Good to see a guy doing it properly .................... and alighning the yellow dot .........................well done !

[@norevlimitr1602]

You can spin the wheel alone without a tire on the ballancer and mark the heavy spot, sometimes its not where the valve stem hole is. Once you mark it it will not change for the life of the wheel unless it gets damaged. Preferably use metal valve stems for track duty.

[@deegan463]

Damn right!

[@RyMann88]

That'll depend. Metal/Aluminum stems (officially called Clamp In Stems) can heat up with the wheel and the hex nut can work itself loose. That's not even taking potential corrosion into consideration. I always push the rubber stems as much as I can at work. At the convenience of the customer as well as myself. Granted, I'll still do whatever the customer wants.

[@mitchellrobertson15]

This was actually a great video! I do everything on my car bar the tyres, it's the one thing that I'm just better off taking it to the shop for. It's good to see the kind of work that goes into fitting a balancing them.

[@gwaponak]

This is easy. try to remove 20inch tire RUNFLAT and you will shit your pants removing it. LUL

[@4r1ffster70]

challange with 255/35/18 RSC tyre...

[@hb4937]

Try a BMW x3 or x5 on Bridgestone 😫

[@milanstipic2962]

Pirelli 255/60r17 runflat DOT 3113... Holy shit

[@TeeAreEffedUp]

Oh god, this reminds me of when I was in high school working at a tire shop, we had a corvette come in with runflat tires on it and I was the lucky SOB to work on it.... To make matters worse they wanted new runflats too... I will never forget that shit show. 19's plus wide, low profile tires plus super thick stiff sidewalls = earning every cent of that pay

[@simon4521]

Been there before sucks ass

[@michaelercolano629]

Fuck yeah had a Tesla rim come in for a run flat good times

[@michaelsolis9891]

I work at a nissan dealership, sounds like you put a lot of stress on the tire when mounting, lube her up. also try to line up the dot at the sensor and please watch the location of the TPMS when mounting and removing the tire...or you may find yourself replacing a broken sensor haha Remember people always remove the old weights.

[@youngprestige1738]

true

[@191601916]

nice, cant wait for the fwd project. been eyeballing those rims also

[@ralfvalcourt9187]

When you do a lot of match mounting you will find that the mark on the tire often times does not work but in theory you are correct.

[@cavelion3072]

high quality tires spin relatively true, (especially preformace tires) and high quality rims (typically alloys) also spin really true. the yellow dot is the light spot, and when they drill the hole for the valve on the rim, its the heavy spot. so together they CAN even out fairly often.

[@MEEK5]

Just started my job in the quick lube. This video helped a lot

[@ZILAwelds]

11:13 bye bye tpms.... rip

[@Markus314159]

Anyone else notice the scratch he put in the rim

[@simoncarter5951]

Markus314159 Year, happens to the best of us. This is difficult to avoid. I bet if the camera wasn’t on him he might have stoped and reset but he just persisted hoping no one would notice.

[@nicholasharris6151]

It is completely avoidable mate they call them rim protector !!

[@kevinho251]

I know this is an old post but those aren’t scratches, it’s a wax/protector that gets scraped and looks like damage but you can easily scratch the excess wax off with your finger nails

[@Ran-dom1]

@@nicholasharris6151 THEY ARE FAKE RIMS, WORTHLESS!!!! WHO CARES ROFL!!!! The fun they had making this video TOWERS over the worth of those SHITE rims

[@jonjacobjingleheimerschmid3798]

It was crap like this is why I bought my own used equipment.... No more damaged rims and have payed for its self in less then 7 years...got a bubble balancer at harbor freight and do a better job than Wal-Mart! Plus I can do my own humvee tires I run on mud truck!

[@RyMann88]

My coworkers and I have been trying to get our corporate office to get us a newer balance machine with a belt on the bottom that accounts for "Road Force Variation" will gives the best balance possible. Also, almost all modern tire balance machines have a "fine tuning" setting where you can use gram weights instead of .25 oz or .50 oz sticky weights. Also, he didn't show hammer on weights. Should have gotten a steel wheel to at least demonstrate. Come to our Sam's Club, we'd be glad to show you guys some stuff he didn't cover.

[@rogue66v]

nice vid! what is the best brand for that lube for tire mounting?

[@vongdong10]

Does placement of wheel weights matter like whether it's towards the front or back of the rim? Always wondered how they know where to stick it, wish that was covered in this video.

[@klutzycarlover]

Yes, it matters. the machine tells you where to place the weights on the inside and outside edge.

[@DavisSgt]

Andrew Yup,check out the tire balancing videos on KZbin,like the ones from EricTheCarGuy,I think he has a similar machine in his workshop

[@ryanzinck4905]

Andrew if the wheel assembly has only a static imbalance, weight placement doesn't matter (inside or outside), however when an assembly has a "couple" imbalance you should place the weight as close to the edge as possible.

[@3lbtrigger]

Depends on the type of balancing is performed. Static or dynamic. Some shop's might only have a machine that is capable of a static balance where weights get put only on one edge. Other's will have a machine that can do both. Dynamic balance gets weights on both edges (if required)

[@IkarosCanFly]

I used to be a tire tech. We had a balancing machine that made you measure the size, width, and offset of the rim and plug the numbers into the machine. The machine would then spin the wheel and find where it was off balance. Then when it stopped it had a display with two lines and a 2D pic of a rim. You rotated the wheel until the line stopped blinking and which ever side the line was on the screen would be the side of the rim you installed it on and it also let you know how much weight was needed. Weights go by quarter ounces. A lot of techs I knew wouldn't bother to balance out a wheel that was .25 of an ounce off. A good rim could be balanced with only 2 weights. A bent rim or really heavy rims (large truck rims) would require 4 weights. If you ever had to use more than 2 weights on a good rim then you would remount the wheel to the machine and re balance it. If you just got your wheels balanced and it has more than 2 weights then either your rim was bent or they balanced it wrong. Most techs do not double check their work because time is money. Also this guy in the vid did a horrible job.

[@kfstreich4787]

2:20 usually you can get the bottom bead on with a quick shove

[@jeffwolf8018]

Do they still have the on the car balancing done where you can balance your entire front end or rear end out with the machine because that's running on the car and it's balancing everything except for the tire alone in your style?

[@johnsumner2987]

When mounting tires there is just something magical when you get double zeros when balancing it. When it happens you know all is right with the world.

[@MrTiger0002]

Basic tire installation principles need to be taught to everyone. Even this one also need to learn it again. There is a reason why rims have a deeper inner groove and they are only on one side of the wheels, some outer and some inner. This must be understood. Lube and accessories makes low profile tires demount and install much easier without wheel damage.

[@Engineerboy100]

Excellent Video, I may grab a machine like this, what is the brand?

[@MrBear231]

that sure sounded like a bead rip

[@pofrani]

I'm getting my brand new 21" Polestar wheels fitted tomorrow with brand new Pirellis... this video has scared me off! Will my rims get scratched tomorrow??? :(

[@okaythen001]

should u get tires balanced regularly, or just do it when there are vibrations in steering wheel, seats

[@chh7681]

must have scratched up the entire amg wheel trying to take those tires off

[@010FSL101]

exactly what i thought, with that machine it's inevitable no matter how much you try. I learned the hard way.

[@vanillashotzz364]

CH H an easy trick i learned for dismounting and mounting new wheels that you don't want to scratch up is to not mount it on the machine with the face up. putting padding on the claws and do it face down

[@010FSL101]

those are called reverse mounting machines, these normal machines wont grab most wheels face down because of the way the claws are shaped.

[@ryanzinck4905]

Nick Bonilla you need to mount the tire on the side of the rim which the drop centre is closest to. these rims were not reverse mount, therefor that wound not be an option.

[@burrowssj]

you can get plastic covers for the bars and the bead breaker, not sure why he's not using them (some ppl don't like them). I used to put rags over the rim to minimize damage, it's not a perfect system and some light scuffs can happen.

[@MarkCalica]

I love these wheels... Just got mine at 18x8.5, so light. 17.9lbs per wheels.

[@wordreet]

No where near enough lube fitting the new tire and none at all removing the used one??? After breaking the beads down, ALWAYS get some lube onto the beads before demounting the tire. Firstly that will allow you to easily remove your lever and secondly, the tyre will be undamaged. If you're checking the tire or repairing a leak/puncture, how the hell are you going to refit the tire if you've damaged the customer's bead? And always have the tire balance checked after 500 miles or so. It can change as they settle in.

[@KDuboutdoors19]

wordreet, I use silicone spray to take old tires off. Your machine will last longer.

[@MrBest4tyres]

did anyone else hear the cords in the new tyre ripping because he had pushed the second bead down too far

[@kevinskater13]

MrBest4tyres That wasn't the tire. It was the wheel getting chewed up. That sound is the shovel hitting the wheel as it's turning. He went way too far down on that tire though. Dude was super nervous obviously.

It was the bead. Look closely, he had the bead all wrong wrong on the duckhead. Actually, it wasn't on the duckhead at all, but under it...

[@alilsouthosanity]

unlikely it was the cords takes ALOT of force to tear those. more like the rubber coming off a bit and the bead riding the rim for a few seconds. not a big deal really. considering the beads are placed steel.

[@rts159]

yup when that happened my heart started hurting 😪

[@BuyTheBookLotto]

MrBest4tyres you are correct but that doesn’t do anything. And what I mean is that won’t helmet anything. He didn’t rip the tire like you said he just stretched it lol.

[@joshfoley8862]

Using a non-water bases lube helps a lot. Using too much lube will cause the tire to move on the wheel. I've experienced that doing a set of low profiles on a Yukon. As for the dots on the tires, you can't rely on the fact that that mark is for balancing. Different tire manufacturers use different colors and placements for a variety of reasons (stock, batches, etc.) So it's not entirely reliable. I love those machines though, super quick when you know how to use them. I've done run flats no problem all the way to cube van dually tires on the same machine. Thanks for the video.

[@DavidFerree54]

If you came here like me to find out what the yellow circle is (since that’s the title of the video), the barely decipherable answer starts at 2:45. A more detailed answer: While it won’t be a perfect centrifugal force match, the tire manufacturers make one side of a tire slightly lighter than the other to make up for the weight of the valve stem. A valve stem may only weigh a few ounces but at highway speeds it’s centrifugal force will be several pounds. Matching the intentionally light side of the tire to where the valve stem is reduces the chance of needing a corrective balance weight, or at least reduces the amount needed.

[@RobertKohut]

At first I thought..."What?" but then I really enjoyed that. It's harder than it looks!!

[@MBZS500]

I never knew that the yellow circle had a purpose. Checked my newly mounted wheels and seems like the tired shop did not align that circle and my rims have a bunch of weights... Thanks for the info.

[@yanvigneault6939]

for the yellow dot yes it might hlp but I would rather trust a road force balancer since I used those I don't really do line up the dot anymore as for most of them are not corect on low end tire nice video and really clean equipment too

[@andrewfox96]

You can also get the tire changing machine from Harbor Frieght for $100 bucks. And do it at home. Granted other reviews of it say you should mounted solid to the ground. Another KZbinr 65Ford, made modifications to make his better than what is sold.

[@maveric0738]

What kind of front wheel drive are these wheels going on to?

[@michoacan91davi]

Do you take the air off before putting in the shovel to dismount the tire?

[@ernestocastellanos6446]

michoacan91davi Yes

[@TheTopher]

Dangit! I've been wire-brushing out those pesky yellow dots for years. The more you know...

[@TrainerTakumi]

great video thanks guys!

[@yzfr6ws6]

I love how you just set the tire on the face of the rim putting nice tiny scratches from the dirt on the rubber

[@frozenpete788]

I don't miss changing tires at the shop, the worst I remember were E60 M pack wheels with some low profile sidewall runflats. Way harder than semi slicks and we were 3 or 4 guys on the machine to be able to remove those. What a nightmare !

[@MCatwar]

why did it take that many people lmao the other day i mounted and dismounted 335/25r20 runflats solo

[@ryanzinck4905]

what about road force, bead massage and lateral road force? would like to see an more in depth video covering these topics!

[@253sam]

when he seats the top bead.. you can hear the bead tearing.. that's a sloppy install. poor r888s 😢

[@RotaryDaddy]

I was about to say the same thing!! The second he started rotating it most of the bead came out of the drop center and he just kept pushing!!

[@ladamyre1]

Typical for a TBA mechanic (tires, brakes and alignment), ripping out part of the bead. I wonder what the percentage is of cars where he finds one bad tie rod end, that he finds the other rod end is bad too! And how many of those were bad under 50,000 miles! Also not surprised to hear him mis-naming the purpose of the dot on the tire. The dot goes way back to the 50's and the dot is the LOW SPOT on the tire. You can actually ignore it on cast aluminum wheels today because there is no high spot on those rims. But all steel rims are required by law to be measured for the high spot and then drilled for the valve stem to indicate the high spot on the rim. As it was explained to me at the General Motors Training Center in Atlanta back in the 90's, this system was D.O.T. required back in the days before radial tires when bias and bias ply tires were the norm. When those tires had too much runout, over .080", tramping would become obvious and no amount of balancing could eliminate it; it happens around 60 mph with 14 and 15 inch rims. Tire shops were fixing it by grinding off tread and consumers suffered so the D.O.T. made it law. It's less obvious with radial tire design, but the TBA business learned that matching the dot with the valve did benefit them by requiring less weights to be used, hence the misconception that it is there to show the "light spot" on the tire. Yes, the low spot is almost always the light spot, but the manufacturer has no way of finding out the light spot, but it does know where the low spot is and that's where the dot goes.

[@unclegearjammer]

This exactly, that arm is there to help get the tire on also.

[@volvo09]

one of the first things i learned when i mounted my first tire. i like mounting the tires with a large sidewall and challenging myself to do both beads by spinning the tire by hand and not turning the rim. if the beads are lined up well enough it slips right on. since i don't work in a shop anymore i find a friend where i can mount my own tires, i don't want a goon scratching the wheels up or tearing up my tires.

[@253sam]

try doing this on a 26inch wheel with 30 series tires.. you cannot fuck up. I've learned this the hard way when I was high school working at a mom/pop auto shop. when that tire goes in for repairs, you'll see the tire/bead separation. I've seen this quite often and it sucks because the customer does not feel comfortable driving on it and end up buying a new tire.

[@tomschevette]

I picked up a tire mounter at a car boot sale few years back for €40 its old but works just had to replace an air line.

[@SilverStackers]

glad my wheel guy used a touchless machine.

[@SmaugMedia]

It really doesn't matter you can adjust it to hold the arm away from the wheel so you don't scratch it all how you use it

[@rocketsurgery8337]

Things have changed just a little in 25 years since I worked in a tire shop, although balancing 44 inch Super Swampers I doubt haven't changed much.

[@simoncarter5951]

Rocket Surgery Year, wheel waits half way around the rim any one.

[@WOWayne325]

are the positioning guide for the valve stem on all tires? if so... I'm going to watch if my tire shop knows what they are doing....

[@rolandotillit2867]

Some do some don't.

[@ldnwholesale8552]

Two things, when breaking the bead take the back [wide side] off first. And with low profile garbage is is important. Lubing the bead when removing tyres helps as well. I was watching the rim spinning in those nylon grips when removing the front side . Putting weights on new rims it is best to use prepsol [oil and wax cleaner] so the weights stick. Old dirty rims I use 80 grit sandpaper. And people NEVER buy rims that are reverse fit, meaning the tyre is wound on the back of the rim. Absolute mongrels to fit, are always very heavy and very easy to scratch the front of the rim as it moves on the grips as that first 19" did.

[@CB-tx3ul]

This is saddening. I'm no professional but I do happen to do this for a living. Different machines require different procedures, but that air cylinder mashing the tire down most certainly damaged it, as it was pushed down MUCH too far, those tires can be pushed down by hand without tearing the bead or the cords up. And that AMG wheel/tire grabbing is why you lubricate your machine head.

[@MyPandaRawrs]

yay! how to vids are my fav

[@shwilly9186]

I cant even imagine using these old machines! we just got a new touchless macnine and I legit do notning besides lift the tire on and off lol! let me know if you wanna make a vid on it aha

[@speedacademy]

Sounds like we need to get the same machine you have, only need to save like what, 25K haha

[@ronhattner2512]

Yes the stickers can mess up the balance..... I have seen it more then once...

[@tatsenalimoonstar3666]

Ron Hattner how can you remove those stickers when the tires are already on your car? The shop that put mine on, did not take them off. So. Ow when I’m driving, you can hear the sticky tape noise🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Abomination317]

@@tatsenalimoonstar3666 don't know if you solved your problem already but in case you haven't you could simply drive very SLOWLY with the wheel all the way turned and stop when the sticker is facing up. Then just slide something skinny like a pen in between the threads and lift. You'll need someone to look at the tire while you drive SLOWLY to let you know when to stop.

[@vindaruka]

That was cringe worthy pretty much guarantee he tore the bead on all four of those tires he mounted just based on the sound alone and didn't use the tool head properly. Then watching them use the bead breaker at the valve made me face palm as well cause that is a real easy way to break a TPM sensor.

[@simoncarter5951]

vin daruka dam right

[@Master-di4di]

Quite amusing video on changing tyres.lol.Learnt a bit too. Commedians.

[@Abomination317]

Gotta be one of those internet guys and say never break the bead in where the TPMS sensor lies which 9/10 times is attached to the valve. Has to be at 12 o'clock or 6 o'clock position. And always only remove the beads from the rim when the TPMS sensor is underneath the duckhead and opposite side of duckhead when putting the tire back on. Other than that awesome video!

[@ramiretz]

this was a normal tire ;) and now try to dismount and mount a 19 inch runflat tire ;) and dont scratch the rim :-) i remember my 1st time i did this........the sidewall is so strong its not easy to mount

[@TheBikemaster94]

ramiretz almost all modern cars have low pros , installation also go up for everyone so I pay $50 to mount 2 13" tires. Thats almost as much as those 2 tires are worth

[@dkatona685]

easy peezy

[@tonyjordan56]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@JasonSmith-qx3zh]

SA would there be a problem to use baby oil as a lube just wondering?

[@simoncarter5951]

Jason Smith Mate I have used all sorts of stuff to do the job when i was in a paddock and I had nothing else. I have never had the tyres spin on the rims so far, fingers crossed. I have used soap, dish washing liquid, car wash, even mechanics hand wash with all the grit in it and stuff. Some times it dries out and you have to keep lubing it up but the key is to keep it nice and lubed up. Throw anything that is going to hang around and not dry out after a while and not dry out is a bad idea. Engine oil is a perfect example here. Baby oil, eeeh don’t know. Maybe not.

[@carlterranella8531]

I wish more tire technicians understood the markings.

[@stylerunner2959]

Some techs are lazy and don't care. Others save time by not bothering to align it

[@TheLilLeo]

those r the same techs that have wheel wieghts all around the wheels. lol.

[@paultavres9830]

Shop I worked at has a “on the vehicle balancer “ First we raise the wheel place a sensor under the suspension put a chalk mark on the tire place strobe light pointing at the tire We spin the wheel up to 60 mph with a tire turning tool Balance whole tire rim rotor hub assy Dont see many shops use them Also lets the mechanic listen for noisy wheel bearings

[@roberttill3787]

Paul that type of machine only achieves static balance it will not do dynamic balance. It is good though as it balances the drivetrain, just make sure if you take a wheel off it goes back in exactly the same place on the hub!

[@7071t6]

Lets not forget that the tyres have a date of manufacture on them as well ,which is to say that you should always ask for the month and year of when the yers are made before putting them on, that way you have new tyres as you requested instead of tyres which look new but are really two years old when they were made, also as far as the yellow dot its for the tyre pressure tube to be lined up when putting the tyre on the rim also the balancing weights if stuck on mag wheels must also be mounted on the inside of the rim in the right spot as directed by the wheel balancing machine .:)

[@roberttill3787]

tyre manufacturers will consider a tyre up to two years old as "new" due to wharehousing and distribution after manufacture. After two years they will not entertain anything and will do anything to get out of honouring a complaint.

[@mitchreive7253]

More Tundra videos !!!. where in Canada are you. good job on the videos.

[@chanpol321]

balancing the wheel accuracy are important?

[@tatsenalimoonstar3666]

The stickers where not removed when they installed it to me car, so now I’m driving with tag stickers and when I’m going slow, you can hear the sticky noice coming from the tires, how can I remove the stickers? I tried to peel them off but they are too sticky

[@jordanz3316]

crazy I just got new tires today, DSW06

[@rameshpuri100]

Try to balance new tires by using Road force machine instead of normal balancer to avoid vibration

[@TimVo]

Can you post the brand and model #'s for those machines?

[@unclegearjammer]

Coats 70x-ex-3 pretty standard rim clamp style with the arm.

[@2JZLS]

I'm my experience, valve-stems leak a little earlier without caps for sure.

[@burrowssj]

jesus dude put the protective plastic thing over your bead breaker lol!

[@jhendren0001]

Sam Burrows and the tire spoon (the bar he used to pry with) for those who may not know. also y does no-one have safety glasses?

[@burrowssj]

no ear protection either lol, compressed air can be dangerous, although in all honesty I think that's mad overkill for glasses and ear protection, like the chances of needing it are 1/10000000, unless you're untrained or just careless you shouldn't need anything. I barely used to wear anything when I did it, but gloves are a must for me. Silicone munts your hands quickly

[@stephenwhite9957]

i made tyres at dunlops for 20 years i would say you cant change youre own without corect machinery ESPCISLY THE SOAP ON RIMS

[@simoncarter5951]

Sam Burrows In my experience these last about a week before they are recked and half falling off and you need a new one. Then you need to do some Steele’s and it gets the ass and it makes it so much easier to use

[@010FSL101]

He did a good job with that machine but with these machines i have had my rims scratched badly from that arm that holds the rim of the tire at three different shops, you need to look for a shop that has reverse mounting machine (if you have expensive wheels) which doesn't even touch the outside of the wheel (machine holds the wheel from the inside). I'm surprised they didn't mention that, i learned my lesson the hard way.

[@XxOACxX]

Still scrathces the inside, sometimes it'll drag on the inside.

[@BuyTheBookLotto]

010FSL101 or you can just place the wheel upside down and clamp it normally? Lol 😂 I don’t understand

[@BuyTheBookLotto]

010FSL101 *fact that machine he is using can do every kind of wheel you just need to know how to and the movements. These changers are the ones discount tire uses they are pretty much the best

[@Houdinii1212]

the head on that tire machine that your pry against that lifts the tire off. whats the difference between the red and black ones? yalls is black our shop uses red but they seam to get realy flexible and stop working after a wile.

[@ripsrt6822]

Actually yes, certain stickers do affect balancing. I've shown my guys the proof. It's not a whole lot of weight but it's there. If you were using a coats balancer and changed the settings to be more sensitive, instead of rounding up, you'll see the difference.

[@jmmcool]

that tire guy needs to find a new job.....and needs WAYYY MORE LUBEEE. Soak that baby...

[@trilogy_gaming]

Jordan Mitchell lube is your best friend !

[@94eh32]

Jordan Mitchell EXACTLY! you put as much as you can so you don't fuck up that bead like this guy did

[@Hunter-ku6ku]

always lube especially taking it off..... the "when it gets stuck just keep backing up and going forward till it goes" is how you eventually tear a bead. if he lubed it it wouldn't have bound up and would have slid nice

[@heinz490]

lube and it dont crack im a mec and i have never used this way

[@hanylaban2605]

Jordan Mitchell جميل جدا

[@yuzeyang8847]

did he scratched ur konig wheels? or thats soap bubble?

[@cytoproct6250]

Very impressed

[@hubertharned5835]

Which one do you use if there is a red dot and a yellow dot.

[@user-ib5mx8ro4k]

Hubert Harned depends on the indian.

[@dddenma1]

That works sometimes if you know where the heavy spot in the wheel is the balancer can help you out figure that out the dots are not always correct

[@jasonmorehouse3756]

dots are marked by a computer analysis indicating the heaviest spot, and peak radial runout. they aren't wrong

[@MyEyesBled]

Actually scuffing will allow water and dirt to work under the weight... so on NEW wheels simply super clean the under surface of the wheel with pure Naphtha.. then allow it to fully evaporate before applying the weight ... works way better and the weight will never come off!

[@simoncarter5951]

MyEyesBled Unless the brake caliber or ball joint is so close to the rim that it rips them off in the first five feet. I can’t be leave how few tyre fitters never check this. If you have got a good balancer it will recalculate the weight for a position further towards the centre

[@MyEyesBled]

Simon Carter

[@JoshDTech]

This is giving me training that my job never gave me.

[@MustangGuru]

We used ivory snow to make the lube to install tires on a rim

[@TheWilferch]

What if a tire has BOTH yellow and red dots on the sidewall?.....how to adjust / align for this?

[@CasSpell]

I wonder what the green lines mean going all the way around the tyre?

[@ian4serena]

costco canada should watch this video to show their tire staff how to do tires.

[@tarassu]

double sided tape does not require surface roughness. It needs surface to be absolutely oil free. Use silicone remover and alcohol. Also brake cleaner works.

[@mikebickers4297]

i learned lots here, i know everything what not to do but still don't know how to remove a tyre without distroying the rim....

[@edgarportillo8027]

Dear Mr. Doug, As a tip while using the shovel ADD A LITTLE lube it goes much easier

[@matttutell7980]

The dots are for inspection, now a lot of tire manufacturers have gone to a symbol that abbreviates inspection. All Tire balancers worth anything now can read the run out of the tire and rim. If your regular shop does not have this time to find a regular new shop. Its just the facts.

[@ivanlopez-cx7op]

HI why some people say the the red dot goes right next to the valve, When this guy said the yellow dot goes next to the valve?

[@Cubansoilder96]

Doing that without the machine is the worst thing imaginable....its a lot of work on the machine but I'm happy the machine does the biggest parts 😆 if only they weren't so damn expensive!

[@Mr-vr6lh]

yellow dot is the light spot, red dots on tires should indicate the heavy spot

[@Rock_Reggae_Riff]

What if the yellow and red dots aren't across each other? Like, they're next to each other, 12 and 3, etc?

[@frontlinemedia4270]

What do you do when the tire beads are only 2 in apart and the rim is 6 in? impossible to mount

[@Popgunner101]

Most balancers will read zeros on the second spin if the balance is anywhere close. Better to spin a third time to get an actual reading that may be only a half ounce but it's worth doing to get it right.

[@TCDF22]

I loved the look on his face when he pointed at it. I t was like getting an eagle when you KNEW you were gonna get a birdie at best.