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mas
Citizen
Username: Maplemas
Post Number: 94
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 5:14 pm: |     |
I need help with my rear moped tire.
I have a fresh innertube and a pump, I just need help removing and then replacing the tire to the rim.
I refuse to pay the inflated rate that the one shop who'll take on the task wants to charge ($60). It's just a flat, for crying out loud.
I removed the 2 bolts that allow the wheel chasis to fall free from the frame. BUT, I can't for the life of me remove the tire from the rim.
Thanks! |
spw784
Citizen
Username: Spw784
Post Number: 472
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 7:51 pm: | |
Do you have AAA? Will they come out and fix a flat? |
mas
Citizen
Username: Maplemas
Post Number: 95
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 8:11 pm: | |
no, I let it lapse when I sold my car. Seems overkill for a moped |
steel
Citizen
Username: Steel
Post Number: 427
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 11:28 am: | |
mas, -It's possible that you may need some special tools for that job, (or find something like them), to pop one inner edge of the tire off the rim and slide it around and completely off without it jumping back on where you started.
-Same problem getting it back on in reverse. |
Tom Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 2504
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 12:30 pm: | |
I haven't fixed mopeds, but if the tires are like bicycle tires, you should not use a tire iron to get the tire back on the rim. I use them only to get them off. It's tricky to get tires back on, but using a tire iron to do so creates a big risk of pinching the tube between the tire and the rim, which punctures the brand new tube. You'll notice that the puncture pattern looks like a snake bite.
Tom Reingold the prissy-pants
There is nothing
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bpaandco
Citizen
Username: Bpaandco
Post Number: 95
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 12:42 pm: | |
Two large flat head screwdrivers. One to keep the lip in place. The other to work around the rim. A little dish soap around the rim to make it slide easily. Works both in taking the tire off and putting it back on.
$60 bucks seems like a lot. I got a flat fixed on my truck for $15. That included taking the tire off of the truck, finding the hole, fixing it and then putting it back on. Did you try a tire store? |
mas
Citizen
Username: Maplemas
Post Number: 96
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2004 - 5:01 pm: | |
thanks, bpaandco. Dish soap, wonderful! I bet that will do the trick. I tried the screwdriver method a couple of times, with no luck. I didn't want to use too much pressure and bend the rim.
$60 is high, isn't it? I paid that much last time when I had a flat, which included everything. But this time, I thought I'd try a little self-sufficiency. |
bobk
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 5021
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 4:39 am: | |
Since you have been able to remove the wheel from the moped, take it to Toomey's or another garage and they will fix it for way less than $60.
A bike shop or even Sports Authority or Dick's carries bike tools including a lever that will let you remove the tire and then replace it fairly easily. |
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