Mount and Balance Tires at Home: Manual Tire Changer & Bubble Balancer

If you're wondering how to mount and balance tires at home, I'll be showing the process on 20" alloy wheels and fairly low profile tires (no wheel scratching allowed). I'll be using the ever popular manual tire changer with a duck head modification attachment and the infamous bubble balancer.

Most people don't get into DIY mounting & balancing of their own tires to save money. If that's your understanding, you're missing the point. It's all about the convivence of doing a tire replacement or tire repair any time you want and being totally self sufficient and self reliant. You know, what most DIY'ers crave; while hopefully doing a better job, saving time and forgoing unnecessary tire shop upsells, bait & switch tactics, long wait times and of course the all too common wheel damage like shown in the part 4 video.

This is part 3 in my manual tire changing series. Part 1 covers the basics of one of these manual tire changers and installing one:
   • How To Install A Manual Tire Changer ...  

Part 2 covers dismounting the tire along with an overview of what a duck head modification is and how it works to safely dismount tires from alloy wheels:
   • How To Remove Tire From Wheel At Home...  

Part 4 is fixing careless tire shop wheel damage which is a big reason I wanted to start doing my own tire service work in the first place:
   • Scratch Repair On Alloy Wheel To Make...  

Part 5 Covers Easy Valve Stem Replacement:
   • Don't Get Stranded! DIY Tire Valve St...  

Part 6 - Manual Tire Changer One Year Update - Tips & Tricks:
   • Mastering The Manual Tire Changer: To...  

Part 7 - ATV Wheel Hiccup:
   • Effortlessly Mounting ATV Tires With ...  

Item's used in this manual tire changer series:
Manual Tire Changer (DOESN'T INCLUDE DUCK-HEAD MODIFICATION)
https://amzn.to/3U3Ao7A
Note, these manual tire changers have little to do with maximum working wheel size - that's a function of the duckhead mod radius arm length.
Duck Head Modification Attachment I use:
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/373624493594
Similar Duck Head Modification @ Amazon:
https://amzn.to/3YLmbir
Lucid Autowerks Duck Head Options:
https://lucidautowerks.com/collection...
Bubble Balancer
https://amzn.to/3JaiVDZ
Digital Tire Pressure Fill Gauge
https://amzn.to/3JuwLlN
1/2 oz Stick on Wheel Weights
https://amzn.to/3JwjWaK
Alligator Brand Premium TR413 Valve Stems (the only stems I will use now):
https://tiresupplynetwork.com/product...
CK Auto TR413 Valve Stems
https://amzn.to/3FdNOX4
Low Cost Valve Stem Tool
https://amzn.to/3yqrnKm
Higher End Valve Stem Tool
https://amzn.to/43dHSba
Tire Lubrication Paste
https://amzn.to/3ZD38od
Tire Lubrication Liquid
https://amzn.to/3Ju9fp3
Tire Lube Brush
https://amzn.to/3T9UhIi
Tire Lube Swab
https://amzn.to/3T8wQPn
Drop Center Wheel Clamp
https://amzn.to/4aDRNt0
24" Tire Iron
https://amzn.to/3jeYM6N
Nylon Wheel Scratch Protecting Socks for above tire iron (I use these ones)
https://www.carliftparts.com/product/...
Similar ones at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3qdmkvU
Brake Clean
https://amzn.to/3ywL6bj

For those who want to get really ambitious and try their luck/skill at modifying the bubble balancer using the same method I did (half glass sphere & glass plate), here are a couple links for both items. 30mm Dia for both should work but be sure to check the size of hole up in your balancing head to make sure it's not smaller than that (sizes can vary I've been told).
30mm Flat Watch Glass
https://amzn.to/3UorNLZ
30mm Half Sphere Magnifier/Cabochon (pick the correct size)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...

Time Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Wheel Prep
3:27 Tire Prep
4:56 Mounting The Tire
8:20 Seating Tire Beads
10:26 Bubble Balancer Issues
14:15 Balancing The Wheel
18:41 Road Test Balance

DISCLAIMER: This video is for information and entertainment purposes only. It's no substitute for prior tire removal/installation experience and/or training. You remove, mount & balance tires at your own risk.
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