How To: Installing 9:00-16 tires on CMP wheels

[Bob Carriere]

I have finally documented the installation of a Americam bead profile Michelin XL on a Canadian CMP 16 in. rim intended for "British 5 degree wheels"

I have previously showed pcitures of the device we designed/built at the barn but this will be more complete. It will take numerous postings as I have great details covered by 40 + pictures. The may need to be grouped in series of 5 due to web limitations. All pictures were shot inside the barn using ambient light, later sequenced, cropped and resized. It took twice as long to get the package together thanit took us to do the job.

So here goes the first series starting with the home made tool.

Pic 1- Simple construction that will allow squeezing the tire on the CMP rim.
Pic 2 and 3 Using standard 1x2 in. stock..... 3/16 thcik wall for rigidity.
Pic 4- threaded rods 3/4 in. NOTe initially we used regualr hardware store rods and the thread started to chip and gall after the secodn tire.
So we made new one from Grade 8 threaded rod and started using anti-seize compound.......
Pic 5 A section of 36 inches will yeild 4 9 inch sections...... nuts were welded on.