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1. 
   dgreen | Jul 11, 2008 11:28pm | #1

   If it's a polyurethane tire soak it in very hot water.

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   SawdustSteve | Jul 12, 2008 12:07am | #2

   It's a four-hand job. I'm assuming the wheel is off the saw. First, soak the tire in very hot, (NOT BOILING) water for 4 or 5 minutes. That will soften it up enough for instalation. Have your helper hold the wheel while you put (stretch) the new tire onto the rim. If there are visible 'bumps' in the tire, get a large phillips screwdriver between the tire and rim and work it around the rim to sort of even it out. Basically, you're stretching the tire to even out the tension in it. That should do it. I've changed several tires and never had to 'de-lump' any of them.
   SawdustSteve Long Island, NY E of NYC

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   KeithNewton | Jul 12, 2008 04:47am | #3

   Place a clamp at 12;00 holding it in place, then pull the bottom down to 6;00, and clamp it there. Then you only have to pull it out like drawing a archery bow on each side.

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   jquinn | Jul 12, 2008 05:06am | #4

   I recall using some dish soap in my hot water soaked tires to help them slide on.

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   brucet9 | Jul 13, 2008 06:44am | #5

   -Put the tire in very hot water for a few minutes to soften it and make it expand a little.
   -Put the tire in place on the top of the wheel and pull it around as far as you can. (It should go somewhat more than half way around.)
   -Hold the tire in place on the wheel on one side while you pry it onto the wheel with a phillips head screwdriver, rolling the screwdriver in the opposite rotation as you go; rotating counter-clockwise if you are working clockwise around the wheel; clockwise if you are working counter-clockwise around the wheel.
   -Once the tire is on, roll the screwdriver once around to even up the tension.

   BruceT
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   Cincinnati | Jul 15, 2008 06:14am | #6

   I just changed mine a few weeks ago. I did it similar to putting a bicycle tire on a rim.

   Only difference is I mounted the wheel in a vise, putting the tire over a small section of the wheel, then dropping the assembly into a vise. When I clamped it, the vise jaws prevented the tire from slipping off as I started to work it over the rim. I stretched it slightly with 2 screwdriver shafts. It went right on.

   After installing it, I slipped the screwdriver handle between the tire and the wheel. I rolled the tire up enough to inject some rubber cement under the tire all around the wheel circumference.

   It worked like a charm.

   Greg

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7. 
   AlanWS | Jul 15, 2008 06:01pm | #7

   "If it's a polyurethane tire soak it in very hot water."

   Make sure to note the qualification: if it's rubber, heat will make it more difficult to stretch.