Help -- Removing a TiLite airless insert?

elarson · 06-30-2012, 05:01 PM

Okay, this is probably a really stupid question, but how does one remove an airless insert out on a TiLite? I am trying to take a handrim off, which requires taking the airless insert out. I've checked the parts store but it only shows a picture of the CP101847 24" x 1-3/8" AIRLESS INSERT and the manual says nothing that I can find.

I'm a bit bummed, because this was going to be my first try at tinkering with the new chair, and I've failed at step one -- ugh!

Thanks for any help.

baldfatdad · 06-30-2012, 05:10 PM

This may be the hardest thing to do on a wheel chair. It requires steel tire irons, hammer and a lot of muscle and swearing. Take it to a bike shop.

elarson · 06-30-2012, 05:24 PM

Frick! We got this chair used, and I thought the insert was more like a Schwalbe kevlar insert. Actually, I'm not really sure I even thought about it much.

Living in Holland we have good bike shops on just about every corner. I'll definitely take your advice @baldfatdad and get to the bike shop. We've got a nice old local guy that I hope never retires.

I guess the good news is that I don't have to pump up tires every week;-)

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Originally Posted by baldfatdad

This may be the hardest thing to do on a wheel chair. It requires steel tire irons, hammer and a lot of muscle and swearing. Take it to a bike shop.

titanium4motion · 06-30-2012, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baldfatdad

This may be the hardest thing to do on a wheel chair. It requires steel tire irons, hammer and a lot of muscle and swearing. Take it to a bike shop.

I took my set of rims once to a bike shop to have those inserts removed and they cut them off! I was pissed!

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SoFla · 06-30-2012, 06:41 PM

Same here. I needed new tires, and the bike shop wouldn't even touch my chair. I cut the tires, removed the inserts, and replaced with tires that need air.

elarson · 06-30-2012, 08:17 PM

So how do I remove the handrim without totally decimating the insert?

elarson · 06-30-2012, 08:19 PM

Wow, could I have chosen a worse beginner project?

I guess the only consolation is that I notice that my status on this forum has been bumped to "member", which I think was “junior” before. Probably coincidence, but helps a bit.

baldfatdad · 06-30-2012, 09:05 PM

I should have asked. Why do you want to take the hand rim off?

elarson · 06-30-2012, 09:10 PM

Hemiparesis (weakness on one side of the body). He does not use the left hand rim, and it only makes it more difficult to get through doorways.

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Originally Posted by baldfatdad

I should have asked. Why do you want to take the hand rim off?

elarson · 06-30-2012, 09:19 PM

This is a link about what we are doing with the used wheelchair and also hoping to get a new wheelchair http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showthread.php?t=187438

06-30-2012, 05:01 PM	#1
elarson Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 815	Help -- Removing a TiLite airless insert? Okay, this is probably a really stupid question, but how does one remove an airless insert out on a TiLite? I am trying to take a handrim off, which requires taking the airless insert out. I've checked the parts store but it only shows a picture of the CP101847 24" x 1-3/8" AIRLESS INSERT and the manual says nothing that I can find. I'm a bit bummed, because this was going to be my first try at tinkering with the new chair, and I've failed at step one -- ugh! Thanks for any help. __________________ Partner of an incredible stroke survivor [hemiparesis, weakness on one side of the body and hemispatial neglect, lack of awareness of one side of space].

06-30-2012, 08:17 PM	#6
elarson Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 815	So how do I remove the handrim without totally decimating the insert? __________________ Partner of an incredible stroke survivor [hemiparesis, weakness on one side of the body and hemispatial neglect, lack of awareness of one side of space].

06-30-2012, 08:19 PM	#7
elarson Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 815	Wow, could I have chosen a worse beginner project? I guess the only consolation is that I notice that my status on this forum has been bumped to "member", which I think was “junior” before. Probably coincidence, but helps a bit. __________________ Partner of an incredible stroke survivor [hemiparesis, weakness on one side of the body and hemispatial neglect, lack of awareness of one side of space]. Last edited by elarson; 06-30-2012 at 08:32 PM.

06-30-2012, 09:19 PM	#10
elarson Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 815	This is a link about what we are doing with the used wheelchair and also hoping to get a new wheelchair http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showthread.php?t=187438 __________________ Partner of an incredible stroke survivor [hemiparesis, weakness on one side of the body and hemispatial neglect, lack of awareness of one side of space].

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06-30-2012, 05:10 PM	#2
baldfatdad Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 773	This may be the hardest thing to do on a wheel chair. It requires steel tire irons, hammer and a lot of muscle and swearing. Take it to a bike shop.

06-30-2012, 06:41 PM	#5
SoFla Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,322	Same here. I needed new tires, and the bike shop wouldn't even touch my chair. I cut the tires, removed the inserts, and replaced with tires that need air.

06-30-2012, 09:05 PM	#8
baldfatdad Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 773	I should have asked. Why do you want to take the hand rim off?

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