DIY calcium re and re...??

EricB · Oct 26, 2015

I need to fix a slow leak in one of my D14 rear tires, 13.6 x 26. In the event that the rim needs some repair work I'm interested in doing it myself at home, a new tube will go in if the old one looks tired. I'm aware of the procedure for calcium re & re but am interested in hearing of ideas out there that can make the job easier rather than more tedious. Thanks for your input!

glennster · Oct 26, 2015

i use a 12v sprayer pump to r+r the calcium. if you had a leak wash the rim several times with hot soapy water to get all the salt off. i sandblast the rim and then apply 2 coats of por-15 rust conversion primer on the inside of the rim. if you do get another leak, the calcium wont affect the por-15. heres some pics of a wheel on my cub i did a few years back

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i just drained the fluid on my w-9 yesterday and am going to replace a tube. been about 25 years or so, its time.

old · Oct 26, 2015

Many things depend on what you have on hand to work with. Me I have drained many a time just by hooking up a hose and then hang it up on the loader bucket and let gravity do its thing to drain them. As for breaking a tire down I will never tell some one to use a jack or loader etc to do it but then I was a tire man for a while so know the correct ways and have the knowledge to do it the right way. Once broken down I clean up the rim and paint it after the repair with truck bed liner spray. I have done many and some I was told I couild not do but did them because I was told I could not do it

RalphWD45 · Oct 26, 2015

Sorry about that OLD! As much as I respect you, I just have to try Glennester's method of breaking down a rear tire, myself.

old · Oct 26, 2015

I would not do it but then I know an EMT and he has told me of cases where he took guys to the hospital due to broken legs cause by a jack jumping off and hitting the guy and well you can guess the rest. I'll stick with my hammer or my tire bead breaker air tool and do it the correct way but as I said I did tires for a living and have leaned how unsafe a tire is

hd6gtom · Oct 26, 2015

I spent 22years operating a tire shop. The use of the jack in the picture is an accident going to happen. It is a great way to destroy a good tire. I'seen broken arms, broken wrists, beads on perfectly good tires destroyed attempting to do this. Take the whole tractor to a reliable farm tire repair shop. It is far easier to fix a rear tire with it mounted on the tractor.

old · Oct 26, 2015

I agree the jack or loader bucket or even trying to drive on one is going to cause a problem sooner or later. Either learn the correct way or have some one else do it for you. I to have been fixing tires no and off since I was 16 and worked in a gas station. Plus a tire store on and off over time and seen some pretty bad things happen to people and those where the ones trained to do tire repair like the guy I knew that had a tire fly of the rim and break his jaw because he took the center hold down off the tire/rim before he aired it up

showcrop · Oct 27, 2015

Get the air fitting to garden hose adapter with the "burp" fitting teed on it. Then you can open it to let air in after the fluid stops running out.

buickanddeere · Oct 27, 2015

Why use calcium ?

EricB · Oct 27, 2015

Your finished product looks awesome...thanks for the pictures!

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