Moped Puncture on inner tube - Byta däck tips (Swedish and English) / Change tires tricks

Trouble fixing puncture, inner tube get squeezed?

This is a Piaggio Ciao inner tube where the owner had problems getting the inner tube back without squeezing it and getting a new puncture. Here are some great tips from knowledgeable people.

Thanks everyone for the tips.

Ouch! Does not look like fun, right. Inner tube with lots of punctures! Moped Piaggio Ciao tube.

"If you have hard tires, you can't avoid using tire irons, with the risk of a broken tube and damaged rim as a result.

You can try the trick with cable ties, i.e. threading 6-8 cable ties around the tire with a hose inside. After that, start heeling with a tire iron. My experience is that the risk of a broken (inner tube) hose is reduced when the hose is fixed inside the tyre. In addition, the tire irons can be used against the cable ties so that they do not touch the hose. No guarantee, but a tip." - M. Bredford

 

"For soft tires and some lubricant, it's almost just hand cranking. Personally, I drive exclusively with Heidenau and their tires are rock hard as a result of reinforcement in the sides. Then hand strength is not enough, but you need tire irons and a little extra patience." - M. Bredford 

Thank for the pictures! Photos from J. Lundin

Using cable ties with the inner tube in place makes it easier. Also using some soap helps. Then after getting the tire on the rim you can simply remove the ties. Piaggio Ciao wheel.

Oven on reasonable temperature can help. Do not over do it!

"With small rough tires on minicrosses, it has helped to heat the tire a bit in the oven to get the last millimeter." - C. Boman

"Yes (//a soap brand//) or soap on the edge of the rim helps, as well as pressing the tire down to the bottom of the rim before you take the last sluggish bit." - P. Bygdeson

"Put the tire in with the tube. Bundle together with approx. 10 cable ties all around. Poke the valve. Roll on the bundled tire with a tire iron. Soap is not needed. But the iron must go past the entire tire (which should be obvious when it is bundled together." - F. Ekholm

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Another alternative:

"Ever needed to change a tubeless tire on a scooter, and wondered if using ratchet straps would be better than zip ties? WONDER NO MORE!!!

I thought it would be a good idea to try it, the ratchet straps are way stronger, way gentler on the rubber since the force is distributed and make the job way faster and easier, by way far lol.

I'm not sure If it's because I used that approach or not but these suckers beaded right up as soon as I put air to them without using straps around it." - R. Ryniak

Photo: R. Ryniak

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"Har du hårda däck kommer du inte ifrån användande av däckjärn, med risk för trasig slang och skadad fälg som följd.

Du kan testa tricket med buntband, alltså att trä 6-8 buntband runt däck med slang inuti. Därefter börja kränga med däckjärn. Min erfarenhet är att risken för trasig slang minskar då slangen är fixerad inuti däcket. Därtill kan man använda däckjärnen mot buntbanden så att de inte nuddar slangen. Ingen garanti, men ett tips." - M. Bredford

"För mjuka däck och någon lubrikant är det nästan bara att kränga med handkraft.

Själv kör jag uteslutande med Heidenau och deras däck är stenhårda till följd av förstärkning i sidorna. Då räcker inte handkraft, utan man behöver däckjärn och lite extra tålamod." - M. Bredford

"Med små grova däck på minicrossar så har det hjälpt att värma däcket lite i ugnen för att få den sista millimetern." - C. Boman

"Yes eller såpa på fälgkanten underlättar, samt att trycka ner däcket i botten på fälgen innan du tar den sista tröga biten." - P. Bygdeson

"In med slangen däcket. Bunta ihop med ca 10 buntband runt om. Peta in ventilen. Kräng på det buntade däcket med däckjärn. Såpa behövs inte. Men järnet ska förbi hela däcket (vilket torde vara självklart när det är ihopbuntat." - F. Ekholm