Front wheels

[TJ64]

I'm trying to get by for a few more months on these old nasty tires on the front. I had a flat, aired it up and hauled a couple logs. Parked it for an hour and went out to get it again and the tire was flat again. I broke down the tire, the rim is nasty! I wire brushed it, chipped it with my slag hammer, wire wheeled it...still has sharap edges. I think I am going to take a dremmel to it next, or heat it up with a torch and hammer off the loose stuff. I plan on hitting it with rusty metal primer and them putting a strip of rubber in the very center ( from a good part of the old tube) before I install a new tube in these cracked old tires. How have you folks delt with seriously rusty old rims? Or am I just cheap?

 

[Duner Wi]

Your plan should work fine. If you want to save $50. bucks I have used temporary spares on the front . Lot of times you can get them for free up to 5 $.
I think mine are T155/90X16.

 

[TJ64]

My tire guy gave me a new set of tires.(NOS , some checking from sitting outside) One side will NOT come up on bead in a small section. I've tried everything and no-go. The old tire was the same...too far up on one side and not seated opposite. I hope I don't have a rim issue now

 

[Kondoge]

have you tried jumping on it or using dish soap.

 

[Lynn Patrick]

Years ago I had a tire guy wrap a rim w/MANY layers of duct tape. He claimed that was a good way to do it! I prefer to take my time & clean them up, then use rust preventive primer & paint.

 

[Jim.ME]

Did you get the rim clean and smooth?

What are you using for lube on the beads?

 

[Lynn Patrick]

I try to get them VERY clean & smooth, but then, I'm old & retired & spend almost all my days in the shop doing things like that!
For lube I use "Extra Seal" Extra Heavy Duty Bead Sealer.

 

[TJ64]

have you tried jumping on it or using dish soap.

yes, dishsoap, a maul, working it on with a tire spoon. On and off 3 or 4 times now.

 

[TJ64]

I try to get them VERY clean & smooth, but then, I'm old & retired & spend almost all my days in the shop doing things like that!
For lube I use "Extra Seal" Extra Heavy Duty Bead Sealer.

That is what I did to the other side. took an angle grinder and then wire wheel to it. Rust primer,and a rubber strip around the middle of the rim. Guess I'll have to do it to this side as well. Not sure I have the right tube in this one. The tire I took off (U.S. Royal) wasn't on there properly either.

 

[Kondoge]

yes, dishsoap, a maul, working it on with a tire spoon. On and off 3 or 4 times now.

so to be clear we are taking them off? if so howabout cutting the tire off with a saw if its no good and using a pry bar on the remaining bead. if going onto rim a bead blaster does it or a crap ton of air pressure, just be careful not to blow yourself sky high. tire shop local to me did my 9N rear and had 43psi of air in the tire and left it like that for me to discover, without telling me. tire says on the side max of 32psi when seating bead.

 

[Kondoge]

as for rusty rims you can just get new ones granted they wont be the original hat rims but nonetheless,

that same tire shop said they spent 6 hours taking flaked rust off the rim and tube of my 9n before they could change my tire