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Mark Parnes Balancer http://www.marcparnes.com/ |
Marc Parnes Balancer |
Marc Parnes Balancer |
MoJo Lever |
I used these female drop in threaded anchors to secure the stand |
The bolt drives a plug in the bottom that expands the anchor |
I capped each anchor when not in use with a short bolt to keep out dirt |
I installed the anchors on three corners for the stand, in an out of the way location on my patio |
Heating the new tire in the sun makes it easier to mount |
Harbor freight tire changer stand (model 34542) and motorcyle adapter (model 42927), motion pro tire iron, and rim savers |
The bead breaker works real nice. |
Here you can see the clamps used by the tire changing stand. They came installed backwards, I had to turn them around. |
I covered the clamps with rags to protect the rim |
Rim installed on clamps |
Wheel in stand, ready to begin |
Tire iron and rim saver in action. |
Here I have the first side of the old tire almost off |
Use the flat end of the tool to remove the old tire from the rim. Go clockwise. Notice upper arm of stand has been removed |
This shows the second side of the old tire coming off. Notice I am using the long tire tool. |
Using the flat end of the tool to remove the old tire. It is easier to work on the tire with the upper arm removed from stand |
Old tire coming off |
Half way done! |
I clean the bead area with mineral spirits to get the tire residue off and to insure a good seal. Your dealer doesn't do this. |
I use regular ole silicone spray to lube the tire for installation |
Rim savers in place and the first side of the tire being started with standard tire irons |
Tire being started on rim |
Here the first side goes on, with minimal problems. |
I used the Harbor Freight tire tool to install the first side. I gave up on the rim savers. |
Only one side left to go. |
I cut a rim saver and melted slots in it & zip tied it to the mounting tool. This prevents the rim from getting sctatched. |
I formed a piece of high density plastic around the removal end of the tool |
I formed a piece of high density plastic around the removal end of the too |
Here I re-lube the bead area before attempting the final side. |
Now I position the long tool in place with the bead breaker over the lip of the rim |
Next I get the edge of the tire started and use a tire iron to hold on position |
Now that my rim saver that is attached to the tool slides on the rim, and protects it |
This is a trick I learned to keep the mounted portion of the bead in the valley of the rim |
Keep working around slowly, and add more silicone spray if you need to |
Continue using the tool in a clockwise direction to work the bead on. Use blocks to hold the bead in the valley of the rim |
Lift the tool occasionally to force the bead over onto the rim |
Once I figured out the tricks, it went on just fine. |
This is my home made balancer. It uses roller blade bearings. |
I made an axle out of a piece of pipe to hold the rear tire on the balancer |
The heavy spot rotates to the bottom. Add weight till it balances. Easy as pie. |
Checking the clearance on the brake caliper holder. |
MoJo Lever |
MoJo Lever |
MoJo Lever |
MoJo Lever |
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Tire iron used to pry bead over rim to prevent bending MoJo bar end |
Mojo taking off first bead |
Mojo mounting first bead |
MoJo bar mounting Dunlop |
MoJo bar in action mounting Dunlop on GoldWing wheel |
New stronger bolt removing second bead on GL1800 |
New stronger bolt removing second bead on GL1800 |
MoJo Blocks rim protectors |
Drilling the hole to install MoJo block |
I had to use needle nose pliers to reach in and hold the nut while I tightened the allen bolt |
MoJo Blocks installed |
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