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Be aware that there is an "O" ring between the two rim halves that is
usually miss shaped to the point where it will no longer seal correctly. I
have the same problem with the 14 x 20 super singles.
Also you might look for a air driven, hydraulic bead breaker. They are more
expensive than the slide hammer but I can stand on the little pedal and
watch the jaws work a whole lot longer than I can hammer.
Randy
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From: mblair1@home.net <mblair1@home.net>
To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
Date: Monday, February 07, 2000 9:00 PM
Subject: [MV] Bubble balancer for MV wheels?
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>Ok, being the stubborn, independent, hard-headed guy that I am, I have
>decided that I want to service my own 8-bolt M998 HMMWV wheels. I'm
>still afraid of split-ring rims, and I won't dig inside a mechanical
>fuel injection pump, but otherwise I want to do as much of my own work
>on my green trucks as I can.
>
>Now, the depressurize-unbolt-swearalot-breakbead-inspect-reassemble-
>hide-clench-seatbead-searchforsurvivors process sounds pretty
>straightforward, but I also want to get my hands on a suitable
>inexpensive bubble balancer so I can balance the wheels myself.
>
>I've found bubble balancers in on-line catalogs from various sources,
>including Harbor Freight, J.C. Whitney, etc. Most of them seem to have
>identical-looking units, with prices ranging from $70 to $220 (?!).
>J.C. Whitney also carries a second model. None of the descriptions I
>have seen tell me enough to figure out whether the balancers will be
>compatible with my HMMWV wheels' weight, hub hole diameter or bolt
>pattern.
>
>The $70 Harbor Freight one can be seen at:
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/taf/DisplayItem.taf?ItemNumber=39741
>
>J.C. Whitney carries two models, the first one appearing identical to
>the Harbor Freight one, but selling for $190, and the second one
>selling for $70:
>
> http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jhtml?CATID=5174
> http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jhtml?CATID=5181
>
>I've seen ones which appear identical to the Harbor Freight balancer
>at one or two other places, selling for around $200. NAPA also sells
>one for around $220. I haven't seen the one they currently offer, but
>I've seen a picture of an older NAPA bubble balancer in an Ebay
>auction a while back, and it appeared identical to the Harbor Freight
>model.
>
>Does anybody know from personal experience whether any of the units I
>mentioned are compatible with my HMMWV wheels? In addition, would any
>of them be compatible with the 200-pound 9.00x20 wheels on my 2.5-ton?
>Are any adapters necessary for either wheel? Will the cheapoid Harbor
>Freight model's high-tech aluminium-Bakelite alloy crumble to dust
>after a few of those heavy wheels have visited?
>
>I figured I might buy an appropriate bead-breaking tool (either a
>traditional tire hammer, or the slide-hammer variety) from Ken-Tool
>(www.ken-tool.com), simply because that's the only place I've found
>that offers them (with pictures) so far in my on-line searching. I'm
>leaning towards the slide-hammer type, which should be very
>understandable to anybody who has seen me swing a regular hammer and
>lived to tell about it... :-) A tire cage might not be a bad idea,
>either, though I'm less concerned about bolt-together rims than
>split-ring rims.
>
>Thanks in advance for any information!
>
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