Clever method to insert the runflats ! Seeing the pain it is to remove them I was thinking it was impossible to get them back in. So now I can think about trying to remove them ! Thx
I’m about to go try this method but with the Hutchinson strap tool instead of the ratchet you used. I’m hoping this goes even half as easily as yours did. Thank you for the video!!
Use the ratchet strap to remove it. It’s the same Methode but in reverse and you don’t need the mallet to get it out. Just remember to lube the bead lock a little and the run flat will kind of just pop out. Best part, the run flat is already in the ratchet so move it to the new tire.
Easiest way to REMOVE the run flat is: 1. strap the tire to a big tree. 2: strap or chain the run flat to your bumper. 3. Drive away and the run flat pops-out easy-peasy.
Runflat installation is undoubtedly easier with the BFGoodrich tires, at least relative to the Goodyear options for the HMMWV. Even though the install process is the same, the Goodyear Wrangler MT and MT/R both have notably stiffer sidewalls, so it sometimes helps to let those sit overnight in a warm garage with something propped between the beads (like a set of bar clamp/spreaders, blocks of wood, etc). Doing so can make a big difference, considering that most tires are shipped LTL while banded to a pallet (which already tends to sandwich them down slightly).
@@FeltzTire I'm just going around learning to understand the humvee better, it's not my actual job nor am I in charge of anything (mil=retarded xD) so keeping them warm overnight probably isn't an option. However, I still should be able to do it much faster having seen this. I watched like 10 people take 45 minutes to get a runflat in what I believe was a goodyear, boinking it with a sledgehammer 500 times. genuinely hilarious
The standard low-profile runflat is 23" in diameter, so it technically only comes into contact with the tire internally at the lower end of the pressure spectrum. Unless you're airing down enough for that to happen and proceeding to drive on the runflats (in which case you definitely need to use the rf lubricant as well), they normally don't have a detrimental effect on the longevity of the tire, at least not in a structural sense. As far as their influence on treadwear, the weight of the runflat does increase the rotational mass (they weigh 35 lbs), but it's hard to quantify to what degree that impacts the wear rate on its own. Its more of an issue if the weight or positioning of the insert is off enough that it severely alters the overall balance of the wheel and tire considerably, which would lead to abnormal treadwear over time (as any off-balance tire would).
HPG (Hummer Parts Guy) generally stocks it, but you might be able to find it elsewhere under the Hutchinson P/N: D528235-H1 www.hummerpartsguy.com/LUBRICANT-RUNFLAT-1-TUBE_p_24187.html
I just did the first one on my M1097! Excellent how to! Thank UUUU!
Clever method to insert the runflats ! Seeing the pain it is to remove them I was thinking it was impossible to get them back in. So now I can think about trying to remove them ! Thx
I’m about to go try this method but with the Hutchinson strap tool instead of the ratchet you used. I’m hoping this goes even half as easily as yours did. Thank you for the video!!
Excelente gracias por compartir
Jesus! You did that fast. Thanks for the info~ gotta swap a blowout. Gonna cut the runflat out and use this to out it inside the new tire.
Use the ratchet strap to remove it. It’s the same Methode but in reverse and you don’t need the mallet to get it out. Just remember to lube the bead lock a little and the run flat will kind of just pop out. Best part, the run flat is already in the ratchet so move it to the new tire.
NetAssassin i will try bolt cutters first. The tire is shredded on the sidewalls. No need to handle the tire more than I have to.
Easiest way to REMOVE the run flat is: 1. strap the tire to a big tree. 2: strap or chain the run flat to your bumper. 3. Drive away and the run flat pops-out easy-peasy.
waaaaw good job thanks
😂 Just like that!
Okay, nice job.. Now I know why roadside charges like they do...
You have any videos on the bus in the back ground
how did you get the dully set up working on the back of the bus?
use a bottle jack, look up how the PEX system is installed. EZ PZ.
i watch this take upwards of 45 minutes sometimes. is it this easy and fast with basically all humvee variants?
Runflat installation is undoubtedly easier with the BFGoodrich tires, at least relative to the Goodyear options for the HMMWV.
Even though the install process is the same, the Goodyear Wrangler MT and MT/R both have notably stiffer sidewalls, so it sometimes helps to let those sit overnight in a warm garage with something propped between the beads (like a set of bar clamp/spreaders, blocks of wood, etc). Doing so can make a big difference, considering that most tires are shipped LTL while banded to a pallet (which already tends to sandwich them down slightly).
@@FeltzTire I'm just going around learning to understand the humvee better, it's not my actual job nor am I in charge of anything (mil=retarded xD) so keeping them warm overnight probably isn't an option. However, I still should be able to do it much faster having seen this.
I watched like 10 people take 45 minutes to get a runflat in what I believe was a goodyear, boinking it with a sledgehammer 500 times. genuinely hilarious
So do you recommend the BFG KO2s then? How quickly do run flats wear out the tires for someone who will be daily driving the vehicle?
The standard low-profile runflat is 23" in diameter, so it technically only comes into contact with the tire internally at the lower end of the pressure spectrum. Unless you're airing down enough for that to happen and proceeding to drive on the runflats (in which case you definitely need to use the rf lubricant as well), they normally don't have a detrimental effect on the longevity of the tire, at least not in a structural sense.
As far as their influence on treadwear, the weight of the runflat does increase the rotational mass (they weigh 35 lbs), but it's hard to quantify to what degree that impacts the wear rate on its own. Its more of an issue if the weight or positioning of the insert is off enough that it severely alters the overall balance of the wheel and tire considerably, which would lead to abnormal treadwear over time (as any off-balance tire would).
@@FeltzTire thank you for the awesome reply! Where can I buy the rf lubricant? I’ll be airing down for rock crawling so definitely will be needing it.
HPG (Hummer Parts Guy) generally stocks it, but you might be able to find it elsewhere under the Hutchinson P/N: D528235-H1
www.hummerpartsguy.com/LUBRICANT-RUNFLAT-1-TUBE_p_24187.html
@@FeltzTire Thank you!
Reckon he’s done that a few times ?
Eh, just a few hundred!