[Tigers] Tire Changer - there is a difference

[jim]

This one is even MORE 'hands off' ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqMVprmn6Jw



Jim
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From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of michael at michaelshortt.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 1:46 PM
To: Jay Laifman
Cc: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tire Changer - there is a difference

Is this it.

http://www.google.com/url?q=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dj0Hx_rpdxJY&sa=
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Michael Shortt
On Mar 4, 2014 4:37 PM, "Jay Laifman" <jay.laifman at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm telling you, you have to see this machine.  It was nothing like 
> any machine I've ever seen before.  It had 6 arms that came in from 
> all directions and grabbed the tire and pulled it off.  It did not 
> hook on to the bottom rim.  It did not expand out inside the back of 
> the wheel.  It did not use a lever arm to pry off the tire.  It was 
> phenomenal.  I'll see if I can get the name of it.
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Sandy <sganz at pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> > I had similar issues for some 3 piece rims for my Mustang years 
> > back. I hate tire guys they are brutal to your rims. My solution to 
> > the problem
> was
> > on that next bonus check to buy a tire machine and balancer.  I hate 
> > tire guys like that.
> >
> > First off their is no such thing as a no touch machine, any machine 
> > has
> to
> > clamp the rim to the device and how that goes is from not much touch 
> > to metal gouging the back side of your rim. Some clamp the rim edge 
> > some
> clamp
> > the inside with the spiked fingers leaving a pattern stamped in the rim.
> >  Mine came with plastic protectors for the rim grabbing feature.
> >
> > What I can say is that mounting tires with the `no touch` machine 
> > that I have still required a good amount of operator care.  I have 
> > not tried the super latest ones but they looks better the the single
head style.
> >
> > The other side of the no-touch machine is the head and it can be set 
> > to not touch the rim after you touch it to the rim for measurement! 
> > It has a nice piece of protective plastic that keeps things safe, 
> > that is if it is still on the machine in good shape. Most tire 
> > places don't care so it's
> not
> > ever kept in good shape.
> >
> > Mounting of the tire is usually not to bad, but at some point the 
> > bead will always tear over a portion of the rim edge. Set 
> > expectations accordingly.
> >
> > Removal of the tire is where I have seen the most damage, the metal 
> > pry bar is usually the problem. Again a tire guy doesn't really care 
> > it's not his and doing tire work is a dirty thankless job ask him 
> > about it :)
> >
> > Blue tape on the rim edge can help and give a clue to be careful, 
> > but bad use of a pry bar and tires bead can make of short order of it.
> >
> > And never ask the tire dealer to align the Goodyear Blue Dot on the 
> > sidewall to the valve stem, they will look at you with a question 
> > mark floating over their head and mutter something under their 
> > breath ;)
> >
> > Sandy
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