Being in the emergency tire repair tool business the number one rule is practice these techniques with the tires on your vehicle in the comfort of your garage/driveway. Every tire is slightly different due to design (ply rating, sidewall thickness, steel encased carcasses, load rating, etc). A load range "B" tire as shown in the video is VERY pliable and the sidewalls are very flexible. A E load range tire (especially a used tire where the rubber has hardened and lost its flexibility) may feel like a sheet of plywood. Again, practice with your tires in a controlled and safe environment and learn the idiosyncrasies of your tire and wheel combination. Tire mounting and dismounting is 85% technique.....this is something you cannot master reading a book or watching a video. Hands on practice is key and learn on the tire/wheel combinations you'll potentially need to do this to.
@@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms Most can't believe or understand why anyone would BOTHER to do it. The wheel will need balancing, so just take it to a 'shop'. Under what bizarre set of circumstances would one be likely to find themselves needing to fit a tyre to a rim but can't get to a 'shop'?!
@@trueaussie9230 small trailer tires, bicycle, wheelbarrow, big wheel, lawnmower tractor, snowblower, Dolly buggy, golf cart, etc... (do I need to say more ?)
This comment section sucks, all I see right now is people saying negative things for no reason at all. All you did was show a good method to put a tire on a rim if you don't have the tools. Hope these hating trolls get a life. Good video.👍
I appreciate at your positive comments. Yes they all started coming out together for some reason. I have tough skin but their attitudes scare me, something so simple as a video like this makes them explode with hate. I see now why we hss add be so much violence and hate in the world. What drugs are these people taking? Thanks for watching.🙏
@@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms i really appreciate instructional video like yours, and furthermore, machines to mount and balance, for a good machine is about 3000 dollars and they are huge. I can't fit them in my garage. I never thought this can be so easy. @#_# the nay Sayers. They have no clue in life. Amazing. They bash videos like yours but yet they'll bring their cars to a shop to have it done. Extraordinary. Good job, keep up the good work!!
Nicely done! I mount and balance my own, got tired of being dependent on other people, paying tire people to do it and usually waiting for hours. Couple of tire irons and the HF bubble balancer does wonders. I also pick up tire weights when I see them.
@@jonathanparle8429 It is a good balancer - be sure and grease the little pointy cone before each use to reduce friction between the cone and the hole it rides in. Be sure and buy some .5 ounce strip weights as well, also sold at HF. They work well on aluminum sport wheels.
I simply love the simplicity, straightforwardness, and courageous demonstration. People may make fun of but this is indeed a useful when we somtime really stuck witout tools and a great video. Thanks 🎉❤
Thanks for sharing your open mind. I get a lot of negative feedback but it has helped 1,000’s in spite of the haters. Thanks for your support and feedback -Spanky
@@SpankysHotRodsandCustomsMy friend Spanky, making a greatest video is not something with big budget, show off, and glamourised it in one way or other but it is something how beautifully one justify the subject with simplicity, and honestly. And I must congratulate you for doing this beautifully, keep it up Sir! 🎉😊👏 Thanks again for your response! 🙏
And without scratching your wheels! Bravo sir! Tire shops do not care if they damage your wheel, I will definitely be trying this on my next tire purchase...thank you!
Park your vehicle in the sun on a hot day, and leave the steering wheel cover on the dash. After an hour, the hot steering wheel cover will be much easier to slip on the steering wheel.
Others might not appreciate the insight but it’s as simple as “do you want to pay to mount new tires on new wheels or do it yourself?” Thank you, I will never forget the windex/soap combo now
Not that I will ever do it but I have always wondered if this could be done without tools. You proved that it could be done. Well done, sir and thank you for posting the video.👍🏾
When I was a kid and had no money, we drive over the tire to break the bead. The last little bit where he's standing on the tire we also used a car. Very impressive after all the tires I mounted and remove never knew you could do that. .
Big thank you from Yorkshire UK You just saved me £40 English pounds, and also possibly damage to my new rims as tyre shops regularly damage alloys with their tyre irons with their couldn't care less attitudes, This tyre method absolutely does work, just mounted 4 nearly new tyres onto 4 brand new alloys, for Chrysler 300CRD 2007, 225/60/R18 Note ! On the 2nd bead the tyre gets to a point where you think NO WAY, BUT ! keep the bead wet and pay close attention and just keep pushing firmly with sharp actions and you will notice the bead is slowly slipping into place, for the final tightest part I just used my right foot and it was completed ✅ NO SCREWDRIVERS OR TYRE LEVERS JUST SIZE 12 training shoes, don't know if it works for every tyre size but 100% did the job for me 👍
im from birmingham and almost 40 and never even new this was even possible, i have owned 3 previous cars and paid shops to do everything, my last car was a £3700 priced total loss, i needed a new gearbox and the mechanics that fitted it never installed it properly because after a few weeks the engine wouldnt stop overheating, and after spending thousands in trying to get it fixed, i just scrapped for £200, the amount i spent i could've bought a decent high mileage car, moral of the story - most the car repair garages, the side street small ones, they smoke drugs and drink on the job, and speak very bad english, they're same ethnicity as myself, south east asian, bangladesh india pakistan iran afghanistan, i wouldn't trust them in birmingham, but i do trust a polish mechanic with broken english, from know on i will only trust a mobile mechanic with either a high google rating or high trust pilot rating, btw andrew holt, im sure we can get the wheels balanced at home too, im just researching this myself here on youtube now
This guys method absolutely does work, I just used warm water washing up liquid, old piece of carpet so wheel doesn't get marked or slip on floor, and a little patience, try bubble balancer, ebay £50 or second hand should be a lot cheaper, they are supposed to do the job as good as anything else 👍
I'm on a streak of learning new car and home skills from youtube vids. It's great how much you can learn from these channels in a short time that no one ever taught you during your whole life. I never knew you could do this thing yourself and I tought they have some machine in tire shops. 🤩
Thank you. That actually looked much simpler than any of the videos with the fancy manual tire mount machines. I might actually try this method. It would be nice to get a new rim and a full size tire as backup rather than relying on those little itty bitty emergency wheels.
Bought a second hand pair that were brand new, front pair on the car were bald as a baby. Every tire shop booked up for two weeks out. This saved me tons of money, time, and nerves driving on the racing slicks in the snow, thank you!!!
Awesome, such a great comment and thank you for sharing it. So much nicer than the guy calling me a tool or the one saying it was a fake video. Thanks again and please subscribe if you like.
Supposedly I'm in the middle of no where with no tools, but yet I found a brand new tire to put on my clean rim? Good technique, thanks for the videeo.
Great job showing others how it's possible to do on your own and save a few $ or stuck in a jam. I've done many different tire and wheel combinations both auto and motorcycle tires that have been very low profile and more difficult to do but entirely possible. My technique is also Windex which I always have on hand but what works wonders is leaving the tire out in the sun for a bit to really warm and soften them up. Goes on so much easier and I purchase a separate set of plastic trim tool kit that's has the plastic pry bars of different angles, hooks and sizes to make it scratch free installation.
Wonderful video, thanks. To all you bashers, wow! Spanky took the time to publish this to help us all. Now you attack him? WTF! This video title accurately describes "no tools". He did get the tire on the rim in less time that it would take to drive to the tire shop. It's clear the walk it on method does require a bit of patience. When you are removing the old tire, little care is needed as that tire is garbage. Roadside I have used any scrap found, then lowered the jack to use vehicle weight to press the bead free. I had a bull in a trailer once, there was a part of the trailer frame that was in perfect position. No I didn't have a spare rim, but I did carry a spare tire. If I had a spare rim, the spare tire would've been on it. You learn to carry a spare tire when you grow up very poor. My spare tire was not much better than the one that just failed. But I did get that onery bull to the auction just in time. And it was dead of winter. I stuck the tire under the hood while working on the old tire. I used antifreeze as lubricant. I had a half jug handy, but could've pulled it from the overflow reservoir. Another trick I found is to collect some motor oil, or tranny lube, from the dip stick. It takes several dips to get enough, but I only apply in that final area to help that. And there isn't a red or yellow dot on a used tire. He didn't say he was going to show you how to balance the tire, only how to get it on the rim. You can rotate as needed before you air it up. Side of road repairs are not to enable 80MPH travel, only to get you home or to the shop slowly. Balance is not a factor. For roadside inflation, or in the shop without power, I use the flammable spray trick to seat the bead and inflate without a pump. It just goes "POP!". Then blead a bit of pressure out as needed If you all want to bash this man for his video, why don't you show us how great your videos are.
This helped me sleep after watching. You could say I was *tired* of all the other videos saying you could do it without tools. Thanks for the RUclips search algorithm for showing me this
As a motorist and a cyclist, I would never have believed that it is possible to mount an automobile tire without at least some big pry bars. I have had bicycle tires that could not be mounted without at least two tire levers (although that also has to do with the limited grip of my hands on a narrow section road tire). I did chuckle when it was suggested that this technique be used as a roadside repair. One hell of a cartridge inflator or portable compressor would be needed.
Thanks for watching. Yes it can be done roadside in the woods ect. Airing it up is somewhat of an issue but a fire cracker lit in the tire would do the trick. Or hand pump. Thanks for watching. I’m a road bike cyclist also. Ride safe🚴🏾🚴♀️🚴🏾🚴♀️
Works perfect for floppy sidewall beetle tires, and other small car tires with no real load rating. Works for small trailer tires, too. But it would be tough to do this with a larger, low profile sidewall tire or a truck tire. Nice work. Good to see how things get done.
I used to do my own motorcycle wheels after Alamo Cycleplex gave me a dri-roted front tire and then charged me to replace it when it went flat after I left the dealer. This method does work. I used the Windex with dawn soap mixed in. You can also remove the tire with enough pulling but the hand tools help. Get high pressure air into it fast enough to bead it on is another story.
Very helpful visuals - in my short but very fun year of offroading, I've put 5 tread punctures and 2 tire-ruining sidewall slashes - these were in a combination of high-quality Japanese A/T and M/T tires on my 4Runner. It's just very, very rocky here and the folks I meet on the trail have similar experiences. So just yesterday I've added a sidewall trail-only patch kit and 2nd full-size spare tire - but not a heavy 6th rim, just the tire carcass for this one - gonna evaluate this setup for a month or so and see if the increased weight and other penalties are worth it, but it does feel great to learn how to have an entire set of 6 tires on the car for excursions and camping I like the phrase "1 spare lets you get home, 2 spares let you keep going" I also have a pair of rachet straps to help me hold the bead, I think I'll need them for these heavy-duty tires, and will help me make up a bit for lack of skill/experience
Thank You! You've restored my confidence as a Oklahoma Man. At age 67, I've been an L.A. City Slicker (and can't do shlit anymore). But I spent the first 3 years and every Summer thereafter (right up to 1968) on my Late Granny & Grandpa's 40 acre farm spread just borderline between Taft & Muskogee. I did a lot of tires back then and sho' had country nerve. Thanks for the advice and Tire schoolin'!
Well thanks for watching and thanks for your kind comments. Sounds like you had a great childhood and grandparents as teachers. I’m sure you made lifelong memories with them on the farm. Thanks again and please keep watching -Spanky
I just found out Illinois, prohibits tire shops from putting new tires on rims 5 years old and older!!! So i'm doing it myself saving $25. .broke my bead by running my truck up on a 4' 4X4 placed near the rim at an angle. . Just fought with a hydraulic jack and a scissor jack for over an hour, squeezing the bead between my tire and the trailer hitch of my 92 ford pick up. It was an old mud grip that had been on the rim probably over 20 years. Had it off in 2 minutes using the 4x4. Tough ole SOB. Using your tips to put the new one back on. Thanks.
This is amazing, I honestly thought the title was click bait. I just bought a tyre machine, where I live they charge $50-100 to fit a tyre, $50 for car tyre, and up to $100 for a 4x4 tyre. Price only went up since you can buy cheap tyres online, before that was about $15.
Yeah, I guess proof is in the video! I have also seen a guy throw one on a rim and barely push on with his hands! I have tried the stepping around part on 15, 16, and 17 inch tires, never worked. So I am thinking it has something to do with tire type and rim. Not sure though, will try again in the future, I always have the tire changer to fall back on.
I'm going to attempt this in the spring when I have to mount new rear tires on my lawn tractor. I bought a pair yesterday and they're not all deformed like most of them are when you order them online. I picked mine up locally at tractor supply, so I think that I can pull this trick off with enough windex and balance.😄
Local tire store wanted megabucks for lawn tractor tire because it was difficult and took a lot of time. I used two old tire tools from a 37 Ford and It was an easy job.
unbelievable you did that alot faster then tires shop normally do with there fancy $30,000.00 tire machines! Title should be install tire no hands !!! unfreakinreal brother! You are the tire genie!! 🔥🔥🔥 video 🔥🔥🔥
Great video. Walking on the tire is a good idea. I didn't really want to use a screwdriver because i didn't want to take to chance the screwdriver slipping and scratching the outaide lip . I'm mounting new tires on new wheels for my Mercedes. Thank you
@@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms exactly i went to tire shop my bike for changing the tyres a young guy did one hour to change both with his machine and tools but damaged my chrome wheels too
WOW AND THE PRIZE OF THE YEAR FOR BEST VIDEO 2023 GOES TO YOU SIR!!!! Well done i loved it. Man is the best way to not mess up tire and wheels, i always do it with screw drivers and times to times i make little dents on the wheels or some tiny cuts on the bead. I hate that. Trying save some bucks and i like the idea of be able to do things on my own like being prepared for SHTF scenarios
My son blew a tire on the interstate near a small town. Pulled into a Walmart parking lot at the exit and bought a tire. Somehow found a guy who drove up in a car and had a single tire tool. He replaced the tire in the WM parking lot in just a few minutes. I was surprised and impressed.
Thanks for sharing your story. Some don’t understand and think it’s all smoke and mirrors I’m doing. Others will see,learn and pass it own to help someone out one day. -Spanky
I love this old school stugf. I'm done with tire shops after countless crap mounting and balancing jobs. I've sent my truck to shops to fix rim leaks too many times for them to take my money and not fix the problem because they were too lazy to properly clean the rim. I have everything I need except the balancer. Gonna try one of those bubble balancers and I'll bet i'll get as good results or better than what those lazy hacks will give me at the tire shops.
Don't waste your time with a bubble balancer unless you're trying to balance tall, skinny wheels like a motorcycle or Model T. If you can't do a dynamic balance use some balance beads.
I've done this on a Large mower tire, and twisted my knee and i have been limping for 2 years if i had been hanging on to the bench all would have been good. thanks for posting
My dad did this tire mount, I thought that's how it was done? But my dad did extra step more than you that helped. When he sprayed down the tire, he sprayed down the wheel as well. Helping over that last tight spot! One other trick that helps greatly is too heat up tire Infront of space heater. Getting rubber hot will be the ticket!
@@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms I was helping mechanic friend of my dad's, Don change a police car tire. Don asked me to count tire tube patches on inner tube. I counted 27 patches on same tube! Who's doing city mechanics, Micky an Donald? I helped don another time when I met him coming out of McIver park in Oregon. Don asked me to ride his tow truck cable hook to bottom of canyon, where mad biker drove off cliff, crashing his bike to mass of steal around two body parts that EMT just removed!
Im on side on the road in the middle of nowhere....whayched the video and got so excited, this worked like a charm.....but airing it up seems like a little issue.....my lungs are so done at this point
Cool concept, never considered doing it without at least two pry bars. I guess as you are stepping forward you are actually forcing the tire forward as well which keeps the other side of the tire set in the center section of the wheel allowing you to slowly force the other side of the tire over the rim. Interesting. Normally I'm kneeling on one side while prying the other side over a little at a time, but this technique eliminates the need to hold one side of the tire inside the low center section of the rim. Thanks for posting this.
I’ve learned this trick from a guy in the Philippines when we had a flat tire. He used a shaved up tip leaf spring to fold the last part of the tire and voila!
Yeah, as skeptical as I was, this works. Thought I'd give it a go with a standard 16 car tire. Just at the end, the last 3 or 4 inches just wouldn't budge, I gave up and used a screwdriver. There was no fight, just slipped the screwdriver under the lip, and flipped it. That said, even getting to that last part was still quite amazing 'feat' and who knows, if I kept at it for another 10 minutes, I probably would have got it w/o the screwdriver.
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Being in the emergency tire repair tool business the number one rule is practice these techniques with the tires on your vehicle in the comfort of your garage/driveway. Every tire is slightly different due to design (ply rating, sidewall thickness, steel encased carcasses, load rating, etc). A load range "B" tire as shown in the video is VERY pliable and the sidewalls are very flexible. A E load range tire (especially a used tire where the rubber has hardened and lost its flexibility) may feel like a sheet of plywood. Again, practice with your tires in a controlled and safe environment and learn the idiosyncrasies of your tire and wheel combination. Tire mounting and dismounting is 85% technique.....this is something you cannot master reading a book or watching a video. Hands on practice is key and learn on the tire/wheel combinations you'll potentially need to do this to.
Yes , thanks for this comment. Some can’t understand or believe it can be done.
@@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms
Most can't believe or understand why anyone would BOTHER to do it.
The wheel will need balancing, so just take it to a 'shop'.
Under what bizarre set of circumstances would one be likely to find themselves needing to fit a tyre to a rim but can't get to a 'shop'?!
@@trueaussie9230 small trailer tires, bicycle, wheelbarrow, big wheel, lawnmower tractor, snowblower, Dolly buggy, golf cart, etc... (do I need to say more ?)
@@ebwholesaler
Oh.
Thank you.
I hadn't realised that video is an extreme close up of a wheelbarrow wheel and tyre. 👍👍😉😊🤣
Yes they all go on the same way. Thanks for watching
This comment section sucks, all I see right now is people saying negative things for no reason at all. All you did was show a good method to put a tire on a rim if you don't have the tools. Hope these hating trolls get a life. Good video.👍
I appreciate at your positive comments. Yes they all started coming out together for some reason. I have tough skin but their attitudes scare me, something so simple as a video like this makes them explode with hate. I see now why we hss add be so much violence and hate in the world. What drugs are these people taking? Thanks for watching.🙏
Yeah I agree,pack of loosers some stupid comments.
@@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms i really appreciate instructional video like yours, and furthermore, machines to mount and balance, for a good machine is about 3000 dollars and they are huge. I can't fit them in my garage. I never thought this can be so easy. @#_# the nay Sayers. They have no clue in life. Amazing. They bash videos like yours but yet they'll bring their cars to a shop to have it done. Extraordinary. Good job, keep up the good work!!
@styldsteel1 great words you speak. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts.
-Spanky
@@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms Pleasure!
Nicely done! I mount and balance my own, got tired of being dependent on other people, paying tire people to do it and usually waiting for hours. Couple of tire irons and the HF bubble balancer does wonders. I also pick up tire weights when I see them.
@@jonathanparle8429 It is a good balancer - be sure and grease the little pointy cone before each use to reduce friction between the cone and the hole it rides in. Be sure and buy some .5 ounce strip weights as well, also sold at HF. They work well on aluminum sport wheels.
Well said!
I simply love the simplicity, straightforwardness, and courageous demonstration. People may make fun of but this is indeed a useful when we somtime really stuck witout tools and a great video. Thanks 🎉❤
Thanks for sharing your open mind. I get a lot of negative feedback but it has helped 1,000’s in spite of the haters. Thanks for your support and feedback
-Spanky
@@SpankysHotRodsandCustomsMy friend Spanky, making a greatest video is not something with big budget, show off, and glamourised it in one way or other but it is something how beautifully one justify the subject with simplicity, and honestly. And I must congratulate you for doing this beautifully, keep it up Sir! 🎉😊👏
Thanks again for your response! 🙏
And without scratching your wheels! Bravo sir!
Tire shops do not care if they damage your wheel, I will definitely be trying this on my next tire purchase...thank you!
Cool, thanks for watching and sharing your comments.
-Spanky
Meanwhile I'm losing the fight with this steering wheel cover 😓
Yes 👍
Park your vehicle in the sun on a hot day, and leave the steering wheel cover on the dash. After an hour, the hot steering wheel cover will be much easier to slip on the steering wheel.
@@jerradwilson yes
I do you one better : mounting new ear muffs Cover on my Headset. What a pain
Yes
That's so... old school and great! Thank you.
Thanks for watching
Not even a power outage could stop him.
You Sir kick ass! Bravo!!!!!!
Thanks for your comments and for watching
Others might not appreciate the insight but it’s as simple as “do you want to pay to mount new tires on new wheels or do it yourself?”
Thank you, I will never forget the windex/soap combo now
Thanks for watching
Not that I will ever do it but I have always wondered if this could be done without tools. You proved that it could be done. Well done, sir and thank you for posting the video.👍🏾
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When I was a kid and had no money, we drive over the tire to break the bead. The last little bit where he's standing on the tire we also used a car. Very impressive after all the tires I mounted and remove never knew you could do that. .
Thanks for watching
I used to drive the wheel over that stubborn bead. I have another way now.
Big thank you from Yorkshire UK
You just saved me £40 English pounds, and also possibly damage to my new rims as tyre shops regularly damage alloys with their tyre irons with their couldn't care less attitudes, This tyre method absolutely does work, just mounted 4 nearly new tyres onto 4 brand new alloys, for Chrysler 300CRD 2007, 225/60/R18 Note ! On the 2nd bead the tyre gets to a point where you think NO WAY, BUT ! keep the bead wet and pay close attention and just keep pushing firmly with sharp actions and you will notice the bead is slowly slipping into place, for the final tightest part I just used my right foot and it was completed ✅ NO SCREWDRIVERS OR TYRE LEVERS JUST SIZE 12 training shoes, don't know if it works for every tyre size but 100% did the job for me 👍
Way to go and thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. Please keep watching.
-Spanky
im from birmingham and almost 40 and never even new this was even possible,
i have owned 3 previous cars and paid shops to do everything,
my last car was a £3700 priced total loss,
i needed a new gearbox and the mechanics that fitted it never installed it properly because after a few weeks the engine wouldnt stop overheating,
and after spending thousands in trying to get it fixed,
i just scrapped for £200,
the amount i spent i could've bought a decent high mileage car,
moral of the story - most the car repair garages, the side street small ones, they smoke drugs and drink on the job, and speak very bad english,
they're same ethnicity as myself, south east asian, bangladesh india pakistan iran afghanistan,
i wouldn't trust them in birmingham, but i do trust a polish mechanic with broken english,
from know on i will only trust a mobile mechanic with either a high google rating or high trust pilot rating,
btw andrew holt, im sure we can get the wheels balanced at home too, im just researching this myself here on youtube now
This guys method absolutely does work, I just used warm water washing up liquid, old piece of carpet so wheel doesn't get marked or slip on floor, and a little patience, try bubble balancer, ebay £50 or second hand should be a lot cheaper, they are supposed to do the job as good as anything else 👍
@andrewholt9332 thank you for sharing your experience with us.
I'm on a streak of learning new car and home skills from youtube vids. It's great how much you can learn from these channels in a short time that no one ever taught you during your whole life. I never knew you could do this thing yourself and I tought they have some machine in tire shops. 🤩
Cool, glad to see you learning new skills. Thanks for watching and sharing your story. Please subscribe for more.
I remember my Dad and Brother changing tyres like this 40 years ago.
Thanks for watching
From the UK that was great to watch no tools required
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Good job. I have put lots of tires on with large screwdrivers but have never tried this. You proved your point.
Thanks for watching and commenting
Thank you. That actually looked much simpler than any of the videos with the fancy manual tire mount machines. I might actually try this method. It would be nice to get a new rim and a full size tire as backup rather than relying on those little itty bitty emergency wheels.
@@wickedkittyoriginal thanks for watching and sharing.
Bought a second hand pair that were brand new, front pair on the car were bald as a baby. Every tire shop booked up for two weeks out.
This saved me tons of money, time, and nerves driving on the racing slicks in the snow, thank you!!!
Awesome, such a great comment and thank you for sharing it. So much nicer than the guy calling me a tool or the one saying it was a fake video. Thanks again and please subscribe if you like.
On a Sunday evening when nothing is open, this is how it gets done. Great video !!!
Yes, thanks for watching
Supposedly I'm in the middle of no where with no tools, but yet I found a brand new tire to put on my clean rim? Good technique, thanks for the videeo.
And I bet your on a flat earth also. Thanks for watching
Great job showing others how it's possible to do on your own and save a few $ or stuck in a jam. I've done many different tire and wheel combinations both auto and motorcycle tires that have been very low profile and more difficult to do but entirely possible. My technique is also Windex which I always have on hand but what works wonders is leaving the tire out in the sun for a bit to really warm and soften them up. Goes on so much easier and I purchase a separate set of plastic trim tool kit that's has the plastic pry bars of different angles, hooks and sizes to make it scratch free installation.
Great tips and thanks so much for your positive feedback. Thanks for watching and sharing
-Spanky
Very impressive! Thank you for sharing that good information! I wouldn’t have thought that was possible, especially on a narrow wheel!👍
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Great strategy. I use the same thing except I use a set of crutches to focus all my weight in a precise spot.
Yes sir that will work. Thanks for watching
I'm a single mom, and sometimes I get stuck with my kids. Learning how to do this. I believe it's a must. Thank you!
Try it out, thanks for watching
Wonderful video, thanks.
To all you bashers, wow!
Spanky took the time to publish this to help us all. Now you attack him? WTF!
This video title accurately describes "no tools". He did get the tire on the rim in less time that it would take to drive to the tire shop. It's clear the walk it on method does require a bit of patience.
When you are removing the old tire, little care is needed as that tire is garbage. Roadside I have used any scrap found, then lowered the jack to use vehicle weight to press the bead free. I had a bull in a trailer once, there was a part of the trailer frame that was in perfect position.
No I didn't have a spare rim, but I did carry a spare tire. If I had a spare rim, the spare tire would've been on it. You learn to carry a spare tire when you grow up very poor. My spare tire was not much better than the one that just failed. But I did get that onery bull to the auction just in time. And it was dead of winter. I stuck the tire under the hood while working on the old tire. I used antifreeze as lubricant. I had a half jug handy, but could've pulled it from the overflow reservoir. Another trick I found is to collect some motor oil, or tranny lube, from the dip stick. It takes several dips to get enough, but I only apply in that final area to help that.
And there isn't a red or yellow dot on a used tire. He didn't say he was going to show you how to balance the tire, only how to get it on the rim. You can rotate as needed before you air it up. Side of road repairs are not to enable 80MPH travel, only to get you home or to the shop slowly. Balance is not a factor.
For roadside inflation, or in the shop without power, I use the flammable spray trick to seat the bead and inflate without a pump. It just goes "POP!". Then blead a bit of pressure out as needed
If you all want to bash this man for his video, why don't you show us how great your videos are.
Thanks so much for watching and sharing your thoughts
@@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms Thank you for sharing. I never thought to walk it on like that. I hope I never have to.
Amazing! Did not know one could do just that without tools. Thanks.
Thanks for watching
NO tools. I had to check this out. Nice to see the whole tire on.
Thanks for watching
you're a genius, made it look so easy! Most videos are full of high end gadgets
Thanks for watching and a positive out look.
This helped me sleep after watching. You could say I was *tired* of all the other videos saying you could do it without tools.
Thanks for the RUclips search algorithm for showing me this
Awesome thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts
Thanks for this video! My father and I were stuck for an hour on this - but after your video we did it in 10 minutes.
Awesome thanks so much for watching and sharing this
brilliant stuff. Straight up human ingenuity and determination... A+++
Thanks for watching
I have new tires and wheels for my ‘68 Mustang that I need to mount. I think I’ll give this a shot. Thanks for the video! 🤙
Thanks for watching and please let me know how it went.
That was amazing!! Having done plenty of tire by hand, I respect your skill.
Thanks for watching and sharing your nice words.
-Spanky
Great video. I always wondered how I would do that without a tire shop. I'll never forget that !
Thanks for watching
kicking on last part on was sweet move - Thanks
Thanks for watching
Absolutely some tires will go on easy like that, many will not.
Very true!
Thank you for this good video! Straight to the point.
Thanks for watching and sharing your comments.
-Spanky
I can’t even get the lid off of the pickle jar! This guy’s a unit .
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As a motorist and a cyclist, I would never have believed that it is possible to mount an automobile tire without at least some big pry bars. I have had bicycle tires that could not be mounted without at least two tire levers (although that also has to do with the limited grip of my hands on a narrow section road tire).
I did chuckle when it was suggested that this technique be used as a roadside repair. One hell of a cartridge inflator or portable compressor would be needed.
Thanks for watching. Yes it can be done roadside in the woods ect. Airing it up is somewhat of an issue but a fire cracker lit in the tire would do the trick. Or hand pump. Thanks for watching. I’m a road bike cyclist also. Ride safe🚴🏾🚴♀️🚴🏾🚴♀️
Works perfect for floppy sidewall beetle tires, and other small car tires with no real load rating. Works for small trailer tires, too. But it would be tough to do this with a larger, low profile sidewall tire or a truck tire.
Nice work. Good to see how things get done.
The technique is what you need. If you have a will you will find a way. Thanks for watching
I used to do my own motorcycle wheels after Alamo Cycleplex gave me a dri-roted front tire and then charged me to replace it when it went flat after I left the dealer. This method does work. I used the Windex with dawn soap mixed in. You can also remove the tire with enough pulling but the hand tools help. Get high pressure air into it fast enough to bead it on is another story.
I did lawn tractor tire and had to use a "bead blaster" to get it to seat.
Yes, thanks for watching
@camgere yes. The small tires are the worst sometimes
Some tires like low pro file probably not but my hats off to you and what you shared is priceless 👑
Thanks
Very helpful visuals - in my short but very fun year of offroading, I've put 5 tread punctures and 2 tire-ruining sidewall slashes - these were in a combination of high-quality Japanese A/T and M/T tires on my 4Runner. It's just very, very rocky here and the folks I meet on the trail have similar experiences.
So just yesterday I've added a sidewall trail-only patch kit and 2nd full-size spare tire - but not a heavy 6th rim, just the tire carcass for this one - gonna evaluate this setup for a month or so and see if the increased weight and other penalties are worth it, but it does feel great to learn how to have an entire set of 6 tires on the car for excursions and camping
I like the phrase "1 spare lets you get home, 2 spares let you keep going"
I also have a pair of rachet straps to help me hold the bead, I think I'll need them for these heavy-duty tires, and will help me make up a bit for lack of skill/experience
Sounds like a lot of fun being off-road. Thanks for watching and sharing your story.
Thank You! You've restored my confidence as a Oklahoma Man. At age 67, I've been an L.A. City Slicker (and can't do shlit anymore). But I spent the first 3 years and every Summer thereafter (right up to 1968) on my Late Granny & Grandpa's 40 acre farm spread just borderline between Taft & Muskogee. I did a lot of tires back then and sho' had country nerve. Thanks for the advice and Tire schoolin'!
Well thanks for watching and thanks for your kind comments. Sounds like you had a great childhood and grandparents as teachers. I’m sure you made lifelong memories with them on the farm. Thanks again and please keep watching
-Spanky
Absolutely amazing. Like you say, an emergency in nowhere with two parts, and no mounting. The air inflation device would be next.
Thanks for watching
yeah. right. who the fk carries a tire around in case of an emergency? get real.
I just found out Illinois, prohibits tire shops from putting new tires on rims 5 years old and older!!! So i'm doing it myself saving $25. .broke my bead by running my truck up on a 4' 4X4 placed near the rim at an angle. .
Just fought with a hydraulic jack and a scissor jack for over an hour, squeezing the bead between my tire and the trailer hitch of my 92 ford pick up.
It was an old mud grip that had been on the rim probably over 20 years. Had it off in 2 minutes using the 4x4. Tough ole SOB. Using your tips to put the new one back on. Thanks.
Awesome, thanks for watching and be careful.
Hello, the Nutty is strong with the politicians of Illinois. If they made that law, they are getting worse.
How'd you reinstall go? 😂😂
Good job. I'm an old tire man from way back, never seen that before.
Thanks for watching hope you stick around
Nice! Now I want to see you take it off with no tools :)
I’ll have to try that. Thanks for watching
Even though it's a small wheel, I love the technique. Thanks, Bro' for sharing.
15x5.5 with a 175/65r15
Worked like a charm.... Many thanks!
Awesome glad to have helped and thanks for watching. Please subscribe
Good Spanky...I did it, it was not easy as yours, but I did. Even thoughI had to use a lever i got it. Good explanation. Blessings....
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Awesome, some sizes you need a tool. Not all as easy as the video. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts
-Spanky
This is amazing, I honestly thought the title was click bait. I just bought a tyre machine, where I live they charge $50-100 to fit a tyre, $50 for car tyre, and up to $100 for a 4x4 tyre. Price only went up since you can buy cheap tyres online, before that was about $15.
Bought the Harbor Frieght tire changing tool (no mods) and have made my money back twice!
Yes I know that helps. Thanks so much for watching
Yeah, I guess proof is in the video! I have also seen a guy throw one on a rim and barely push on with his hands! I have tried the stepping around part on 15, 16, and 17 inch tires, never worked. So I am thinking it has something to do with tire type and rim. Not sure though, will try again in the future, I always have the tire changer to fall back on.
What companies charge that much for fitting one tyre ??
@@darrenedwards6538 Mainly tyre changing companies, restaurants and take away shops don't seem to do it.
like a pro, great job, thank you.
Thanks for watching
I'm going to attempt this in the spring when I have to mount new rear tires on my lawn tractor. I bought a pair yesterday and they're not all deformed like most of them are when you order them online. I picked mine up locally at tractor supply, so I think that I can pull this trick off with enough windex and balance.😄
You need to watch my video doing rear lawnmower tires. A few good tips on getting them off. Thanks for watching
Local tire store wanted megabucks for lawn tractor tire because it was difficult and took a lot of time. I used two old tire tools from a 37 Ford and It was an easy job.
@donaldeisenbarth5255 awesome thank you for sharing
That's awesome. Thanks for showing us what's possible! I feel more confident now that I can do this.
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts
unbelievable you did that alot faster then tires shop normally do with there fancy $30,000.00 tire machines! Title should be install tire no hands !!! unfreakinreal brother! You are the tire genie!! 🔥🔥🔥 video 🔥🔥🔥
WOW thanks for the compliment and for watching
Yep it’s that easy I just mounted two in 5 mins thanks man
Awesome, glad it helped and you let us know.
Thanks
Great video.
Walking on the tire is a good idea. I didn't really want to use a screwdriver because i didn't want to take to chance the screwdriver slipping and scratching the outaide lip .
I'm mounting new tires on new wheels for my Mercedes.
Thank you
Yes great point,Thanks for watching
It depends a lot on the tire composition and size. Not all tires and sizes will fit in by just stepping on them
Correct, some are harder
Very nicely done.
Thanks for watching
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2 large flat-nose screwdrivers and a flat nail puller/pry bar do for me. My 78-year-old legs are difficult to use this way anymore. 😁
Yes not need not to use tool’s unless your protecting your wheels. Thanks for watching
I have done this with my bikes but never tried to my car wheels thx for the video i will do it, im 46, old school guy too 😂
Yes, it does work well for old school hot rods. Keeps nice wheels from getting damaged by young kids at the tire shop.
Thanks for watching
@@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms exactly i went to tire shop my bike for changing the tyres a young guy did one hour to change both with his machine and tools but damaged my chrome wheels too
@zeusminoan8042 yep, No good.
WOW AND THE PRIZE OF THE YEAR FOR BEST VIDEO 2023 GOES TO YOU SIR!!!! Well done i loved it. Man is the best way to not mess up tire and wheels, i always do it with screw drivers and times to times i make little dents on the wheels or some tiny cuts on the bead. I hate that. Trying save some bucks and i like the idea of be able to do things on my own like being prepared for SHTF scenarios
WOW thanks for the compliment. Yes it save the wheels and $$$ but I do it for the wheels and time saving. Thanks for sharing your thoughts
-Spanky
Then don't use screwdrivers. That is not what screwdrivers are to be used for.
My son blew a tire on the interstate near a small town. Pulled into a Walmart parking lot at the exit and bought a tire. Somehow found a guy who drove up in a car and had a single tire tool. He replaced the tire in the WM parking lot in just a few minutes. I was surprised and impressed.
Thanks for sharing your story. Some don’t understand and think it’s all smoke and mirrors I’m doing. Others will see,learn and pass it own to help someone out one day.
-Spanky
Nice work my friend. France
Thanks for watching and for your comments.
Brilliant. In the late '70s, I'd seal (or unseal) the bead with my car's front wheel.
Yes great idea
How?
Done that many times.
I`m 82 yo and at 16 yo i was taught to fit car tyre`s the same way, the reason was, you can damage the tyre seals or even the wheel rims.
Yes thanks for watching
Huh? What does that even mean?
@joevarga5982 he means using a pry bar can ding up the wheel or gouge the tire bead on accident. Harder to mess anything up by just stepping on it.
@@nd1835 rubbish there’s a correct technique for taking off & putting tyres on & you’ll never damage tyre beads !!
I love this old school stugf. I'm done with tire shops after countless crap mounting and balancing jobs. I've sent my truck to shops to fix rim leaks too many times for them to take my money and not fix the problem because they were too lazy to properly clean the rim. I have everything I need except the balancer. Gonna try one of those bubble balancers and I'll bet i'll get as good results or better than what those lazy hacks will give me at the tire shops.
Alright, yes those balancers work great. Good luck with it. Thanks again for watching and please subscribe
Don't waste your time with a bubble balancer unless you're trying to balance tall, skinny wheels like a motorcycle or Model T. If you can't do a dynamic balance use some balance beads.
thanks for sharing. Great video. Never new you could do this without tools
Thanks so much for watching, it works but harder for some sizes.
Merry Christmas
use a racheting strap around the tire to force the beads on each side up against the rim...so you can fill it with air from regular air inflator
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts
When installing the second bead over the wheel , apply the rubber lubricant to the inside of the bead . Murphy’s Tire Soap works best !
Great tip! Thanks for watching
Impressive, even if a little niche. I'm glad to still have a full size spare.
Yes sir, thank you for watching
I've done this on a Large mower tire, and twisted my knee and i have been limping for 2 years if i had been hanging on to the bench all would have been good. thanks for posting
Oh no. Hate to hear that. Do some yoga and work on that knee. Thanks for watching
Amazing!! I did t think it was possible! Thanks for saving me hands of dollars!
Glad I could help! And thank you for your reply and for watching
bro....slow clap!! That was solid! What do you weigh?
Haha @200 but my 130# son can do it just as easy. Thanks for watching
That’s what I was wondering like is this possible for a girl lol good to know it may be!
Excellent skill 👏👏👏
Thanks for watching
What a great vid, does exactly what it says on the tin 😎😎😎
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Nice! Ironically, this is easier than many bicycle tires!
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Bike tire is same principle. Pinch from top to bottom. The more you pinch, the easier the last bit slips on.
@@jase6709 thanks for watching
I am impressed. Never considered this before, but now I know.
Yes sir thanks for watching
My dad did this tire mount, I thought that's how it was done? But my dad did extra step more than you that helped. When he sprayed down the tire, he sprayed down the wheel as well. Helping over that last tight spot! One other trick that helps greatly is too heat up tire Infront of space heater. Getting rubber hot will be the ticket!
Great tips thanks for watching and sharing your story
@@SpankysHotRodsandCustoms I was helping mechanic friend of my dad's, Don change a police car tire. Don asked me to count tire tube patches on inner tube. I counted 27 patches on same tube! Who's doing city mechanics, Micky an Donald? I helped don another time when I met him coming out of McIver park in Oregon. Don asked me to ride his tow truck cable hook to bottom of canyon, where mad biker drove off cliff, crashing his bike to mass of steal around two body parts that EMT just removed!
@TimBarnett-pl9kd wow this are some stories. Thanks for watching.
Well done, great show. Good luck.
Thanks for watching and commenting
Im on side on the road in the middle of nowhere....whayched the video and got so excited, this worked like a charm.....but airing it up seems like a little issue.....my lungs are so done at this point
You got it. Thanks for watching.
Buy a long piece of hose . Install 2 valve system fittings on it . Screw one to a tire and steal air from it or them .
Or buy a hand pump
Cool concept, never considered doing it without at least two pry bars. I guess as you are stepping forward you are actually forcing the tire forward as well which keeps the other side of the tire set in the center section of the wheel allowing you to slowly force the other side of the tire over the rim. Interesting. Normally I'm kneeling on one side while prying the other side over a little at a time, but this technique eliminates the need to hold one side of the tire inside the low center section of the rim. Thanks for posting this.
That sounds about right. Pretty easy on many sizes but some will need help with tools. Thanks for watching
Thank you, that was awesome. Nice way to mount them without marring the rim.
@@RonRussell-sj1zf thanks for watching and sharing your positive thoughts
Got to have terrific balance and decent strength to do this, but looks very effective!
Yeah, thanks for watching
I’ve learned this trick from a guy in the Philippines when we had a flat tire. He used a shaved up tip leaf spring to fold the last part of the tire and voila!
Great story, those guys are not lazy over there! Thanks for sharing
I've done a lot of tires. Some go on easy some will kick your butt
Exactly, thanks for watching
We use to do this all this time on our trailer tires, works great. We have heavy duty air pumps too. Very easy.
Cool, thanks for watching and your positive comments.
Great video, ignore the haters. You saved someones day with this video.
Thanks so much for your positive feedback. 👍
Wow.. no tools needed. Got to remember that..👍👍
Thanks for watching
Yeah, as skeptical as I was, this works. Thought I'd give it a go with a standard 16 car tire. Just at the end, the last 3 or 4 inches just wouldn't budge, I gave up and used a screwdriver. There was no fight, just slipped the screwdriver under the lip, and flipped it. That said, even getting to that last part was still quite amazing 'feat' and who knows, if I kept at it for another 10 minutes, I probably would have got it w/o the screwdriver.
Awesome, thanks for sharing your experience and for watching.
He made it look easy
Thanks for watching
Thanks for showing us how it’s done.
Thanks for watching
Glad I seen your video on this. Now I'm going to do that soon. Thank you for your time and helpful video!
Thanks for your reply and for watching. Good luck with your project
Remember doing beads on semi tractor trailer split rims with starting fluid and a match? lol
I was 14 doing things that way.
Yes , we all do what we have to sometimes and live to tell others. Thanks for sharing that and for watching
Damm, I am impressed! You probably have the touch. I could probably do it with a few choice words at the tire. Bu then, there is no guarantee.
Haha , I understand and they are not always easy
Nice job.
I've done a tractor front tyre and lots of motorcycle tyres, but never actually done a car tyre.
Much easier than the others you’ve mentioned. Thanks for watching
That may seem simple but it is a very helpful guide. Thank you so much.
Thanks for your positive message and for watching
Totally badass! And very very much great info to have cuz you never know what kind of situation you might end up in.
Thanks for watching and your positive comments
You are bloody amazing buddy thanks
Thanks for watching my friend