I use a Rod Neff balancer, works well.
http://www.webbikeworld.com/Reviewe....dex.htm
Bead breaking can be accomplished with a short pair of 2X4's & a large C clamp. I recently cut a radius in a pair of 2X6's to match the wheel radius. works easier/better.
To hold the wheel while the tire is being removed I made a simple fixture.
Parts required.
passenger car wheel from a rear wheel drive vehicle.
Piece of carpet at least the size of the wheel. You want it to overhang the rim edge so it protects your bike wheel.
Length of 1/2" threaded rod & 2 nuts & large flat washers.
short length of 1/4" flat stock or a short 2X4.
Cut the center out of the carpet slightly larger than the hub diameter of the bike wheel & lay it over the wheel. you want the back side of the wheel facing up.
Drill the flat stock or 2X4 for the threaded rod, insert the rod with nut & washer in the stock & install it from the underside of the wheel, hold it in position & lay the bike wheel in the car wheel with the rod through the axle hole. Install a large washer & nut & tighten the nut. You bike wheel is now securly fastened down. Clamp the car wheel to the work bench.
I use bike tire irons available from Dennis Kirk or JC Whitney, about 6-8 bux. & some plastic door edge guard to protect the rim edge.
I use soapy water in a spray bottle then once the new tire is mounted I use a rag with laquer thinner to clean the bead before inflation to remove the soap film. You don't want anything on the bead as the tire may spin off the wheel bead & go flat instantly.
Do not use mineral spirits.
Anybody know where to purchase the heavy plastic clip on rim protectors the dealers use? Been looking for them for awhile.
