<VV> Tired

[Roger Gault]

Yeah, you're probably right.

Roger

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: "Roger Gault" <r.gault at sbcglobal.net>; "Corvair List"
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 12:57 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Tired


> That's not for radial tires!
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Roger Gault" <r.gault at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Corvair List" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 7:30 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Tired
>
>
> > Seems like we used to put a rope around the center of the tread, with a
> > loop
> > around a stick - like a figure 8 with the stick in one loop and the tire
> > in
> > the other.  Turning the stick wound up the rope and tightened it around
> > the
> > tire.  This squeezed the tire at the center of the tread and make the
> > beads
> > move apart.  I could be dreaming.  It's been 40+ years....
> >
> > Roger
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Padgett" <pp2 at 6007.us>
> > To: "Bill Elliott" <corvair at fnader.com>
> > Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 9:18 PM
> > Subject: Re: <VV> Tired
> >
> >
> >>
> >> >  But if you've had success with your 2x4 legs, I'll just try that.
> > Thanks
> >> > for the suggestion!
> >>
> >> Have now dismounted/mounted two 215x65x15s and was not hard. Unit did
> >> want
> >> to spin bun not tip & standing on the leg helped a lot. Tires were well
> >> lubed which always makes it easier. Did have to find one of my old "tar
> >> arns" to keep the bead from slipping back.
> >>
> >> Have changed many tires using a 4,000 lb station wagon and a bumper
jack
> > as
> >> a bead breaker and this is much easier.
> >>
> >> And now for the real question which I had forgotten about. Back in the
> >> day
> >> we had these rubber doughnuts that you put on a tire to seal the back
> >> side
> >> so you could inflate it. Do these still exist or does anyone have a
> >> suggestion on how to get a 215 that came off a 6" rim to inflate on an
8"
> >> rim (happen to have more eights than sevens). Will check with FLAPS in
> >> morning but I doubt...
> >>
> >> Padgett
> >>
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