Reseating a tire

[wnn]

WARNING :this process can be very dangerous , If unsure as to your ability, DO NOT ATTEMPT...use at your own risk. attempting this can seriously hurt or kill yourself or someone around you ...WhenSHTF.COM (Owner, Moderators, Administration ,Janitor etc..) nor Myself (author) ASSUME NO RESPOSIBILITY for anything that goes wrong.. this is for information purposes only....

Thanks to ZombieHunter_EKY for the help with the "Power to be".

Your driving offroad ,all of a sudden flop,flop,flop WTF! tire popped off the rim ,didnt air it back up after airing down for traction..not to worry heres a quick fix..

Items needed:
Fire extinguisher
Eye Protection
Vehicle jack
Lug Wrench
Starting fluid (avalible at any autoparts store)
Lighter
Rags
Air source ( bicycle pump or .air compressor )
Valve core tool (never hurts to have spare valve cores)
Spray lube (wd-40 etc...)
Tire Pressure gauge.
These items should be in everyones BOV..
along with tire plug kit .

Depending on how bad your tire came off this can be simple or a real P.I.T.A.
Total time to reseat: 5 min but tire was off already

1) Jack up the vehicle, make sure its stable!!,. You don't have to remove wheel from vehicle, unless its on the rear of the car (near fuel source). just make sure if still on vehicle you have atleast 2 inches of clearance between the tire & the ground..

2) Make sure there isnt any debris between the tire rim & tire (the bead) wipe area down with a rag.remove the valve core. position the tire best as you can so you dont see any gaps between the rim & tire.If you need to rearrange the tire much spray lube on the wheel it makes it easier.
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Now VERY CAREFULLY spray starting fluid in between the wheel & rim NO MORE THAN 2 SECONDS WORTH OF SPRAY THO !!! .This will depend on the tire size start at 2 sprays & increase as needed in 1 sec intervals ,better to use to little than to much, to much & you could blow the tire off the rim and get seriously hurt...now rotate the tire wheel assembly by hand a couple revolutions this will distribute the spray better inside the tire...http://www.whenshtf.com/picture.php?albumid=14&pictureid=60

4) BE ESPECIALLY CAREFULL USEING A LIGHTER & STARTING FLUID, stand to the side of the tire NOT IN FRONT OF IT. spray the starting fluid so it catches fire. DON'T do this for to long tho once it hits the bead area it will cause a small explosion in the wheel & reseat the tire on the rim..If tire didnt reseat repeat step 3..http://www.whenshtf.com/picture.php?albumid=14&pictureid=62

5) Now all you have to do is air up the tire to the correct pressures & your ready to roll... If you have water in the tire (what I do ,do it how ever you wish) once the bead is reseated , punch a small hole in the tread using a drill bit & use the plug kit to reseal...

6) this is what happens if you don't remove the vavle core tire implodes.... & before i get posts on it I KNOW IT WAS JUNK TIRE...

[yugoshooter]

I have been using that trick for 30 years now and it is very dangerous, lost my facial hair a couple of times.

[wnn]

yeah its an old trick but people i know never heard of it before , baffled the hell outa me..guess thats means the diffrence between doing for yourself & having others do it for ya.

[yugoshooter]

..guess thats means the diffrence between doing for yourself & having others do it for ya.Yep, when you grew up as poor as I did you learned how to do things without paying others. I do believe growing up like that helped in my attitude about survival.

[Alredneck]

If you have water in the tire why drill a hole to let it out? Just air it up and drive it as is then you can take it to a serivce station / tire store and have it fixed the right way. People have been balancing tire with a lil water in them for along time now it wont hurt a thing!

[ZombieHunter_EKY]

Wnn edit the post and reattach the pics the have disappeared on ya.
Good article btw.:salut:

[hitech_hick]

Another way to reseat a stubborn tire that doesn't risk removing facial hair is to take a soapy, partially inflated bicycle innertube and place it between the tire and rim. Slowly remove the innertube as you inflate, keep your eyebrows...


hick

[bob200587]

I saw a 44" super swamper jump 3 feet in the air doing this trick once.....glad I wasn't nearby. I use it for mower tires when they pop off.