I go through a lot of used tires. To save money and add convenience, I manually dismount and mount the tires myself, using only a GM lug wrench (one end has pointed tip). This inevitably damages spots ...

Replacing a tire — as in, removing the tire from the wheel and replacing it with a new one — is a fairly labor-intensive task. Even in a professional shop with tire machines, the process requires an ...

I go through a lot of used tires. To save money and add convenience, I manually dismount and mount the tires myself, using only a GM lug wrench (one end has pointed tip). This inevitably damages spots ...

Tire changers are a workhorse in any motorcycle shop, and the workhorse of tire changers is the long-running Coats 220 manual tire machine. First introduced in the 1970s and discontinued in 2017, the ...

Having spent the better part of a year installing tires at the Pep Boys in Fredericksburg, Va., I thought I knew a thing or two about how a tire is mounted to a rim. It was my first job after ...

TOM: There is a tire-mounting tool you can buy for less than 50 bucks. It's called a visit to your local gas station, where you ask them to mount and balance the tires for you. RAY: Actually, you ...

The Rabaconda Street Bike Tire Changer is a portable tire changing tool that allows DIY mechanics to change tires on both cast and wire-spoked wheels ranging from 12 to 21 inches in diameter. Its ...

Heavy-duty truck tire maintenance is proof positive that a field can remain constant while constantly evolving. Many parts of the tire-changing process have remained static for decades. But fleets say ...

Dear Tom and Ray: I woke up screaming the other night, as I'd dreamed I had just pumped five gallons of diesel fuel into my Prius. Back in the '50s, I heard on the radio (maybe it was your grandfather ...