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i use a short 4x4 and a long 2x4 taped together with ducttape to make a large lever that i wedge into my work bench which is bolted to the house. with this i pop the beads, then i use tire spoons and windex to remove the tire. more windex and spoons to get the new tire on. a second set of hands helps.
the zip tie method is stupid and expensive when you consider the cost of those massive zipties that you have to use in order for it to work (small zipties just break. the kind of zipties you have to use cost a fortune. you might as well buy a tire machine.)
i balance the wheel by putting the axle through it sitting on stands and let it settle to the heavy spot after rotating both directions. weight the opposite of the heavy spot until it never settles in the same spot.
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