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Old 01-17-2010, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by X5rolls View Post
Some tire shops will use an inflatable belt strapped around the middle of the tred while they are trying to inflate it on the rim. This contracts the center of the tire and pushes the lip closer to the rim where it needs to seat. Then add a blast of air to push the tire onto the rim and tire seals it enough to inflate. Did this myself before.
There is no safe method on the market to 100% avoid damage when swapping tires. A lot of tires shops are also using the "good old" method, removing the tire by excessive force and trust me, some of those guys who do it usually have an IQ of a Wiener Schnitzel from my experience. Don't expect them to pay attention to avoid damage.

Would be too risky for me...
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