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Tire Mounting Lube?

  • Thread starter Thread starter JMHJ
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earlfor said:
You guys are probably going to make fun of me again, But KY is non corrosive, dilutes with water and works well on those days the task turns out to be a F'in Beech.
:-)

Earl
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That's it! I'll have my GF help me mount them.\\:D/
 
I changed the tubeless tires on my EX500 yesterday (sorry, not a GS this time) with no trouble at all. Started by pinching the old tire in my bench vise to get the bead moving away from the rim - bead did not come all the way off using this method but it did push back several mm. After that I cut-off the tire using a utility knife followed by carefully cutting through the metal tire bead using a dremel tool with a fiberglass cut-off disk installed. The process was very easy and made me wonder why I was concern with this before. Used some Palmolive dish soap to lube the tire bead during install which popped right into place - after reading this thread I'm starting to worry if the soap is going to cause any trouble?? The EX wheels are nicely painted, inside and out, so there is no exposed aluminum to corrode so I think the soap is okay - I hope.

At any rate, don't be afraid of tubeless as long as you have a dremel.

Ed
 
Nessism said:
I changed the tubeless tires on my EX500 yesterday (sorry, not a GS this time) with no trouble at all. Started by pinching the old tire in my bench vise to get the bead moving away from the rim - bead did not come all the way off using this method but it did push back several mm. After that I cut-off the tire using a utility knife followed by carefully cutting through the metal tire bead using a dremel tool with a fiberglass cut-off disk installed. The process was very easy and made me wonder why I was concern with this before. Used some Palmolive dish soap to lube the tire bead during install which popped right into place - after reading this thread I'm starting to worry if the soap is going to cause any trouble?? The EX wheels are nicely painted, inside and out, so there is no exposed aluminum to corrode so I think the soap is okay - I hope.

At any rate, don't be afraid of tubeless as long as you have a dremel.

Ed
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Palmolive is a detergent and not a soap. I don't think dish washing detergent is the way to go, but I certainly wouldn't lose any sleep over it, either.

Hell, I use WD-40 and have for years. Honda shop recommended it. I DON'T recommend it to anyone else. But it works for me.
 
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