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Thu Apr 11 15:46:51 PDT 2019

Ag rims and standard automotive rims have holes that are either 29/64 or 5/8 diameter.  From what I have seen, most of the more modern rims have the smaller size.  I’m sure the Slime (or any other available) tool will go through the 29/64.  I’ve never done anything with motorcycle tires and not much with bike tires.  Don’t expect to.  I’m aware of at least one smaller size hole for motorcycles (I think about 1/2) and bikes (about 5/16?).  Since I don’t deal with either of them the outside attachment works for me.  The inside attaching has an obvious advantage if you are working with the less than 29/64 holes.  If not, I think I would rather use one that attaches externally.  It will protect the outside threads.  It also avoids the risk of damaging the inside of the stem and possibly creating a leak.

Jim Becker

From: Gunnells, Brad R 
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Thanks for the picture. Clever idea on the cut metal cap to screw it in. That was the part I was trying to wrap my head around on how you got it twisted in and out securely. Would be easy to make from some old items lying around. Kind of reminds me of things in the Farm Show publication. I subscribed for a couple years. Lots of ingenuity like this that people come up with.

Brad

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Brad, and Jim: 

Picture attached.  Mine attaches to the *inside* of the valve stem, core removed.  The Slime branded tool attaches to the *outside* and the problem with that is the fact that the hole in the rim has to be large enough for the tool to fit through.  On the other hand, mine works even  on rims where the hole is just barely larger than the valve stem (example, motorcycles).  Admittedly, if you are installing tubes into formerly tubeless setups, the hole in the rim is going to be larger, and the Slime tool works fine.  The first one I built was just like the Slime tool, using a metal cap and attaching to the outside of the valve stem, and it was fine on wheelbarrow and lawnmower wheels but I had to modify it when I first did a motorcycle tube.

SO

On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 4:00 PM Gunnells, Brad R <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu> wrote:

  Thanks Jim for that link. Yeah for $5 I probably wouldn’t put together anything as easy to use either. Wish I’d have known about this when placing other orders from them…….

  Brad

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  For 5 bucks, it isn’t worth spending a lot of time making one.

  https://www.etrailer.com/Tire-Inflation-and-Repair/Slime/SLM20075.html

  From: Stephen Offiler 

  Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 12:02 PM

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  OK, will do Brad.  Jotted it on the calendar/task list, which is mandatory if I am going to actually do *anything* I say. 

  SO

  On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 12:47 PM Gunnells, Brad R <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu> wrote:

    If you ever get a chance you should take a picture of that. I’d like to see how you did it. I’ve got the bar type tool for pulling tubeless valve stems into a wheel or the thread repair/remover valve tool that I use to hold a tube from falling back in once inserted into the wheel. I can see where what you’ve made could be handy on those small little tires where not having the valve stem through the rim would make them easier to mount.

    Thanks

    Brad

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    Absolutely.  I built myself just such a tool and use it everywhere there's a tube being installed, including wheelbarrow and small trailer tires, motorcycle tires, etc.  Mine is based on an old valve core and a piece of bicycle brake cable. 

    SO

    On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 11:31 AM James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com> wrote:

      One key tool was the device to pull the tire tube valve through the hole.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TbPJvtfY6k

      Here is a YouTube of mounting a tire on a rim. 

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rCvy6rbAog

      [James Peck] What tire tools do you use and can you advise as to where you got them.

      [Cecil Bearden] In my case, I mount my own tires and it takes me a day to mount 2 tires with fluid in them because of my disabilities.  However, If I had them mounted, it would be nearly $500, so I think I made a pretty good day's pay.  Due to the difficulty or expense of mounting tires, I will only buy new when replacing tires.   Do it once and forget it....   As I said before, stay away from SPEEDWAY tires...They do not fit.. I spent over $250 in tubes and lost over $200 in alcohol fluid due to these tires...
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