How to Mount a Beadlock
Beadlock wheels allow you to install large-diameter tires without expensive tire equipment or trips to a tire shop for installation. Beadlock wheels have a center flange that holds the inside bead of the tire in place. Over the flange and tire bead rests a ring. The ring keeps the outside wall bead secured to the wheel. A properly installed tire will not separate from the beadlock wheel even when deflated for driving off-road with your four-wheel drive vehicle.
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Things You'll Need
- Dishwashing liquid
- Valve stem
- Valve stem installation tool
- 1-gallon plastic bucket
- 5-gallon plastic bucket
- Clean water
- Soft brush
- Anti-seize compound
- Dead blow mallet
- Socket set
- Torque wrench
Instructions
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Pour dishwashing liquid on the flared end of a valve stem. Slide the threaded end of the valve stem into the hole of a beadlock wheel. Set a valve stem installation tool stem onto the threads of the valve stem. Turn the tool clockwise four to five revolutions. Pull the tool toward you until the valve stem pops into place. Twist the tool counterclockwise to remove it from the stem threads.
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Pour roughly one tsp. of dishwashing liquid into the 1-gallon plastic bucket. Fill the bucket halfway with clean water.
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Set the beadlock wheel with the inside facing the ground. Dip a soft brush in the soapy solution. Rub the brush on the inside tire bead. Slide the tire bead over the front bead of the wheel. Tilt the wheel and tire away from the floor. Place the 5-gallon plastic bucket under the inside of the wheel. Rest the wheel on the bucket.
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Lightly tap the exterior tire bead with a dead blow hammer to work it under the wheel flange. Align the aluminum beadlock ring with the holes in the wheel flange. Coat each ring bolt with anti-seize lubricant before threading it into the wheel flange to keep the bolts from corroding to the wheel.
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Tighten each bolt with a matched socket attached to a torque wrench. Use a crisscross pattern to tighten each bolt gradually to 12 to 15 ft-lbs. of torque.
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