Any tips on this boys? I recieved my new ITP rims yesterday so my buddy and I proceeded to mount the new Bearclaws on 'em. The Fronts went all right (This is a Scram so the ft rims are 10x5 and the rears are 10x10, I believe) but did require about 20psi before the bead "popped". The rears went on the rims all right, required a little pushing and shoving to get the air started, but WILL NOT POP THE LAST BIT OF THE BEAD!! We went as high as 28psi which is WELL over the recommended 10 psi stated on the tire. Any ideas? We're down at his business (an automotive shop) so we're using proper bead lube and everything.....there must be a trick??

 

use "murphys oil soap" on the beads.

 

Yep, soap the beads. Break the beads, soap and then reinflate.

 

Like I said....we're using the real stuff for tire beads....we're in a licenced auto shop. The things were like greased pigs they were so lubed up last night! LOL! We've just never done these goofy little tires. The tire says "max 10psi seating the bead".....this has got to be a joke. Will it destroy the tire to go over? What about sqeezing the center of the tire with a ratchet strap while inflating?

 

I had to go over 30 psi when I went to seat the beads on my new Titan 489s. They should hold up fine. Try to seat the EDGE that will not seat first before adding air. Lots of lube. Put air in slowly untill you see it start to seat If you get is over much over 30/35 and it still did not seat, try leaving it at that presure and bounce the tire on the ground ( Bounce it Hard but controlled ). This will usually cause it to seat. (BE CAREFUL)

 

Keep letting all the ait out and soap it up every time they will seat .

 

This happen to me too. What I did is, after the amount of air that I felt confy with, I bounced the tire like a ball then the tire seated. Give it a try.

 

I work at the local polaris dealership and one thing I learned was to first take out the valve core, this allows the air to go in much faster. Thuse allowing more momentum for the bead to slip over the ridged part of the rim. ( dont tell any one but just about every time we install a tire we have to go over what the rating says)lol And the hardest tire to sead the bead are kendakenda[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

 

Take a rope or strap or something and when the tire is flat tighten it around the middle so when you air the tire up the center wont expand and the air will push the side out.

 

if you are in a tire shop, than you must have a tire installer that 'holds' the rim while mounting/dismounting a tire.
with the machine holding the tire, fill that baby up to 30 psi and smack the tire with a rubber hammer. it'll seat that bead every time.
-MT