Tire Trouble

[Bret McFarland]

Picked up a pair of 24x10.50-12 rear Cub Cadet tires — really nice condition and good deal for $20, until I saw that one of the beads was bulge-ing out . Is this fixable or should I just put a tube in it? Thanks

 

[Doug Rusk]

If you can get the bead to seat and blow out to the rim it shouldn't be a problem. Might be able to take a hair drier and heat it gently to relax and flatten out some?

 

[digger]

Picked up a pair of 24x10.50-12 rear Cub Cadet tires — really nice condition and good deal for $20, until I saw that one of the beads was bulge-ing out . Is this fixable or should I just put a tube in it? Thanks

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No big deal, mount it and run it! I've seen and mounted a lot worse than that!

 

[Bret McFarland]

If you can get the bead to seat and blow out to the rim it shouldn't be a problem. Might be able to take a hair drier and heat it gently to relax and flatten out some?

I'll try it! Thanks

 

[Bret McFarland]

No big deal, mount it and run it! I've seen and mounted a lot worse than that!

I'm gonna go ahead and mount it and see, these are for my father-in-law's 1862 so didn't want him to have any leaks -- thanks.

 

[-CӞ]

Picked up a pair of 24x10.50-12 rear Cub Cadet tires — really nice condition and good deal for $20, until I saw that one of the beads was bulge-ing out . Is this fixable or should I just put a tube in it? Thanks

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a lot of us bulge a bit but most of us still work!

 

[tkhoffman]

If you have seen the way some Amazon sellers ship their tires, you wouldn't think twice about the bulge you have on that bead. I'm betting it'll be fine

 

[Bret McFarland]

If you have seen the way some Amazon sellers ship their tires, you wouldn't think twice about the bulge you have on that bead. I'm betting it'll be fine

Know exactly what you mean. Just bought a pair of Multitracs and it looked a gorrilla got a hold of them.

 

[jstewart]

Give the bead a good coat of brake fluid before you mount it, let it soak in for a bit

 

[jstewart]

We got some mounting lube one time that was a lube when wet, then stuck the bead to the rim when it dried.....................wondering how that would work on small tires.
It wasn't worth a crap on 9.00 x 20 tube type, you beat your brains out trying to break them down.

 

[Bret McFarland]

Give the bead a good coat of brake fluid before you mount it, let it soak in for a bit

Thanks for the tip!

 

[1811Cub]

Give the bead a good coat of brake fluid before you mount it, let it soak in for a bit

This will soften the rubber to allow better bead sealing, BUT if you have nicely painted wheels, the brake fluid also acts as a great paint stripper, so be careful of your finishes.

 

[Bret McFarland]

This will soften the rubber to allow better bead sealing, BUT if you have nicely painted wheels, the brake fluid also acts as a great paint stripper, so be careful of your finishes.

Yes, my brother painfully discovered that one day when he dripped brake fluid on the $$$ candy orange paintjob of his ‘69 Chevelle!

 

[digger]

Thanks for the tip!

If you want to ruin your tires doing that, go right ahead!!!!

 

[Bret McFarland]

If you want to ruin your tires doing that, go right ahead!!!!

No I won’t do that

 

[digger]

Ok I won’t do that

I knew you were a smart man!

 

[mgonitzke]

Use dish soap.

Any petroleum-based product will damage the type of rubber that is used in tires.

 

[-CӞ]

dish soap is also the best stuff for installing a new impeller in an outboard, whereas oil/grease shorten the impeller’s life by damaging the rubber and creating an abrasive gritty surface.

i second the dish soap/tire bead suggestion!

 

[dsarow]

My Dad once told me brake fluid,parts cleaner,any of those petro products shouldn't get near paint,rubber,plastic,pets or skin.If it irritates you skin be aware.Use dish soap for the lube,although your Mom says your allergic to that.

 

[jlord]

The bead of all tires are reinforced, usually with a coil of wire or some other stiff material that's molded into the tire bead. Once it is bent, it will be difficult to get it bent back into it's original shape.
If it were me and I really wanted to be able to reuse this tire, I would try to bend it back in my hydraulic press after rigging a support jig to allow the bead to be pushed across a 3 or 4 inch gap using a radius of some type until it was straight again. Or you could just take two pieces of 4x4 or a couple of 6" dia. pieces of firewood and a "single jack" (small sledge hammer) and have at it.
You will more than likely have to use a tube with this one, unless you can get it really close to straight again.... just my 2 cents.
I just use dish washing liquid cut with a little water for my installs.