I got the first one mounted although the either trick did not work. All it did was burn, I didn’t get the explosion I needed. I finally got it seated with tire machine bead blaster. Maybe the heat was enough to loosen up the sidewall a bit. Next one is being stubborn as well
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2018, at 11:12 AM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Use great care with the starting fluid trick... ether is very explosive ... > a brief spurt is enough. > Also, tape a match to a coat hanger wire so you are not standing over the > tire when you light it off. > > Ratchet strap should give you even expansion... I like to use one that is 2 > inchs wide. They are much stronger and give better mechanical advantage.... > the 1 inch straps just don't have enough "umph"... > > On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 9:27 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I tried that, it just bunches up at one side. I guess I will try the >> starting fluid trick but am going to have to go down and buy some. The cam >> I have just pisses a stream out instead of spraying out like it should. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Feb 17, 2018, at 10:22 AM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Ratchet strap around the center of the tread will cause the tire bead to >>> balloon up to catch the rim. >>> BTDT.... a bunch with equipment tires that are super stiff, for example. >>> Also, paint the bead with Ruglide [rubber lubricant] or dish soap, which >>> gives you a little advantage to seat the bead and get it started so air >> can >>> be held in the tire.. >>> Good Luck.. fights on... ;)) >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 9:17 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I am trying to mount this new set of tires on this 240d. They were >>>> strapped together for shipping which compressed the sidewalls down to >> about >>>> an inch of each other. I can’t get the damn things to seat on the rims. >> The >>>> bead blaster on my tires machine does not seem to be helping. Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
