DIY Tyre Replacement - Use rim sealer?

[Andy Clap]

Going to have a crack at changing my tyres.  Anybody done it on tubeless tyres, and did you use a rim sealant?


Cheers.

[chaz]

you shouldn't need any sealant if the rim and tyre are in good condition, I sold a trailer a bit ago one of the tyres would not seal until I used some silicone, I would not recomend this on a bike tyre, although some spoked rims are sealed with silicone to use tubeless tyres.

[Andy Clap]

Cheers Chaz.  None of the YouTube tutorials show sealant being used, but the supplier I'm ordering rim protectors, tyre levers and stick-on weights from had it listed, so thought I'd ask 

[His Dudeness]

How long are your levers? I changed my tyres on the fazer once and I won't be doing it again what a nightmare The front was a bugger to get on. Really tight

[NorthWestern]

I do mine, only takes ten minutes.  I've never used a "sealer"  but you do need tyre soap (or dish soap) on the bead to get it to slide on nicely

[Andy Clap]

How long are your levers? I changed my tyres on the fazer once and I won't be doing it again what a nightmare The front was a bugger to get on. Really tight

450mm (what's that, 18 inches?).  There are some neat tricks people do with tie wraps which seem to make getting them off and on a lot easier!


I'll let you know how it goes....

[Andy Clap]

tyre soap (or dish soap) on the bead to get it to slide on nicely

You mean washing up liquid?

[NorthWestern]

Yeah

[Andy Clap]

Yeah

Excellent, thanks for the tip.

[His Dudeness]

I do mine, only takes ten minutes.  I've never used a "sealer"  but you do need tyre soap (or dish soap) on the bead to get it to slide on nicely

10 minutes! Fair play to you. It takes me 10 minutes to get the front wheel in the air and get the calipers off 

[flyboy]

  Hi

I fit all my own tyre's and i'm with Northwestern its a 10min job on a lose wheel  and  its easy once you have done a few it's also  cheaper, just  be careful with long  tyre  levers you can easily bend your rim mine are about 8"long  (the wife thinks they are a 12" ). You should not need excessive force just make sure the tyre is in the bottom of the rim and well lubricated also put your new tyre somewhere warm for a hour or two  before you fit it if it's a nice sunny day I put mine in the car , work away at it gently if you are having to apply some serious leverage  you can bet the opposite side of the tyre is not in the bottom of the rim hope you can make sense of this, have fun paul
 

[Andy Clap]

Hi

I fit all my own tyre's and i'm with Northwestern its a 10min job on a lose wheel  and  its easy once you have done a few it's also  cheaper, just  be careful with long  tyre  levers you can easily bend your rim mine are about 8"long  (the wife thinks they are a 12" ). You should not need excessive force just make sure the tyre is in the bottom of the rim and well lubricated also put your new tyre somewhere warm for a hour or two  before you fit it if it's a nice sunny day I put mine in the car , work away at it gently if you are having to apply some serious leverage  you can bet the opposite side of the tyre is not in the bottom of the rim hope you can make sense of this, have fun paul

Cheers, lots of good advice there 


Only thing I haven't bought yet is a wheel balancing frame jobby thing.  I was looking for a cheaper way to do it (it's only an axle and frame ffs), but will probably bite the bullet and get one.