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ubeless tire - sealing bead on tubeless 6" minibike tire?
I meant Tubeless -
Do I have to use any sort of goop to seal the bead on a tubeless minibike tire or.....? Thanks in advance!
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08-13-2008, 09:34 AM
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Just put a tube in and be done with it.
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08-13-2008, 09:59 AM
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No way to do that on this setup.
Goop required, soap or ?
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08-13-2008, 10:14 AM
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If it is a tubeless tire and a rim designed for a tubeless tire, just mount it and air it up. Did you try that and it is leaking or are you just concerned about it? Once the bead seats against the rim, the more air put in, the tighter the seal (kind of like how a rubber o-ring works.
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08-13-2008, 10:50 AM
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Soap up the seal and rim with dish soap and water. They fill it all the way up with air, it may pop on. If not, slam the rim/tire on the pavement a few times. That usually works.
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08-13-2008, 11:02 AM
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Spray ether around the tire and light it and then instantly start filling with air. The ether will boom and seat the bead and the you can start filling the tire. Just don't use too much it will shoot the tire skywards.
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08-13-2008, 11:29 AM
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It the problem that the tire wont seat initially? Or that it won't stay inflated? If it won't seat, I've had good luck wrapping around the tire with a ratcheting strap and tightening it. This pushes the outside walls of the tire out against the rim.
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08-13-2008, 12:19 PM
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+1 to all three of the above posts....BTDT
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08-13-2008, 12:45 PM
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If the bead still won't seat with some lubrication and a tie down around the tire, try taking the valve core out so the air will enter quicker. After the bead seats, put the core back in and air up the tire. A large high pressure compressor helps too.
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08-13-2008, 03:45 PM
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That's gonna look pretty weird on the 930.
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08-13-2008, 05:06 PM
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145/70/6 should look pretty spiff on a 930...though traction ought to be a....problem.
Learned somtin' new today - it's a true tubeless, a b!tch to mount (had a motorcycle shop do it - $22!), man I wonder if there is a way to mount it myself - a tool perhaps from Harbor Freight or ? IDeas?
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08-13-2008, 05:15 PM
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Tie downs always create a bulge at the buckle for me. I use a few Large zipties in series around the tire which allows me to tighten 3-4 different areas and avoid that bulge.
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08-13-2008, 05:15 PM
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Quote:
...overload....too....many.....jokes.....
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08-13-2008, 05:21 PM
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I know what you're saying Len, but goldangit...that's just opens up too many doors.
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08-13-2008, 05:23 PM
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Hmm, howza bout this?
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=34552
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08-13-2008, 05:58 PM
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1986 Porsche 944 2.5l
1979 Porsche 930 3.4
