Saturday Night Racer - Mounting a beadlock

Frazier15 LMR God Offline I wanna go fast Posts: 555 CA	Mounting a beadlock 03/23/10 at 2:08pm Hey-- Looking for advice on the best way to mount up a beadlock. I've done it before on the old streetstock--- but I always had problems with leaks. Any tips? Silicone sealant? 500 ft. lbs of torque on the bolts? 2 beers before assembly? lol Any tips from start to finish would be appreciated. Thanks---------
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Missle Motorsports LMR God Offline Sportsman & Modified #57m Posts: 1339 Racecar Ranch, Calif.Foothills	Re: Mounting a beadlock Reply #1 - 03/23/10 at 2:28pm Make sure both Beads are Clean,on the Wheel & the Tire. Even Torque on the Lock Ring Bolts is important, tighten every other one till they are all snug. I use 1-can of Liquid/Aerosol Tire Sealer in mine, & never get a Leak
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ka_jd7and1 LMR God Offline Posts: 1052 Bakersfield, CA	Re: Mounting a beadlock Reply #2 - 03/23/10 at 2:34pm 2 beers after assembly is the proper sequence. Reward for a job well done. If you do it often enough, you'll get faster at it because you know the beer's getting warm.
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Re: Mounting a beadlock
Reply #3 - 03/23/10 at 2:38pm

Missle Motorsports wrote on 03/23/10 at 2:28pm:

Make sure both Beads are Clean,on the Wheel & the Tire. Even Torque on the Lock Ring Bolts is important, tighten every other one till they are all snug. I use 1-can of Liquid/Aerosol Tire Sealer in mine, & never get a Leak

Hey Missle--

You mean a fix a flat type product?

Thanks--

ka_jd7and1--- lol

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Re: Mounting a beadlock
Reply #4 - 03/23/10 at 2:45pm

[quote author=634446514A575C56514A464E42505C250 link=1269378539/0#3 date=1269380312]Missle Motorsports wrote on 03/23/10 at 2:28pm:

Make sure both Beads are Clean,on the Wheel & the Tire. Even Torque on the Lock Ring Bolts is important, tighten every other one till they are all snug. I use 1-can of Liquid/Aerosol Tire Sealer in mine, & never get a Leak

Mike, I personally wouldnt add anything inside my tire (unless it was a softner)lol . Like the previous post said, If wheel is clean, tire doesnt have a leak and torque it down evenly you should have no problem. Now I know on a race car that is alot of variables.lol chet

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Missle Motorsports LMR God Offline Sportsman & Modified #57m Posts: 1339 Racecar Ranch, Calif.Foothills	Re: Mounting a beadlock Reply #5 - 03/23/10 at 3:20pm FRAZIER15, YES, I use an Aerosol Fix A Flat type product in all my BeadLocks. Been doing that since 2002 when we had to Run the Antioch Style American Racer Tire that would Bleed Air right out through the Sidewalls
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Andrew LMR God Offline 2006 SMS M.S. champion... more of a PB these days Posts: 1359 Camarillo	Re: Mounting a beadlock Reply #6 - 03/23/10 at 5:11pm I never thought of fix a flat... that's brilliant! All it takes is one bump the the ring and it will never seal(totally) again. I like it.
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ministocker56 LMR God Offline Dirt Late Models Rule! Posts: 1478	Re: Mounting a beadlock Reply #7 - 03/23/10 at 6:01pm well can't remember but when i use to help on the late model we use to tighten them with a torque wrench i think it was 20 or 25 pounds on esch bolt
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HookedUp25 LMR Member Offline Dirt Late Models Rule! Posts: 150 Concord, CA	Re: Mounting a beadlock Reply #8 - 04/09/10 at 3:18pm I just had this problem. As discussed cleaning the surface/bead side with a chissel making sure all dirt, paint, is removed worked for me. Had a small leak and thought i did a good job but it wasn't good enough. It must be clean.
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brummi5050 LMR Rookie Offline Posts: 61 Nipomo,CA	Re: Mounting a beadlock Reply #9 - 04/09/10 at 3:38pm They usually dont leak enough to affect a race. I wouldnt add anything because that fix a flat stuff sucks to deal with when you bust the tire back off. Ask any tire guy. New tire and wheel prolly wont leak or maybe just enough to go flat after a week on stands. No biggie! And Mike you RULE!
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Missle Motorsports LMR God Offline Sportsman & Modified #57m Posts: 1339 Racecar Ranch, Calif.Foothills	Re: Mounting a beadlock Reply #10 - 04/09/10 at 3:43pm When I said use Fixa Flat, I meant the Aerosol Version, not Slime. No mess with the Aerosol type, & some even say it might bleed through & act as a Tire Softener, but ya didn't heard that part from me
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jp80 LMR God Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 988	Re: Mounting a beadlock Reply #11 - 04/09/10 at 10:44pm adding anything into your tire is not good. water adds moisture which affects the tire pressures when tire gets warm. Dry is the only way.
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