Quad tires
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Quad tires
I have to replace the front tires on my son's old Polaris (22x8.10). Is the difficulty factor very high or should I save my sanity and some grief and just take them to a tire shop?
Thanks,
Fred
Thanks,
Fred
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I try to do all my tires b/c I hate waiting on/ paying a shop to do it.
Usually isn't that hard, tough part is the bead breaking I'm lucky enough to have a tractor with a bucket that works great but most people will either use a high lift and the back bumper of a truck, and others use a tire hammer for that.
All in all, if you've got the patience to do it, its not THAT bad.
Usually isn't that hard, tough part is the bead breaking I'm lucky enough to have a tractor with a bucket that works great but most people will either use a high lift and the back bumper of a truck, and others use a tire hammer for that.
All in all, if you've got the patience to do it, its not THAT bad.
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Some are average, but most are a huge PITA to take off. When I replaced the tires on my '02 Honda, I found out that the factory ran a small ammount of glue around the bead before seating them. Tried everything we could think of, but ended up taking them to a tire shop. Even the tire shop could only break 6 of the 8 beads. We ended up cutting the remaining two beads with a drill and a cutting bit.
I just ordered a new set of tires for my 700R. Hopefully they will be easier than my old Honda...
I just ordered a new set of tires for my 700R. Hopefully they will be easier than my old Honda...
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Yeah there a pain,if you have a tire shop that will do them let them do it and go and have a beer its a lot work getting the bead to break,but if the bead is broke then I would do them myself.I found that aluminum rims are hard because they have sort of a bead lock built in to the rim and if it has bead sealer on it you might have to cut them off.
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If you do attempt it yourself, measure the inside and the outside of the rims first.
I had a yamaha tri-moto once that had different diameters. The tires would only come off over one side of the rim.
I had a yamaha tri-moto once that had different diameters. The tires would only come off over one side of the rim.
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