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tire mounting lube working too well?

Post by thom » Sun Apr 19, 2020 3:41 pm

I've had both front tires off and back on the wheels on the front of our '21Touring at least once each, maybe twice on one. I found that Go-Jo hand cleaner worked very well for mounting lube. I'm now dealing with at least one rear, maybe both. I wonder if the hand cleaner would work too well on rear wheels/tires causing the tires to possibly slip on the rims? We know if that happens it will shear off the valve stem.
What do you all think?

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Re: tire mounting lube working too well?

Post by RajoRacer » Sun Apr 19, 2020 3:44 pm

I only use products used just for mounting tires - Ru-glyde is very good & available at NAPA or any motorcycle shop carries tire lube.

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Re: tire mounting lube working too well?

Post by perry kete » Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:40 pm

If you're not sure about using the go-jo take and rub some of it on the tire bead and some on a rim edge and let it sit for a day to see if it will dry up. If it dries then you can decide if you want to use it or not. I've used Murphy's Oil Soap on tires for years, as it dries it gets a little sticky.
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Re: tire mounting lube working too well?

Post by Scott_Conger » Sun Apr 19, 2020 5:17 pm

I use talcum powder for lubricant. When you're done, it smells just like a little baby after a diaper change, and is about as easy and requires almost the same tools as the diaper change.
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Re: tire mounting lube working too well?

Post by pete eastwood » Sun Apr 19, 2020 7:22 pm

There is a product called " Tire Talc " it is talcum specially made for tire lube .
" Camel " is one of the companies that offers it .
I find it does a good job when mounting clinchers / tubes / flaps .


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Re: tire mounting lube working too well?

Post by old_charley » Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:37 pm

I've found that a liberal dusting of corn starch works well. On the plus side, you can lick your fingers clean.

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Re: tire mounting lube working too well?

Post by BE_ZERO_BE » Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:58 pm

Tommy,
What brand of tires and what kind of wheels are you running?
Some combinations of tires and wheels are prone to slippage.
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Re: tire mounting lube working too well?

Post by Peter, Memphis TN » Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:15 pm

Of course the lubricant you use is important, but don't forget to use the correct air pressure - it locks the tires against the rims, resisting slippage. It should be 60 psi. On our modern cars we're used to tires that seldom need additional air, but older, tube-type tires tend to weep air, and should be checked much more often.


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Re: tire mounting lube working too well?

Post by Erik Johnson » Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:07 pm

I have a can of tire talc on the shelf - I believe it is from NAPA.

If you can't tire talc from a local auto parts store or bike shop, it is available online.

I don't consider it to be a bead lubricant. It's purpose is to reduce the friction between the tire and the tube.

Frankly, you don't need much to dust a tube.

I've never used bead lubricant.

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Re: tire mounting lube working too well?

Post by thom » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:21 am

I went to the local NAPA store and bought a gallon of Ru-glyde. That should be a life time supply at my age. :lol:

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Re: tire mounting lube working too well?

Post by Quickm007 » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:37 am

I used J&J Baby powder for lubricant avoid having lubricant everywhere, That work really well and I don't make any scratch on my beautiful restored rims and it smells good on my Garage after. I also use the same regular tools but I used a plastic part usually used for Motocycle to protect the rim for scratch... Work fantastic!
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