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Bead retainers are they really needed in the UK??
Posted by 'TeamPoor' on 28 Apr 2016 @ 15:17

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We run in IKR. I know bead retainers are an MSA requirement, but they are a right pain when tyre changing, prone to leaks, stripping threads on MAG wheels. Has anyone run without them in senior classes - senior Rotax on Mojo D2's and if have you ever had any problems? I assume you only need them when running really low pressures in really hot weather, i.e. in the UK not very often. I have a few rims where maybe one bead retaining hole has a thread problem. Due to the thickness of the rim, helicoils or timeserts etc. might not work very well / be reliable. I'm tempted to fill the problem hole with chemical metal / Q bond eta, then drill and tap a new hole close by. Or maybe not bother at all and fill all the holes - to avoid going out of balance??

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Re: Bead retainers are they really needed in the U by 'alanrr' (28 Apr 2016 @ 21:16)

Re: Bead retainers are they really needed in the U by 'TeamPoor' (29 Apr 2016 @ 16:27)

Re: Bead retainers are they really needed in the U by 'alanrr' (29 Apr 2016 @ 16:58)

Re: Bead retainers are they really needed in the U by 'TeamAnthony' (30 Apr 2016 @ 8:34)

Re: Bead retainers are they really needed in the U by 'alanrr' (30 Apr 2016 @ 22:33)

Re: Bead retainers are they really needed in the U by 'TeamAnthony' (01 May 2016 @ 0:03)

Re: Bead retainers are they really needed in the U by 'TeamAnthony' (05 May 2016 @ 18:17)

Re: Bead retainers are they really needed in the U by 'alanrr' (05 May 2016 @ 20:00)

Re: Bead retainers are they really needed in the U by 'TeamAnthony' (05 May 2016 @ 20:19)

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