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Throughout the lifetime of a mountain bike, you will find yourself needing to maintain and possibly repair various parts. If you ride your mount bike with noticeable frequency, eventually one or both of your tires volition go flat. There are numerous ways to set a deflated tire, just if your tire is damaged internally, you'll need to replace the wheel's inner tube entirely. Learning how to alter a bike tire on a mountain bike volition not take up much of your time.

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    Turn the mountain wheel over onto its back. In other words, position your mountain bike in such a way that the seat and handlebars are on the ground and the 2 tires are in the air. The tires should exist able to spin freely without whatever resistance.

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    Remove the faulty tire from the mountain bike. Your tire will be kept on the axle past 2 nuts, 1 on each side, and these nuts will need to be loosened and removed.

    • Depending on the brand of your mount bike, you lot may too need to undo a quick release lever on the side of the tire.
    • Disengage the brake cable before pulling out the tire from between the brake pads.

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    Remove the tube from the rim of the wheel. [i]

    • Locate the valve stem for air input and cull a spot on the opposite side of the wheel. Using the beveled end of a tire fe, carve up the tire from the cycle rim and latch the iron onto a spoke.
    • Repeat with a second tire iron approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) away from the first tire iron. Proceed doing this effectually the wheel until you can fully remove the tube from within.

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    Check and make clean the inside of the tire for debris. Look for anything that could cause future tears or punctures. In particular, thorns, drinking glass shards, and metal shrapnel should be removed.

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    Locate the holes or tears in the tube. To find the holes, you tin can submerge the tube under water and look for bubbles, or you can pump upwardly the tube and listen for whatsoever air leaks.[two]

    • If a pigsty is located on a seam or ridge along the tube, the tire patch may not hold well and the tube will exist irreparable. In that case, y'all'll have to purchase a brand new replacement tube.

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    Patch the holes using the bicycle tire patch kit. Roughen the areas of the tube effectually the holes using sandpaper. Utilise a mucilage-less patch to the tube firmly, covering and sealing the pigsty as tightly as yous tin.[3]

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    Wait a few minutes for the patch to bond to the tube.

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    Test to see if the patch has held well. Pump up the tube slightly and see if at that place are whatever air leaks with the new patch. If at that place are, you may demand to endeavour again and apply a new patch, or the tube may be too damaged and you'll need to purchase a new 1.

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    Place the tube back into the tire. Starting with the valve stem, insert the tube back into the tire. Make sure the valve stalk is centered correctly or else information technology could cease upwardly being damaged with future use. Work the tire safe back into the rim, removing 1 tire iron at a fourth dimension.[4]

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    Secure the tire into your wheel frame. Screw the nuts dorsum onto the beam and reconnect the brake cables. Make sure your tire is centered correctly and be certain that your brakes are working correctly.[v]

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    Pump up your new tire. [6]

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Things You'll Need

  • Bike tire patch kit
  • Tire irons
  • Cycle tire pump
  • Wrench
  • Sandpaper

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