Boothy Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Just put a set of five Stuans onto Mach 5 rims, brand new tubes and using 11.5x35x16's Simex's, I feel like i've wrestled an eight foot Aligator full of whizz, with an attitude who thinks I skinned his dad, I'm knackered. I did not use tyre soap for obvious reasons, but I did use Imperial leather talc, so they smell beautifull. Used tyre levers and a fitting machine and loads of blocks of wood to hold the tyre up slightly whilst tring to skin the backs of my hands putting the Staun in the tyre. There must be a simpler way of doing these devils, Alan Kemp was heard to say earlier chuck em and get some bolt on beadlocks, rich from the bloke who sold them to me. Whats your experience's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 but I did use Imperial leather talc, so they smell beautifull Oh reeeeeally Something you want to own up and admit and tell us then ? And what exactly was that doing in your house then ? Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothy Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 Nige, Thats exactly the same comment as the guy in the local Spar shop said when I bought a load cans of beer and some talc please, "any particular talc sir" he asked, "no, its only to help getting the rubbers on mate, its not so easy this weather", "oh, I see sir" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthy boy Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Fitted 5 of the brand new pattern with separate valves. Not as easy as the online video from Staun but not that tricky. Hardest bit was the last part of the top bead but just needed a good push! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general-confusion Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 was told an hour a wheel......(well that's what they charged me !!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smo Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Interesting to know as im planningon fitting some soon - i'll allow a little extra time i think just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Just put a set of five Stuans onto Mach 5 rims, brand new tubes and using 11.5x35x16's Simex's,I feel like i've wrestled an eight foot Aligator full of whizz, with an attitude who thinks I skinned his dad, I'm knackered. I did not use tyre soap for obvious reasons, but I did use Imperial leather talc, so they smell beautifull. Used tyre levers and a fitting machine and loads of blocks of wood to hold the tyre up slightly whilst tring to skin the backs of my hands putting the Staun in the tyre. There must be a simpler way of doing these devils, Alan Kemp was heard to say earlier chuck em and get some bolt on beadlocks, rich from the bloke who sold them to me. Whats your experience's? It is a bit long winded and my explaination may be difficult to follow but this is my experience with pneumatic beadlocks. Fitting them (I've fitted about 20 wheels) is difficult enough. Knowing that the beadlock tube cover sleeve is correctly centred around the bead seat of the wheel rim after inflation is virtually impossible until the tyre/ wheel has survived a couple of days of offroading without tube failure. The ''well'' of a wheel rim is what makes it possible to fit the tyre over it. You push one section of the tyre bead into the well which gives enough latitude to lever the rest of the tyre over the bead flange . When fitting Staun type internal beadlocks it matters not how meticulous you have been in fitting up the inner tube and beadlock cover sleeve, making sure everything is square and concentric, you still have to upset all that when levering the tyres outer bead over the flange. That is one side of the tyre bead must be pushed offcentre into the rims well so that the rest of the bead can be levered/ hammered over.Pushing the tyre bead offcentre into the well also pushes the beadlock cover sleeve offcentre, and once the tyre is fully fitted over the rim it is extremely difficult to check thesleeve for concenticity before inflating.What seems to happen all too often, not only for me but for dozens of others (check similar threads on Pirate)is that a section of the sleeve gets trapped in the well allowing a portion of the tube to inflate between beaded edging of the sleeve and tyre carcase, where it chafes away after a bit of tyre flexing, particulrly when running low tyre pressure off road. I think the principal is more suited to the old Austin Champ 2 piece bolt together ''divided'' military style wheel rims than for conventional one piece deep well rims. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Nige, Thats exactly the same comment as the guy in the local Spar shop said when I bought a load cans of beer and some talc please, "any particular talc sir" he asked, "no, its only to help getting the rubbers on mate, its not so easy this weather", "oh, I see sir" Oh FFS I now have visions of you minceing out of the shop whistling 'dixie' with one hand on your hip Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streaky Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 We just had a custom set made by Staun for the Unimog...they might be a pig to fit. Will Jonsons baby powder work okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Oh FFSI now have visions of you minceing out of the shop whistling 'dixie' with one hand on your hip Nige OT but I've got a good story involving a friend who brought aftersun with self tan on a trip to the Le Mans 24hr race a couple of years ago. He claimed he'd borrowed it from his girlfriend an hadn't noticed. Yeah right... I've spoken to a few people who've fitted these and they do seem a bit fiddly but, as with all things like this, there's a knack to doing it. Bill's description seems a good way of doing it, though. P.S. Alan Kemp's right, get bolt up beadlocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Turner Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Oh FFSI now have visions of you minceing out of the shop whistling 'dixie' with one hand on your hip Nige Nige....... Please, it's still early........... and now it's stuck in my head!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I have a DVD showing how to fit them somewere its a few years old if your in trested. its done by a Aus Mag as a Staun advert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthy boy Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Staun website has a good video (from about 8 weeks ago) showing how to fit the new ones. Took us 15 to 20 minutes a wheel. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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