Rear tire won't center
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Topic: Rear tire won't center
Posted By: AC WD45
Subject: Rear tire won't center
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 2:10pm
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Got one of the rims back (the worst) and it's beautifully repaired, but I can't get that damned tire to center. I've got it on the rim, with the tube, but I air it up and The bead won't stay centerd? Any ideas? ------------- German Shepherd dad 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 #WD234847 1951 Allis Chalmers WD #WD88193 |
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Posted By: Orange Tractors
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 2:43pm
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I really don't want to say this, but is the rim round? I'd measure across it three or four times just to make sure.
Have you lubed the bead with anything? Soapy water will work to let the tire slide a little easier. Sometimes we used to have to smack the tire with a sledge to get it to slide into the correct spot.
Watch your air pressure, don't put too much in.
Good luck, I don't like messing with tires anymore, but for the price the tire shops want...
Robert
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Posted By: AC WD45
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 2:45pm
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Yes, it's round. I measured 6 times on both sides. The tire wants to sit higher on one side than the other. I used pure dish soap on the bead. ------------- German Shepherd dad 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 #WD234847 1951 Allis Chalmers WD #WD88193 |
Posted By: Tony Elo
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 3:10pm
| are you trying to inflate it standing up? I would lay it down, put lots of lube on the beads like you did and make sure the rim is centred in the tire before you blow it up,good luck hope it works for you,tony |
Posted By: Orange Blood
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 3:13pm
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Tony is right, however if you already are trying it laying down, then I would mount it on the tractor, and put the side that wants to seat first down, then lower the tractor just enought to coax the opposite (top) side to seat first, then the bottom may come on like normal. The only other thing I can think of is when they repaired the rim, the rim "grew", it won't take much, the steel belts in these tires, do not strech much if any at all. ------------- Still in use: HD7 WC C CA WD 2-WD45 WD45LP WD45D D14 3-D17 D17LP 2-D19D D19LP 190XTD 190XTLP 720 D21 220 7020 7030 7040 7045 3-7060 Projects: 3-U UC 2-G 2-B 2-C CA 7-WC RC WDLP WF D14 D21 210 7045 N7 |
Posted By: AC WD45
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 4:01pm
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Heres some pics of the rim repair, Before and after Last March when I first got it off  Repair made:    ------------- German Shepherd dad 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 #WD234847 1951 Allis Chalmers WD #WD88193 |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 4:03pm
| I agree with Tony I tried to install one dry once and had the same trouble, try more lube and as Tony said make sure its centered HTH |
Posted By: AC WD45
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 4:16pm
This is what it's doing:  ------------- German Shepherd dad 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 #WD234847 1951 Allis Chalmers WD #WD88193 |
Posted By: R.W
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 4:25pm
| Wack it with a good sized hammer after you have it aired up. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 5:50pm
| I use cheap grease on the tire and wheel and have good luck. Also as RW says start wacking the unseated part of the tire and it might help. This may not be a good idea but one time I had one on a D14 do the same thing so I put it on the tractor and went for a drive and it was seated in 20 feet |
Posted By: wjohn
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 6:18pm
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I'm with Thad. I put a pair of ag tread tires on my garden tractor once. One of them wasn't quite seated properly, but after driving it the tire set up perfect. My tire wasn't nearly as far off center as yours is, however. ------------- 1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45 |
Posted By: AC WD45
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2011 at 6:32pm
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Got it set. Aired it down, filled it and beat it a few times ------------- German Shepherd dad 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 #WD234847 1951 Allis Chalmers WD #WD88193 |
Posted By: Teddy (punchie)
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2011 at 4:08am
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I was going to post using wood or something to protect the rim, and hit it hard. Or try hitting the tire to shock it to seat.
------------- Ac D-19, a Number of WD's, One WD45, Two 444 balers, Ac plows and etc. |