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Posted by:
Billy Blazer
Friday, November 06, 2009
06:44 pm | Tried to put 2 ounces of beads in 1800 front tire through the valve stems that came stock on both bikes. One bike was 07 and the other 08 year models. Bikes had turned stock stems. Removed valve cores, let air out of tires turned stems to about 4 o'clock, placed plastic tube on valve stem. Had funnel and placed tip into tube and let beads slowly go into stem while friend on other side used vibrating electric tool on metal stem. Beads danced around in tube abd stem but would not go past the bend in stem on both bikes. Had extra stem in back of bike, took the core out of it and put beads through the tube into it also. Got a few to go through but they also jammed in bend of valve stem. Layed down with lights and you could see the beads jammed at the bend of stems. Used a blower on compressor hose, still would not go through. You could see two beads side by side in bend of stems after fishing and blowing out stem. Pumped up tire to 50 lbs and let air back out beads still in bend. Talked to other GW rider that uses beads and he told us his procedure, put in slowly with vibrating tool.
Would anyone please give us some advice to this problem. Trying to keep from breaking down tire. Thought about using large C clamp to break tire enough to place beads through side.Tried for two hours, got dark on us, so just put cores back in stems and pumped up tires. Have received good reports on those that use these beads. HELP!!!!! Thanks ahead, Billy Blazer 205-275-4749 |
Posted by:
Larry Gasaway
Friday, November 06, 2009
07:44 pm | Take the cores out - stem to the bottom put in beads. Rotate stem to side let air out slowly replace core. |
Posted by:
Gene Shields
Saturday, November 07, 2009
06:29 am | Why don't you try Centramatic Automatic Wheel Balancers. They bolt on behind the brake disc's. Try this site http://www.centramatic.com/ShowItem.aspx?id=12564
It will give you all the information you need about them |
Posted by:
Mike Mullins
Saturday, November 07, 2009
07:07 am | Billy: I used the little plastic bottle and sort of squeezed and relaxed it so that when the beads jammed up, you suck them back up the tube a little. Takes a while but it works well.
You will like the dynabeads once you get them in. |
Posted by:
Morris Poullard
Saturday, November 07, 2009
08:23 am | Billy, fill the tube only about 1/2 or 3/4 full...
Place air nozzle on end of tube to seal and give a "LITTLE" squirt
2 oz. inside tire in a couple minutes. DONE!
"Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler"
("Let the Good Times Roll") |
Posted by:
J W Mccorkle
Saturday, November 07, 2009
09:03 am | Gene, They might work but it'll be a cold day in h*ll before I spend $250 to balance wheels. |
Posted by:
Noel Moss
Saturday, November 07, 2009
02:30 pm | Amen. |
Posted by:
Robert Crockett
Monday, November 09, 2009
03:49 pm | I use about 18 inch hose with a small clamp on the stem to keep the hose from coming off and losing some beads. Put the stem at the top. Put about 5 or 6 inches of beads in the hose. Use an air compressor with the small opening tool and blow easy short bursts. This is on the stem which is 90 degrees. Some will go in and some will fall back down the hose. After several times they will all go in. I have done about 6 bikes and it worked for me. Let the hose make a u shape. The beads that do not go in will fall back in the bottom of the u shape of the hose. Just blow them again and they will go in. If you blow too hard they will get caught at the stem. |
