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Tires mounted on original wire wheels #1
pete5711 Pete H San Antonio, TX, USA 1964 MG MGB "Matilda" 1967 MG MGB	Posted: June 17, 2012 12:59PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 15

I'm having trouble finding a tire shop that will mount tires for me. All the chains refuse saying something about safety concerns. These chains have essentially killed all the independent shops so now what?

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Re: Tires mounted on original wire wheels #2
rrmgb robert schau Reston, VA., USA 1973 MG MGB 1973 MG MGB	Posted: June 17, 2012 01:57PM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 9,069

Have you called many repair shops inquiring?
San Antonio is a pretty big place. Surely someone must be able to mount and balance some tubed tires!
Forget the big stores - go small, independant.
Maybe a mobile type business?
Maybe a Euro shop?
RS

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TxBrit Rodger M Fort Worth, Texas, USA 1969 MG MGB 1969 MG MGB "Old Yeller"	Posted: June 17, 2012 07:17PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 263

Had the same problem in Fort Worth, refused at all the main shops but eventually found a small shop who not only fitted the tire and balanced but siliconed all the spokes not protected by the inner band. They even had the correct cones for the balance machine. Perseverance is all I can suggest unfortunately.

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Re: Tires mounted on original wire wheels #4
dbandel David Bandel Glenwood, Maryland, USA 1967 MG MGB GT 1974 MG MGB 1976 MG Midget 1500	Posted: June 17, 2012 08:42PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 328

I just mounted and balanced all five of mine myself using an old set of tire spoons I poached from my father and an older Montgomery Ward bubble level. It works fine as that was the way it was done before tire machines and dynamic balancing. I actually prefer to do wire wheels myself to make sure some knucklehead doesn't damage them using a machine, as the newer tire changers could damage the wheel if the correct adapters are not used. You'd probably want to inspect the inner rim, spokes, the spoke band and tube at the same time anyway. I replaced my old inner tubes and the tube bands with 10 mil poly pipe tape which works really well, too.

-David

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LRice Larry Rice San Antonio TX, USA 1973 MG MGB	Posted: June 17, 2012 10:50PM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 13

Pete,
Bill at Olmos Park Chevron & Auto Center
3903 Mccullough Ave mounted and balanced my wires. He did a fine job mounting although his balancing wasn't too good. I wound up using my bubble balancer afterward with more success. He charged $100 to do the job which seemed kind of expensive but like you I wasn't having any luck anywhere else.

Larry

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Re: Tires mounted on original wire wheels #6
jaydloon Lynn Barney Des Moines, Iowa, USA 1964 MG MGB	Posted: June 18, 2012 09:23AM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 507

Just a thought, how about a motorcycle shop?

Lynn
64 MGB BRG

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Bankerdanny Daniel Palmer Chicagoland, USA 1972 MG MGB GT "Dudley" 1977 Honda MC Gold Wing	Posted: June 18, 2012 04:40PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 1,058

I don't know about the balancing part, but hand mounting is not actually as difficult a job as you would think. But you need a set of good long mounting spoons for proper leverage.

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rdh900 robert hughes east hampton, USA 1972 MG MGB "Maggie B"	Posted: June 18, 2012 05:01PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 16

Just did one with my old Triumph motorcycle spoons. Piece of cake. That really brought me back!

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