12-12-13, 08:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-12-13, 08:05 PM by Ianboydsnr.)
I used to change my own using just 3 tyre levers and 3 quick clamps, and a hammer and bolster to break the bead, and a couple of metre lengths of 3x2 wood, using cut up old shampoo bottles(head and shoulders) as rim protectors
Never bothered balancing, well I did for a while but I gave up,
The trick is to keep the tyre opposit the levers in the wheel well, using the quick clamps, getting the second bead off by luring it with soap, then pulling it till its jammed on the rim, then hammering around the edges, until it pops off,
The first time took a lot of sweat and a couple of hours, but after a few I could do it in half an hour!
I have a mate that has one of these, and recons its very easy
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-Tools-T...2ecc99b039
But the bar is not the best, he uses one of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/manual-tyre-ma...27dbcab071
But we now have a proper tyre changing machine at work, so I use that now
Never bothered balancing, well I did for a while but I gave up,
The trick is to keep the tyre opposit the levers in the wheel well, using the quick clamps, getting the second bead off by luring it with soap, then pulling it till its jammed on the rim, then hammering around the edges, until it pops off,
The first time took a lot of sweat and a couple of hours, but after a few I could do it in half an hour!
I have a mate that has one of these, and recons its very easy
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-Tools-T...2ecc99b039
But the bar is not the best, he uses one of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/manual-tyre-ma...27dbcab071
But we now have a proper tyre changing machine at work, so I use that now