Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
7
Time Required
40 minutes
Sections
1
- Tire
- 7 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Tire
- Deflate the tire by pressing the valve stem in.
- If it’s difficult to press the stem in with your hands, use a plastic wedge tool.
Deflate the tire by pressing the valve stem in.
If it’s difficult to press the stem in with your hands, use a plastic wedge tool.
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Step 2
- Once the tire is deflated, press the beading inside until it is removed from the rim.
- If you need to replace your rim, do it now.
Once the tire is deflated, press the beading inside until it is removed from the rim.
If you need to replace your rim, do it now.
Step 3
- Slide the plastic wedge tool under the beading of the tire, and pull it outwards.
- The tool is not required, but it makes the job easier.
- Once the tire is removed from the rim on one side, do the same to other side.
- Make sure not to puncture the tire tube, as you will need that for the new tire.
Slide the plastic wedge tool under the beading of the tire, and pull it outwards.
The tool is not required, but it makes the job easier.
Once the tire is removed from the rim on one side, do the same to other side.
Make sure not to puncture the tire tube, as you will need that for the new tire.
Step 4
- Pull out the tire tube from the tire and transfer it into the new tire.
- Make sure the valve is facing towards the center as shown in the second picture.
- If you must replace your tire tube, do it now.
Pull out the tire tube from the tire and transfer it into the new tire.
Make sure the valve is facing towards the center as shown in the second picture.
If you must replace your tire tube, do it now.
Step 5
- Once the tube is in place, use a little bit of force to get the beading into the rim, making sure the valve goes through the designated hole in the rim.
- If it starts getting difficult to push the beading with your hands, use the plastic wedge tool to finish.
- It is important for the valve to correctly line with the valve hole first. Otherwise, you risk damaging the tire tube.
Once the tube is in place, use a little bit of force to get the beading into the rim, making sure the valve goes through the designated hole in the rim.
If it starts getting difficult to push the beading with your hands, use the plastic wedge tool to finish.
It is important for the valve to correctly line with the valve hole first. Otherwise, you risk damaging the tire tube.
Step 6
- Do the same to both sides of the beading. You will need to use the plastic tool for the other side.
Do the same to both sides of the beading. You will need to use the plastic tool for the other side.
Step 7
- Re-inflate the tire.
- It may be difficult to re-inflate due to the folds in the deflated tire tube. Be patient!
Re-inflate the tire.
It may be difficult to re-inflate due to the folds in the deflated tire tube. Be patient!
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