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Feb 15, 2012 | 05:41 PM

#11

Bagger Jim

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From: Fort Myers, Fl.

My indy will install them at the time of a tire change for free (labor). I just have to buy the beads, which aren't that expensive. Under 10 bucks I think.

Feb 15, 2012 | 05:53 PM

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Jeff's 1st Harley

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From: Coweta, Oklahoma

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Originally Posted by golfblues

I put them in many tubed tires. First time was a biatch! Once I got the rhythm, slow & easy, it was a piece of cake. Make sure the tire is off the ground the valve is in the 5 or 7 o'clock position. Feed them in slowly while tapping the tube. And your indy doesn't have a clue.

Yeah I did all of that slowly, tapping the tube, using the shop air. Nothing worked. Anyway it never mentioned all of that on the package from the manufacturer. taking fifteen minutes and the like. If you had good luck with them well i'm happy for you, but they wouldn't go in my tube tire so I'll just go back to the way it used to be and is instead of a bunch of rolling glass beads in my tire.

Feb 15, 2012 | 05:59 PM

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Jeff's 1st Harley

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Originally Posted by MXerwithaBob

they work great, you needed to be more patient. I used an engraver against the valve stem, worked great.

I thought I was being very patient since the instructions didn't call for patience. They just continue to get stacked up in the tube and wouldn't go into the tire tube. Oh well it is done and I am happy hope you have many miles of happy riding.

Feb 15, 2012 | 06:40 PM

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SamStone

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An 1/8" drill down the valve stem and something to vibrate the beads through the stem. Maybe the wife will let you use Bob (battery operated boyfriend)

Feb 15, 2012 | 10:11 PM

#15

wideglidebob

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like said above my wheels are either perfectly balanced or these beads work great , cannot beat it for the money

Feb 16, 2012 | 06:22 AM

#16

JohnFlorida

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SamStone

An 1/8" drill down the valve stem and something to vibrate the beads through the stem. Maybe the wife will let you use Bob (battery operated boyfriend)

Yep, 1/8 inch drill will do it. Call the manufacturer and they'll tell you the same thing. Tubes sometimes have a blockage

Feb 16, 2012 | 07:23 AM

#17

tryus

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From: SW Mississippi

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Originally Posted by DYJ

We've been using copper bee bees in our rock crawlers and 4x4's for years. I wonder if there is any advantage to those dynabeads. What are they made of?

They are a very dense ceramic or similar material. Very heavy. Supposed to not absorb moisture or corrode. They work perfectly. I change tube at each tire change and I've never had any problems.
One thing for sure, if take your weights off, put them in and then put your tire on a spin balancer, it will be balanced!

Feb 16, 2012 | 11:04 AM

#18

yso191

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The best way is to not go through the valve stem, but break the seal on the tire and just dump them in. Obviously this wouldn't work on tube tires.

I love them. I have many thousand miles on them and will not go back to wheel weights.

Steve

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Feb 16, 2012 | 12:57 PM

#19

edauth

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From: NE Iowa

They do work excellent, we use Equal tire balance(fine sand) in our shop which is the same principle as dyna beads, inside thousands of steer tires on large trucks with also excellent results. Basically they rebalance every time you stop and start, and no ugly wheel weights.

Last edited by edauth; Feb 16, 2012 at 01:16 PM.