| 1bad66vw |
Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:16 pm |
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| do you have to remove the tire completely from the rims to get the insert on - or just deflate the air out? Any help would be appreciated. |
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| iowegian |
Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:09 pm |
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It's been many, many, many years (like 40+) since I've used 'Portawalls".
As I recall, you just break outer bead and slip whitewall between rim and tire, then re-inflate. However, I'm not sure if the tire will have a 'bead
leak' if it's a tubeless tire. So, anybody, do you need to use inner tubes? |
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| Skim |
Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:17 pm |
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1bad66vw wrote: do you have to remove the tire completely from the rims to get the insert on - or just deflate the air out? Any help would be appreciated.
yep you just break the bead from the rim slip the in and reinflate the tire. |
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| happy hoppy |
Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:47 pm |
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| also make sure the tire and rim are VERY clean, and dry. |
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| DrDarby |
Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:50 pm |
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| Yes to the pop the outer bead and make sure all is clean. I've never had a leak w/tubeless tires. |
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| ottobahn |
Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:03 am |
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| Had these on my car for a while,never again,they tend to wear into the sides of the tire and put a grove in the rubber. I decided to take them off and the tire shop i took it to show me how they had damaged the side walls of the tire,and one was bad enough I had to replace it. Just putting in my 2 cents worth,maybe other people have had better luck with them. One guy in my car club just put a set on,the front one tore a piece off after a short freeway drive. |
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| bill may |
Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:13 am |
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| we called them"flappers" in the 60's and 70's.. i guess they still flap. |
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