29-06-2020, 10:48 PM
Old thick walled hard tyres can be very difficult. The modern advice is to scrap but many cars ran on for decades. Having got the remote side of the tyre seated in the base of the well it is necessary to maintain some tension to keep it there. With hard old tyres very difficult. Can use a few G clamps to hold the beads close together. Fitting from the back makes any chipping of the rim less obvious. Laying the wheel on a modern tyre helps protects the cap, paint etc. I used to use rubber grease, but it lifts any old style patches.