No-mar tire changer

Is that a rubberized metal guide or a plastic guide? And make sure there's isn't any friction with it and the tire. The guide should never touch the wheel, it needs to be a tiny bit above and away from the wheel and don't forget to adjust the angle of attack. There is a sweet spot for the best angle on a pneumatic/electric machine

 

The red piece isnt metal, it's a heavy duty plastic type material and wont scratch the wheel.

I noticed that the machines adjust it out so it just barely clears the wheel, but seeing as I'll be doing it manually, it will just ride the wheel around like the NoMar bar does. At least that's how the YouTube videos do. NoMar bar works pretty easily, but this one looks even easier. I'll post up how it goes when my new tires come in. Hell, I may go out today and make a little video with a takeoff I have laying around.

 

For anyone interested, I played with my home-made mount/demount bar. Didnt take any video though.

I think it's about the same, maybe slightly easier than the NoMar bar. Both of them work very well, but this was much cheaper to make than the NoMar was to buy.

If you have the NoMar bar already, no need to switch. If you dont have a bar and want to save your pennies, this is a good option.

One thing I'm going to add to it is a handle near the head to keep the bar from rotating. Similar to what's on the NoMar. I just held the head with my hand and that worked fine. I'd prefer a handle though, to make sure my fingers stay safe.

 

Nice to know thanks for the write up.

 

Well, I changed my first set of tires with the homemade bar. Popped on a set of Michelin Roadsmart 5's on the wife's Ninja 400. And I must say I prefer the homemade bar. It's a little easier for me. But the NoMar bar also works well, it's just more expensive.

Also, for anyone interested, I found my notes on the dimensions of my wheel clamps. They are 3/4" HDPE. After my conversation with the shop that made them, he thought they would be stronger by leaving the extra meat on the backside of the "lip hook" so you can see he curved it.

 

Michelin Roadsmart 5’s? Is that a hybrid tire?

 

Haha. Sorry, meant Pilot Road 5's. Its only the 2nd non-Dunlop tire I've ridden on. Guess I still have the Dunlops on my brain

 

Uhhh, those would be Road 5’s. No more “Pilot” on the sport-touring versions. I know, Michelin can’t make it anymore confusing. They have so many different names and micro-splits in their product line, it’s become too much, IMO.

 

Shit...yeah those, lol. Road 5's. Sport touring, sticky sides, hard center, great for rain and still good for cornering. Should last forever on this Ninja 400 as the wife is learning...and I can steal it for some trackdays

 

Thread revival!

I have an unfinished basement just begging for one of these tire changers.

Whats the easiest/cheapest way to secure one?

 

Cheap/easy is relative. I mounted mine to a 4x8 sheet of 1/2" plywood. Never had any issues with stability and I can slide it around the garage to wherever I feel like storing it.

 

I have mine mounted to a half sheet of 3/4" plywood. My standing on it makes it stable enough.

 

I had a big ol piece of diamond plate cut and chamfered.

 

Back room of the basement is unfinished so I built this so I didnt have to screw it in the floor. Lumber was alot cheaper then - had Home Depot cut them at 48 in and I just lined them up and deck screwed them together. It doesnt move or flex no matter how much torque is put on them and I can still move it around if I wanted to (it hasnt moved from that spot for years).

 

I have the hitch mount. At first I didn't think I would like it but it has been handy to be able to put the tire changer in and use it where I want. I have a hitch fab'd up on the front of my bad boy buggy I usually use and that works fine though not as stable as putting it in a truck hitch. when I'm done I store it in a corner more out of the way. The long hitch will let it sit upright on the floor and the bead breaker acts like a kickstand. I would guess whole setup weighs maybe 80 pounds

*edit* just noticed this was for a basement. Ignore everything above

 

Seems like I’m in the minority by using drop in anchors in concrete.

Plywood definitely gives you more versatility.

 

+1 for hitch mount.

cheapest/easiest = 4 masonry bolts into the floor

 

At my old place I had mine mounted into the concrete floor in the garage. My current setup is it's bolted to a heavy skid from work, with some Harbor Freight casters. Not as much space as I used to have and need to roll it around.

 

I need to get one of these some day. I keep putting it off since I move so often all over the world.

 

At my old place it was bolted to a pallet, and the pallet bolted to the floor.

At my new place it's still on the pallet but the pallet isnt bolted to the floor. No difference in use. I can move it wherever I want by just sliding it around, or using a dolly of I'm moving it long distance. I also welded up my own hitch mount.