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Here was another spent that I thought money wasted. But, turned out perfect for this project. These are screwfix clamps with unsatisfactorily shallow 80mm throat. These can be used for clamping on the tyre to position the bead at the opposite end of levering. Other people would stand on the...

Are you any good though? You seem like a trainee.

Thread started to avoid going to shop, any shop.

This should be the final spend on this project, excluding shorter valve stems I might decide to get. The levering capacity will be more than I need.

What happens if unbalanced, will the wheel fall off? If not, I am not going to worry about it. The suspension should take care of the vibrations for an emergency drive to the local shop. Lots of videos showing it being done without being secured. I believe I can do it too. I just finished a...

Yeah, you tell'em - the guy who sold it to the junk yard.

Why emergency spare need balancing? Can I not balance it by careful driving? I haven't got inside yet, how would you know there is grot? Could be completely clean inside. Currently scratching my head on how to remove tyre. All I have is a 12 inch crowbar for nails - same one I pried open the...

Ok, glad you are benefitting. I don't remember the last time he helped me. I remember once a long while ago because I thumb up on stuff I don't already know or for people genuinely kind hearted. The obvious stuff don't do anything for me.

Now, I have a use for this stuff. Some call it a "sealer". I see it as a filler that aids sealing by filling contact surface imperfections. I only see stronger stuff as sealers such as silicone and tyre glue.

But, can such a person do a proper argument though? If not, then pretty useless to me.

As anticipated, the disc press worked. I was jubilant and thought I was better than all the internet experts I know. As always, pride before the fall ... ... I struggled for more than an hour with the second bead without success. Frustrated and angered, I stomped the tyre with my foot before...

Playing with the f-clamps today has failed. They are too light duty for the tyre rubber strength. Also they are unable to grip the bead rubber and kept slipping. Next, I will lower a front brake disc on wood block on tyre. I have 375kg of press pressure available. This should work. I had a...

Well, that's only thing I have to worry about though. If I had other worries, I would have started a thread to ask for solutions. You will see anything I worry about will no longer be worried about by the end of the thread. Some say it will take 10 pages. Others say 30 pages.

My life time would be good.

But, I am looking for a lifetime free repair, though. I like everything to be life time. If it wasn't for the shop, I wouldn't be here. You think I should go back for more?

You mean, like, I deliberately wanted a leak and have nothing better to do?

OK, an F-clamp is good enough to open a breach on my play tyre: 215x45R17. The clamp is just big enough to do my target tyre: 225x40R18. Deduction: a second F-clamp (that I don't have) can ride on the breach to open it some more. Unclamping and reusing the first clamp will allow me to clamp...

OK, you are starting after you have stopped. You do stuff in a funny kind of way. I can only take you seriously if you accept a proper argument first. Would you like a 5 minute argument or a 15 minute one? I don't understand why people keep saying this is their last post, when it really never is.

Rotation of the stem is easy on steel.

You'd be right. The tyre shop junior did cry out for help when he was doing it. But, I am truly dissatisfied with shops and have to get my hands dirty and try my luck. If I succeed, I will eliminate one of the long standing agitants in life. If I fail, I will go with tyre in hand to another...