How to Change a Tubeless Mountain Bike Tire | Silent Shop

Eddie shares how he changes a tubeless mountain bike tire. The Vee Bulldozer tire was leaking sealant from the sidewalls and not keeping air. Also, it developed a few bulges. Eddie replaces it with a Maxxis Minion DHF.

00:04 Remove wheel
00:13 Place wheel on stable surface
00:14 Remove valve core
00:16 Clean valve core
00:22 Deflate/squeeze tire to remove from bead
00:25 Get bead in center of wheel
00:27 Tire spoon one side over rim
00:36 Pull off tire
00:43 Clean rim
00:47 Inspect for damage
00:53 Clean inside valve stem
01:04 Un-package new tire
01:14 Note direction of tire
01:16 Sit wheel inside tire
01:20 Work one bead inside the rim and center it
01:31 Work the other side of bead into rim
01:44 Leave a gap 90 degrees from valve stem
01:45 Apply grease to valve core seals (keeps sealant from sticking to it)
01:51 Re-insert valve core
01:59 Fill with proper amount of sealant
02:14 Spoon over bead
02:24 Shock-inflate tire to seat bead
02:31 Spin wheel
02:36 Lay on side 5 minutes
02:40 Spin wheel
02:44 Lay on other side 5 minutes
02:46 Re-install tire on bike


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