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Default Clare, Xeno.... did you ever have a batch of tires thatjust wouldn't seal after the final bead?

Arlen G. Holder wrote:
On 5 Sep 2019 19:07:00 GMT, Tim+ wrote:

Technic 20 Litre Tyre Inflator 20L / 5 Gallon Bead Seater Air Blaster
Booster Tool Tyre
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07H36ZH..._9WvCDbM7SFSA6


Hi Tim+,

Thanks for the purposefully helpful advice, which mirror what Clare
suggested, and he's never been wrong (just look at the great stuff he found
out for how to properly choose brake pads by the numbers, for example).

Your advice (and that of Clare, Xeno, and others who have changed tires) is
what makes this newsgroup so rewarding for all concerned.

Searching for American sources, that bead blaster seems pretty common
https://www.amazon.com/tire-air-blaster/s?k=tire+air+blaster
With prices being roughly around $70 to about $115 US dollars, which is
fine for this type of tool, given each tire mounting and balancing sequence
(for five tires) costs about $100 which is done around once a year. pm
average. assuming you have a few vehicles in your household like most
Americans do.



Im sure that with a bit of ingenuity, an old gas bottle, a full bore
quarter turn ball valve and a few bits of pipe you could make yourself
one... ;-)


Tim

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