fitting tyres

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merlin75

Original Poster:

104 posts

158 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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i am in the process of building my first r/c car and am having trouble with getting the rear tyre's onto the wheel, i have tryed allsorts of tricks and good ol brute force, but to no avail?
the car is a tamiya hornet and its the rear tyres, any advice or tips are desperately needed and most welcome
cheers jason

jpringle819

719 posts

240 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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Have you tried leaving the tyres in hot water for a while? You could also try a small amount of washing up liquid as a lubricant.

Top pup

308 posts

207 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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Are they three piece wheels? If so a bit or soapy water helps them slide together.

Anthony Micallef

1,122 posts

196 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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I had exactly the same problem when I built my hornet just after Christmas. My solution? Bring the wheels in to work and get my boss to do it tongue out

Seriously though the way he did was the way the instructions say but with lots of brute force! He is obviously stronger than me.