[Ducati] Tire stuff

[peter bonner]

Hi Don,

I used the Kant Twist clamps (with the bronze jaws) but put a strip of nylon
between the jaw and the rim surfaces.

First I worked the tire partly onto the rim. Then placed a Kant Twist (with
the nylon strip protectors) on the part of the rim that is more or less
parallel to the ground (the area the spokes from the hub connect into the
wheel) so that the tire bead itself was held down into the concave groove in
the middle of the wheel, where the 'diameter' is smallest, to allow the bead
to be worked over the rim. Then with this clamp in place, it was an easy
matter to use two spoons (coated with rhino bed liner stuff) to easily work
the rest of the bead onto the rim until finally getting to the place where
the clamp was, which completed the process. Remove clamp, by hand, start the
second bead of tire onto rim, then same drill, put the Kant Twist in the
same position so the tire bead is held into the concave portion towards the
middle of the rim, and start working the tire into the rim.

Just think of the clamp as the third tire iron that holds the tire down
under the rim while you try to do the other two. The clamp is even better
than the 3 irons setup, because the clamp is set to hold the bead down in
the middle of the rim, providing the most 'slack' for working the rest of
the bead over the rim.

Peter




Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:19:44 -0700
From: "Don Ross" <moaug at msn.com>
Subject: Re: [Ducati] Tire stuff

Thanks for the info, Peter.
Those Kant-Twist clamps look good...especially the polyurethane jawed ones.

Your intention would be...to clamp onto the rim's top edge to stop the tire
from "un-seating" as you're working the other side of the tire/rim during
mounting?

Sure beats the price of those Third Hands, eh?

DR



----- Original Message -----
From: peter bonner
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 4:42 PM
To: ducati at ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] Tire stuff

Thanks to Art Ramos for the NoMarr site, with the cool little Third Hand
clamp. Seeing that gadget got me thinking about that sort of thing as I was
changing the rear tire on the Multistrada.

For those who see machine tool catelogs (and other types) there are a type
of clamp known as Kant Twist, made in El Monte, CA. These clamps have a
little rotating square on each of the pincer ends made of brass or bronze
and thus they can line up parallel. Using the smallest size, about a 2 inch
clamp, with a little piece of nylon between the rim and the clamp, it worked
fine as a "Third Hand" and cost about $5.



Peter