@Laurent M For me, the front tire nuts were too damn tight. After fighting it for a few minutes the bolt edges started to round, and in the end I had to cut them and buy replacements on the internet.
To those that have failed, I will give you some tips after I finally managed to get the front tyre back on: 1. I boiled the tyre for a few minutes. It's next to impossible if you dont. Apparently you can microwave it too but I just used a portable butane burner outside the house so it doesn't leave horrible smell in my house 2. I used plenty of general purpose grease around the rim and the tyre beads for lubrication 3. Thread the valve through the hole in the rim first and put the tube on the rim. This is not easy as the valve is very long. I filed the plastic inside the hile to make it easier but still needs some force. 4. Put one side of the tyre back on. This shouldn't be hard if you boiled the tyre as instructed. Use spoon or tyre lever to assist. 5. Use tyre lever or something that's not sharp to push the tube back inside the rim. 6. Connect the valve extender. This is quite hard and you may need to push the valve out using something. I used plastic tyre lever. 7. Put in small amount of air. This is to prevent the other side of the tyre coming off the rim as you try to push the tyre back on the rim. Nothing worse than thinking you've done it just to find out that the other side of the tyre has popped out. 8. Use the spoon to start putting the tyre back on. I wore a steel cap motorcycle boots to step on the bits that are done and make sure that part doesnt come off while I go around the rim with spoon. If you took too long in previous steps and the weather is cold, the tyre may be too cold and you may have to boil it again. If you do, do not remove the valve extender. Leave it in! Hope this helps someone out there as I probably spent close to 10 hours in total.
You can also use a heat gun or hair dryer to heat up the tyre, they stretch much easier when heated. (learnt that when replacing steering rack boots on my car)
That was one of the manliest things I have ever done, and I’ve completed multiple ultramarathons. About 2 hours into the project, I had a sudden urge to beg my parents to bail me out and do it for me. I am 40 years old. 🤣 Putting some olive oil inside the tire made this job humanly possible. Wish I had read the comments - the guy in this video is a f&$@ing legend. That was a once-in-a-lifetime repair. Tires should come with a merit badge and bandaids. Going with solid tires if/when these blow.
I used coco oil and yes, you're right, solid tires is the ultimate solution. I made a lot of mechanic when I was a teenager and I've never experienced so much of painful struggles but with this scooter.
I just had a flat front tyre at around 450km mark. Thank you for a very informative video! The tools mentioned in the video did the work and this took me for about an hour or so to do, although instead of tire irons I used three spoons. Definitely going to buy correct tools for the next time. Putting the valve through the hole was a bit tricky thing to do, but you just have to carefully align the new valve with the hole. It will pop right through with no force at all. Matter of practice, I guess. What greatly helped me was that after the tube and tyre are about a halfway in, I used a small cargo strap with a ratchet to wrap around the tyre and press the middle part of it inwards - this way the edges of the tyre (those that go against the rim) pop slightly outwards and it is easier to press the tyre on the rim. It still took me one knee and two spoons and some force to push it but it is not unbearable job to do. Hopefully this helps someone. One thing to mention, I did not use any lubricants or boil/heat the tyre at all... Useless and wasted effort if you ask me. I have now used the new tyre for about 15km and seems to work fine. Cheers!
maybe the valve thing is easy if you got a shorter valve - I had a very hard time to take the old valve out (with damage) and the new inner rubber had a little longer valve - so it was imposible to bring it through without chopping the valve! I would be interested to know where to find those inner tires with shorter (than original) valve! BUT, having doubts of the availability, I ordered from amazon airless ones!
Putting the valve back to the front tyre was a challenge. Another one was putting the tyre back on wheel. I broke two plastic levers in process and finaly used screwdrivers. Now I have placed an order for tubeless tyres.... By the way, in the process of the repair I gave countless different names to chinese comrades /designers.. All of them in slovak language :-)
Yes I bought a Xiaomi Pro Scooter 2nd hand and got it cheap as it had 2 flat tyres and they were tubeless. The wheels were full of runny and hardened gunk and a valve stem to remove, which added an extra step to changing the tyres. Thanks for your help in this video. You make it look easy. I think it took me over a couple of hours to do it not including breaks and I think I have rubbed my fingers raw and there still aching the next day. I saw on another video to put the tyre in boiling water for 20 mins to soften it up which helped. Another video used cable ties to hold the tyre in place while you're putting it on (rear wheel only). Anyway the result was great and I'm happy.
Tip ... don't throw away your old tubes, use them to cover your new tubes, this offers significantly better puncture protection, downside, its's harder to replace the tyre over two layers of inner tube onto the wheel rim, but with effort you can do it.. my last puncture was four months ago..and counting.
i swear most of these scooters are built to be a huge hassle if you dont know exactly what your doing or have teh right tools.. just so they have a higher chance of you sending it to them for repair which cost a ton here where i live xD
@Laurent M make sure you get some proper tirelevers i managed to puncture 2 innertubes using metal bicycle leavers learned that the hard way... got some proper plastic ones now they work much better
Thank you for the tip one commenter left below about using zip ties. I spent 4 hours messing with it until I found this tip. The issue I had was with the back tire of a Gotrax XR Elite. I was trying to get the remaining 1/4 of the tire wall into the rim. When I pushed in 1 side, the other side would come out. I was able to get the tire on the rim using 2 zip ties between the spokes on opposite ends to secure the last portion of tire from popping out.
I bet Xiaomi designer are having a good laugh reading this comment section, those damn bastards. Edit: after failing for +3 hours and giving up, I tried again day two: after putting the tire in water near boiling point for 2 minutes + a lot of swearing + pure hatred towards xiami designers, I finally succeeded and my forearms feel sore as I type this comment.
It's rather a shame on an otherwise nicely designed scooter, that it didn't seem to have occurred to them that people would need to change tyres...so they made it as hard as possible.
10 inch tires do not help. I have them. They do not make flats any less frequent and I recently fell on my arm after losing traction in addition to the tire going flat.
Thanks, got me through the rear tire replacement. Putting the tire back on the rim was hard. I broke one of my little tire levers doing it. I used a long flathead screwdriver to get it over the rim.
It's been almost 4 hours but I made it (rear tire only). No bike repair kit, just 3 spoons and and a lot of frustration. Good luck everyone, and take care of your tires.
I used 3 tire levers, a couple plastic wood-working clamps and dish soap with a little bit of water added. The soap does wonders for getting the last half on.
Your video makes it easy to get the valve in and out of the wheel base. I'm having great difficulty, is there a special way of getting it in. The valve seems too long to get in and out. I had to cut out the puncture inner tube to get it out. Help please!
Apostolic ioannidis κι ο αντρας μου και το το έβαλε εγώ. Στην αρχή περνας την βαλβίδα στο αυλάκι ελαφρός διαγώνια κ μετά το βάζεις λίγο λίγο πιο μέσα στην οπή!
@@2icelollys1goat There is trick with removing plastic cover from wheel to open motor, there is plastic thingy, that hold valve. You can free it from inside.
After changing a flat and using the nylon tire levers (which were helpful but bent a lot in the process) I decided to purchase another set but these nylon levers have a steel core so they won't bend. So I'm ready for next time. I also was scared that I might bend my brake disk while having it underneath so I just removed the 5 screws that were holding it to the rim and once finished putting it back on didn't pose any alignment problems at all. Either way another good video on the M365.
Don't have my M365 anymore (sold it last year...needed funds) but I found that if you get yourself someone else to help it's the best way to go. Four hands make things much easier plus I discovered (after doing many of these while I was a Bird Mechanic for a few months) that if you can get the tire hot by letting it sit in the sun it becomes more pliable and will stretch much more. If you buy the longer (Motorcycle) tire levers the ones that have the rubber handles that makes the job easier too.
Man you totally fast forwarded the video showing the hardest part of the whole thing...using the tire levers to actually force the tire back in the rim. I have struggled with this for hours now. I’m using back ends of spoons and the tire just doesn’t want to go in. Every time I get it, the other side pops out. I wish I could see someone actually doing it.
No solution. I ordered tire spoons and used them, got the tube and tire on after an hour and went to inflate it...apparently the tire spoon must have spliced the tube while installing. Now I am back to square one, minus another tube.. 👎🏼
Hector Velasco its funny because just yesterday I attempted another time with a new tube and discovered that if I use my knees to push down on the whole wheel and tire as I (gently) insert and pry with my tire levers, it keeps the tire from popping out on the backside. I believe now I can finally do it. Thanks for the video!!
The tire is extremely hard to get back together! I would recommend heating the wheel in the oven or in boiling water. The wheel will expand just enough so it's humanly possible to get back together. Also try to apply some grease on the wheel
Ok. So after 4 days of trying and countless hours invested, I finally got the front tyre back on. And having read all the struggles that my fellow Xiaomi M365 owners have faced (all of which I also faced), I thought it would be bad if I didn’t contribute my part to the comments. So here goes: Removing stubborn nuts off the front tyre: These nuts felt as though superman himself had tightened these! However using the appropriately sized spanner from the “Silverline 868755 Combination Spanner Set Display Box - Pack of 8”, I was able to get them off. Put the scooter in the best position for you to use 2 hands and apply some bodyweight behind it, they will come off. Keep jerking at it, if that makes sense, they will loosen. I also used some WD40. Take taking the tyre off: Obviously take the air out of the inner tube and use some metal levers to remove the tyre. I used “Heavy Duty Tyre Levers” - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000R9GG1G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - These are also the same levers I used to get the tyre back on, more on that a little later. Removing the dreaded inner tube valve: First of all, let me say that this is the most stupid, user “unfriendly” design I have ever seen! But removing this was not difficult for me (putting it back however… that’s another story). For me, I used a hammer and an “allen key”/”hex key” (an appropriately sized one that is sort of the same size as the hole) and just hammered it out. This took me 5 mins. You can use anything else that will allow you to use the hammer to knock it out. Putting the inner tube valve part back in: One of the comments on another video spoke about filing down the hole on the rim for the valve to make it bigger. I followed this and used the files here “Draper Redline 68904 File Set (16-Piece)” to file the heck out of the hole, making it big enough for the valve. However, after doing this you may still experience a slight difficulty due to the angle of the valve upon entry into the hole. But with the bigger hole, you should be able to pinch this through using tweezers. I just used one of the smaller files from the above recommendation, stuck this a little bit into the valve stem to lift it up and then pushed the valve stem from behind to have it come through completely. Try your best not to let the valve go back in lol! Getting the tyre back on the rim: This for me was the most difficult part of the endeavour. So, my chosen method was this. 1. I put the inner tube into the tyre first. Pulling just enough out to complete the inner tube valve step above. 2. Getting the back part of the front tyre onto the rim was straight forward enough. 3. With regards to the front part, I had the same issue as everyone else. The tyre just kept coming off on the other side, a very frustrating experience. Then, I decided to pump the tyre up very very very slightly, to allow for enough tension to avoid the back of the tyre falling off, whilst I worked on the front part. Using the “Heavy Duty Tyre Levers”, “Silverline Tools 681090 Heavy Duty Tyre Lever 290 mm” (would recommend using x2 of these) and “Vaseline”, I then proceeded to put the front part of the tyre back on. a. First I put the Vaseline on the tyre and on the outer rim. b. Then using the levers I carefully put front part of the tyre back on, getting it into the rim. (Remember, the tyre needs to be pumped up very very very slightly to prevent the back part falling off.) c. Make sure to use your hands to hold each part in place once you have put it in using the tyre levers. You may need a 2nd pair of hands to assist with holding this in place. d. With the last part of the tyre (usually the hardest), get a good amount of Vaseline on it. Use the tyre levers to put in one of the ends of the remaining part. Don’t go for the obvious middle part of the remaining tyre, go for the corner of the part that is remaining (I hope that makes sense). Once you attempt to flip that part into the rim, the Vaseline will do the rest and the remaining part of the tyre that is outside of the rim “should” slide in! Emphasis on should”! 4. After this pump the tyre up fully, put the nuts, screws and covers back on and off you go. Try not to damage the front tyre electrical cable as I did using brute strength over the 4 day period. Now I have “Gorilla tape” patching up the frayed areas. Obviously, you can adapt the steps above to suit you, but a combination of the above should get the job done. Happy fixing, don’t give up!
I was just changing a punctured tire in mine today (for the first time, totally a beginner with that) and it took me around 20 mins of sweating and swearing over it, but the hardest part in my case was definitely putting the valve of the new one back in (I ended up rendering the first tire completely unusable taking the first one off, but putting it back in was hell). I drilled the plastic part right below the hole, so it had more space and simply used fingers to push it while levering it with a screwdriver from the other side carefully (not to damage the end). Compared to that putting the tyre back on was a piece of cake, just used actual freakin spoons to lever it back on the wheel and then went to pump it on a gas station (definitely need to buy a pump for that beast). Although I'm pretty proud of myself even up till now, cause I managed to do that alone somehow. Only joined that video searching for how to remove / insert the valve painlessly, but I ended up swearing on the author cause it JUST FUCKING CAME OFF EFFORTLESSLY FOR HIM :_; A question from the new user though, I barely rode like 13 kilometers after buying it yesterday and got a flat on a simple curb, that probably makes one of the fastest punctured tires in the m365 community... Do you have any experience with riding over the bigger curbs already and is it safe to actually do that and I just got unlucky / there was a piece of glass or something along, or would you rather recommend not going through them at all? Ever since that happened I rode like another 14 kms caring not to go through anything that sticks out more than barely and am pretty oversensitive about jumping from the higher curbs either. Would love to hear if that's something common or if that was a single time accident. I also probably had the tires a little underpressured, as I pumped them to the minimal recommended psi for my weight and then probably lost some taking the pump off the valve, I got like almost 1 bar more in it now, perfectly in the recommended levels, but I still feel like checking a tire every half a km :/ Plus my road to work and back has some pretty uneven parts and I got through 1-2 test rides there without a problem today but I'm scared it'll just happen again sometime soon.
@@DelterYT I personally haven't heard of a puncture that quickly. However I tend to avoid curbs, riding up the flat part of the pavement where possible. I do however have "slime" in my front tyre so this may be preventing a lot of would be punctures. I also always pump to 55psi (as opposed to 50psi) to account for the air loss when removing the pump.
@@hellohello1321 yeah I also did that to the pressure, guess I'll just get used to avoiding curbs :P As for slime I still need to get mine, heard it does wonders on those wheels.
People I've discovered a rather simple solution for inserting the tyre valve into the hole; unscrew the 6 torks of the motor plate , that gives you exactly the essential space to insert the valve inside the hole lane, use a little soap as well to push it gently over the rim shape. This should do the trick, it took me less than a minute. Don't forget to tighten the torks again before you put the tyre on pressure so that the plastic hole clip doesnt get out of place.
The ONLY way I could get the new valve in place was to drill out the plastic insert that the valve has to pass though, then seal with some silicone compound when all back together.....
Actually, if we're talking about the front wheel, believe it or not, in order to properly get the valve in or out, you have to dismantle the freaking motor housing. You need torx bits to unscrew the motor plate. Only once you do that, you can remove the piece of plastic that blocks the valve. I think that plastic is supposed to prevent sand from getting into the motor.
@@ThinBear4 Yeah, Torx 20 in fact. The plastic notch is more for keeping the valve stable and in situ. I took a drill to this and shaved it out a little. And then I found a piece of hard plastic washer to hold the valve in place.
Thanks for this, I got a puncture and this would have been handy then, I figured out most of the details but didn't have a big enough spanner and the wire in the way was painful to use any sort of sockets that I normally rely on and my bike repair kit was no good either. Where I really struggled is getting the tire off it was so much tighter than a normal bike eve with three levers trying to pry it off, was like an old low profile racer bike I had long time ago... and also the valve was stuck in the hole and wouldn't come out at all, in the end I repaired the puncture instead and added slime in to , few months later and still going strong on the daily commute... and had a shower because I was sweating after the struggle of that wheel.
I tried many ways to put back in the tube the only way I could do it was by making the whole bigger, definitely its the best idea to do it, you will save many hours by trying to put it back in.
So i got a flat front tire . Went to a special electric step shop because i'm not handy at all and it seems like a bad joke to replace it. They told me that they used some red glue which you need specific tools for it to burn it off..is this true ? i can get back to my retail shop and they will send it back to a repair shop in wherever country and i have to pay 60 Euros for it.
Hi.. what did you do at @4:28 to put that side back, the video showing that the tire is little more that half IN already then you push the rest. I tried but had no success
My tires just popped, and i'm about to start replacing them, i have the extra tires that came with the package. Any tips, because i see in the comments that this is hell...?
How in tarnation do you get the tube valve back inside???? It's just impossible aligning it with the hole since it's longer than the ridge of the wheel. Any advice?
Took me almost 2 hrs to change the front tire. I needed help also to put back the tire without using grease. Doing it alone would be very difficult and tiring. Good luck
You make it seem much easier than it is in real life just so that people use your links to buy spare parts and you get a commission. For an experienced guy it’s a pain in the butt. I think Xiaomi makes it so hard on purpose so that you buy a new one rather than repairing the old one.
I want a Chinese Medal of Honor for replacing the front tire! Yes, do enlarge the valve hole (grinder does the job) and apply lots of grease. It helps to put the wheel on a solid work bench and ask for help when pushing the tire over the rim. Place the side with the wire on top. Much easier with 4 hands, using your body weight.
I found that the re-fitting of my original factory tyre after a puncture repair was damn near impossible with hand tools as you cannot generate enough force and the rubber will not stretch. I watched this video to see what the trick to it is. but sadly this part was skimmed over like there is no issue. Did you warm up the tyre with a heat gun?
Can't believe you changed the tires so easily. I struggled with the plastic tools so long until my bro helped me with crowbars instead. I need to replace rear one with solid tyre and can't even imagine how to do it :P
It was really difficult, solid core tire levers would have helped a lot. Btw I have a review on premounted solid tires I just made. So that may be a option worth noting.
So glad I ordered a kugoo s1 escooter with solid tyres and full suspension and not this. Don’t get me wrong I’m sure it’s a great scooter but I cant be bothered with all this as I’ve been very prone to flats in the past. I wished they’d fitted solid rubber tyres over inflated ones as this makes owning a m365 less desirable imo.
adriano raffaele makes sense! I have an m365 and I gotta tell you that without suspension it is definitely a quite bumpy ride. I imagine that solids would make it a nightmare...
Andrey Mishenin id like to see suspension with solid tires and hopefully folding handlebars on a future m365 scooter. This would make it easier to transport around and improve driver comfort massively.
I found it way easier to have the tube installed before you put the whole thing onto the rim used 3 flat head screw drivers but had to be careful so i didn’t puncture the tube
Thanks so much for this! Mines been sitting in the garage with a flat for about a year because I couldn't figure out the screws were under the red stickers..
It wasn't easy, I guess I got lucky. This was my first time installing the front tire and tube. I know the valve had to go in at an angle. But it's difficult to work it in when there is so little space. Maybe your fingers are too big?
get tubes with bent valve stems ones without the bend are terrible to work with. might also think about reaming the plastic part that is around the valve stem holw to make more room, use a big drill bit, link: www.aliexpress.com/item/2pcs-Xiaomi-Mijia-M365-Inflation-Tube-Tire-Solid-Tyre-Non-Pneumatic-Electric-Scooter-Tire-Vacuum-Wheel/32824775958.html?
Exactly the same issue Damm it was very difficult to put the valve out from hole for me I have to cut the of tube (shame on me) and then almost bring me a heart attack so much affort to put it correctly to hole . I wish I never do it again no way!!! But video it's helpful Greetings from Slovakia!!!
Powder under the tube with baby powder and then tap with a rubber mallet. Probably want to powder the inside of the tire as well. Read somewhere leaks are mostly caused by friction between the tube and tire.
to replace the rear tire I placed the bottom of the tire in a small vice and used two clamps to sqeeze the two sides in, then levered the top half with spoons, literally took me less that 5 mins. wish youtube let me post a pic.
Unless you are superman like this guy, you are not getting the tyre on this way. I spent hours sweating, swearing and crying. In the end I used two ratchet clamps (£5) to squeeze the sidewalls together on the opposite side I was levering from. This allowed the far side to pull toward the centre and not ride up over the rim. Had it on in a couple of minutes with minimal effort after that.
What tools was he using to put the tire back over the rim. I was using a screwdriver and I pinched the new inner tube so I had to start all over. But the tools he had made it look pretty easy, instead of a sharp screwdriver. Any tips
After puncturing the tube in my first try I decided to take it to a bicycle support store. They managed to did it. Now, after 1200km, is the turn of the front tire. I won't even fucking think on doing it myself. I will go straight to the same store.
I finally did it. Heating the tyre in the oven did nothing. I had to literally stand on the tyre and push it in with my feet.bfor the last piece, I got a small bit of olive oil(a tiny bit on kitchen paper) and just rubbed sparingly on the edge. Again with the feet and it finally went. This was absolutely horrible. I will probably change to solids just because of it.
The trick is leveraging two tire levers to remove/install. Same as some bicycle tires that are super stiff. Could also try a spray of simple green to help it slip on.
Ok so fork spoon and use two flathead screwdrivers chunky ones, to get the valve first to take out valve i just ripped it cause its bad anyway and the new one just angle straight and squeeze in with thumbs tuck rubber in under first worked for me. Bought rubber wheels same day
Going to pick up new 10x2 tires soon. Solid tire under now on rear side and after reading comments im not so sure anymore about starting changing process 🤣
I got mine off after I saw a comment on a different video about greasing the everloving fk out of the valve stem. Since I (like the other commenter apparently) didn't have any other grease handy putting some butter on the valve stem so the ridges don't catch on the sides as much. still took so much force that the inner side of it is gonna get a dremeling before I even try putting the new one in. GL with yours
in order to put in valve you can open the engine, six screws on the wheel itself and there on valve hole you will see a plastic part which can be easily removed, then put a valve in and plastic thingy back, close the engine and vuolia, valve in.
People I've discovered a rather simple solution for inserting the tyre valve into the hole; unscrew the 6 torks of the motor plate , that gives you exactly the essential space to insert the valve inside the hole lane, use a little soap as well to push it gently over the rim shape. This should do the trick, it took me less than a minute. Don't forget to tighten the torks again before you put the tyre on pressure so that the plastic hole clip doesnt get out of place.
I figured it out finally!!!! Lucky it's only the back tyre! You need to boil your tyre to soften it and freeze the wheel in the freezer. Then you have to work really quickly and do your best not to puncture the tube while you are at it. It's a big big pain. Also I scratched the wheel so much but I don't care anymore.
This is a lot of work. My pumps won't mate properly. I notice that in the video you use a flexible extension hose to help catch the low-protrusion valve. Can you advise what you use there?
Am i the only one? This video is fairly easy to follow and im really greatful. It really is easy to change the tires. If the screws is not so hard to fucking lose!!!! Im a girl but im fairly strong. But my dad who is 100 times more strong cannot fucking lose the screws!!! What the hell... i cried with this nightmare....i really dont know what to do now..
Great video and excellent job of speeding it up where necessary. I would love one of these scooters but I live in Britain where EVERYTHING is illegal. (I think they may be racist or hate crime related here.)
Hello, i have a question. When i got my scooter, inside the box was an extra set if tiers and tubes. Can i put the other tube set too the old tiers? I mean is it wrong and i have to buy new ones or is it just fine? Because i don't know if it is different... Thanks for your time
@@DougHnut it's not just old and new, i don't know if the tube fits because it's a different type of tier (the scooter comes with round and the other ones are more like square at the edges)
Why then make a video that looks really easy, not even mention or show us how you did it and then say " just a warning if its the front you are trying too replace, it is pretty hard to reinstall the tire and tube" in the comments? I like your videos mate, but come on. Do you get my point?
I really struggled trying go get the front tire off .. mainly because it was still attached to the scooter.. so I ended up cutting the power cable and wiring new plugs on each end so that the wheel can be completely removed from the scooter. It is a major design flaw of these scooters but fairly easy to fix if you are good with a soldering iron. Also slime does not work very well if you are heavy because any bumps you go over will dislodge the slime and cause the tire to deflate very quickly. I also tried using a solid tire on my front wheel too but they are even harder to replace (requiring 2 people) and vibrations are terrible when you ride on anything with segments in it (like pavement). For those people struggling with these tires I would suggest investing in a good pair of metal tire levers.
I always put abit of powder on the inner tube makes everything abit easier, also reduces internal friction. These small tyres you can heat them up i.e in a microwave for around 60 seconds 👍
I’m wondering if the brake is a standard disc brake Thule those found on push bikes ? If so then is it possible to upgrade to hydraulic brakes for more stopping power
Use zip ties every 5cm to get the tire off and on the rim. That will center the tire on the rim and make the work much easier. When deflated stick the zip tie between the rim and tire, push flat and tighten the zip tie. Don’t forget soap water.
Thanks for sharing, took me 3h to change inner tube this f****g tire is so stiff , don't assume you are changing bicycle tire, unless you have a proper gear it will be a nightmare
This guys makes this job look 100 times easier than it actually is.
I can confirm
Fuckin true
Nooo cappp
This is not easy at all...managed to pull out old rear tire with 2 pry bars and a knife...now I'm stuck with putting the new one back in...
totally agree. And Xiaomi tyres get punctured super-easily, very annoying. Almost takes all the fun out of the scooter.
What protein do you drink after your workout?
There's an easier way to mount the tire with just a couple of pliers. I have just uploaded a video to show you how to do it.
@@EliteWorm thanks you I got it done easily
I'm so happy that It helped you!!! 😃😃
@@EliteWorm amazing idea, helps a lot.
When i began to change the tire it was a nice warm day in autumn.
By the time i was done we where facing the Zombie Apocalypse.
Me done when people already colonized on Mars
@Laurent M For me, the front tire nuts were too damn tight. After fighting it for a few minutes the bolt edges started to round, and in the end I had to cut them and buy replacements on the internet.
When I am done, the apocalypse is not only over, but the civilisation after that is also already gone.
Just had a go. Took about two hours to change the rear tire. The rubber used to make your tires comes from another planet than mine. 🙂
To those that have failed, I will give you some tips after I finally managed to get the front tyre back on:
1. I boiled the tyre for a few minutes. It's next to impossible if you dont. Apparently you can microwave it too but I just used a portable butane burner outside the house so it doesn't leave horrible smell in my house
2. I used plenty of general purpose grease around the rim and the tyre beads for lubrication
3. Thread the valve through the hole in the rim first and put the tube on the rim. This is not easy as the valve is very long. I filed the plastic inside the hile to make it easier but still needs some force.
4. Put one side of the tyre back on. This shouldn't be hard if you boiled the tyre as instructed. Use spoon or tyre lever to assist.
5. Use tyre lever or something that's not sharp to push the tube back inside the rim.
6. Connect the valve extender. This is quite hard and you may need to push the valve out using something. I used plastic tyre lever.
7. Put in small amount of air. This is to prevent the other side of the tyre coming off the rim as you try to push the tyre back on the rim. Nothing worse than thinking you've done it just to find out that the other side of the tyre has popped out.
8. Use the spoon to start putting the tyre back on. I wore a steel cap motorcycle boots to step on the bits that are done and make sure that part doesnt come off while I go around the rim with spoon. If you took too long in previous steps and the weather is cold, the tyre may be too cold and you may have to boil it again. If you do, do not remove the valve extender. Leave it in!
Hope this helps someone out there as I probably spent close to 10 hours in total.
Couldn't you have just taken it into a MI store and have them do it?
Did you add salt or any other flavoring while boiling said tire? I did as you said it was rather bland and still horribly chewy.
@@synergy021 hahahahaaha very underated comment
@@fukitall80 wait, there are MI stores?
You can also use a heat gun or hair dryer to heat up the tyre, they stretch much easier when heated. (learnt that when replacing steering rack boots on my car)
That was one of the manliest things I have ever done, and I’ve completed multiple ultramarathons.
About 2 hours into the project, I had a sudden urge to beg my parents to bail me out and do it for me. I am 40 years old. 🤣
Putting some olive oil inside the tire made this job humanly possible. Wish I had read the comments - the guy in this video is a f&$@ing legend.
That was a once-in-a-lifetime repair. Tires should come with a merit badge and bandaids.
Going with solid tires if/when these blow.
I used coco oil and yes, you're right, solid tires is the ultimate solution.
I made a lot of mechanic when I was a teenager and I've never experienced so much of painful struggles but with this scooter.
🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣👍👍👍
DON'T go SOLID!! It's like riding without suspension on the surface of the moon out there!! Think of the NERVE damage!!
I just had a flat front tyre at around 450km mark. Thank you for a very informative video! The tools mentioned in the video did the work and this took me for about an hour or so to do, although instead of tire irons I used three spoons. Definitely going to buy correct tools for the next time. Putting the valve through the hole was a bit tricky thing to do, but you just have to carefully align the new valve with the hole. It will pop right through with no force at all. Matter of practice, I guess.
What greatly helped me was that after the tube and tyre are about a halfway in, I used a small cargo strap with a ratchet to wrap around the tyre and press the middle part of it inwards - this way the edges of the tyre (those that go against the rim) pop slightly outwards and it is easier to press the tyre on the rim. It still took me one knee and two spoons and some force to push it but it is not unbearable job to do. Hopefully this helps someone.
One thing to mention, I did not use any lubricants or boil/heat the tyre at all... Useless and wasted effort if you ask me. I have now used the new tyre for about 15km and seems to work fine. Cheers!
maybe the valve thing is easy if you got a shorter valve - I had a very hard time to take the old valve out (with damage) and the new inner rubber had a little longer valve - so it was imposible to bring it through without chopping the valve! I would be interested to know where to find those inner tires with shorter (than original) valve! BUT, having doubts of the availability, I ordered from amazon airless ones!
Putting the valve back to the front tyre was a challenge. Another one was putting the tyre back on wheel. I broke two plastic levers in process and finaly used screwdrivers. Now I have placed an order for tubeless tyres.... By the way, in the process of the repair I gave countless different names to chinese comrades /designers.. All of them in slovak language :-)
Yes I bought a Xiaomi Pro Scooter 2nd hand and got it cheap as it had 2 flat tyres and they were tubeless. The wheels were full of runny and hardened gunk and a valve stem to remove, which added an extra step to changing the tyres. Thanks for your help in this video. You make it look easy. I think it took me over a couple of hours to do it not including breaks and I think I have rubbed my fingers raw and there still aching the next day. I saw on another video to put the tyre in boiling water for 20 mins to soften it up which helped. Another video used cable ties to hold the tyre in place while you're putting it on (rear wheel only). Anyway the result was great and I'm happy.
Tip ... don't throw away your old tubes, use them to cover your new tubes, this offers significantly better puncture protection, downside, its's harder to replace the tyre over two layers of inner tube onto the wheel rim, but with effort you can do it.. my last puncture was four months ago..and counting.
only one tire take me 3 hour and 7 spoon and a lot of oil i cut my finger idk how i am screaming and bleeding and i hate my life
This made me laugh so hard, im sorry
7 spoon? use any soapwater...you will just need 3 of them.
Your misfortune made my day. Although now I need to start changing my tire with your experience in mind.
lucky i didnt have my colt on my belt that day, would have shot that tire to !##")(!"# and the motor after that!
@JB lol no :D if you will have a flat tire you will have to buy an other one because apple doesnt sell parts
Thank you for this video. You made it look so easy. I wish we can fast forward the hard bits in real life 😂
After 3 days of trying I finally decided to set the scooter and my house on fire. Thanks China
i swear most of these scooters are built to be a huge hassle if you dont know exactly what your doing or have teh right tools.. just so they have a higher chance of you sending it to them for repair which cost a ton here where i live xD
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@Laurent M make sure you get some proper tirelevers i managed to puncture 2 innertubes using metal bicycle leavers learned that the hard way... got some proper plastic ones now they work much better
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@Laurent M are you stupid -it's not bloody possible to change - I had to use a chainsaw to remove the tube from the tyre
Thank you for the tip one commenter left below about using zip ties. I spent 4 hours messing with it until I found this tip. The issue I had was with the back tire of a Gotrax XR Elite. I was trying to get the remaining 1/4 of the tire wall into the rim. When I pushed in 1 side, the other side would come out. I was able to get the tire on the rim using 2 zip ties between the spokes on opposite ends to secure the last portion of tire from popping out.
putting the tire back in was the most stressful thing ive ever done!!!!!!!
In? You mean you managed to get the old tire out? Teach me your ways, master.
@@dustintravis8791 Same problem here, after a lot of work and having pried a lot it came out, but still can't get the thing to fit back in
I'm having this problem now, any tips?
@@nelhern2677 Did you managed to do it 😅?
@@limbus_patrum yeah, but with a few deep scratches to the rim/motor plate
I was fixing the tire with my father in law, we fixed it in 35min. Im divorced now because of it.
You divorced your father in law?
You're only supposed to marry the bloody women and not the father in law too!
@@IIISentorIII lmao
@@IIISentorIII looool
This is a fckin nightmare...
ya but im glad he made this video. i'd be lost without it!
glad I'm not the only one having issues, Bugger me still haven't got it. Taking it to a bike shop and see if they can do it. 4:18-4:30 isn't realistic
Tell me about it. If the bike would burn I would pour gasoline over the thing and light it up.
@@vanhanothai4090 seriously your right
Dude... do this 5 times - after that its easy forever. u just need to find your way.
I bet Xiaomi designer are having a good laugh reading this comment section, those damn bastards.
Edit: after failing for +3 hours and giving up, I tried again day two: after putting the tire in water near boiling point for 2 minutes + a lot of swearing + pure hatred towards xiami designers, I finally succeeded and my forearms feel sore as I type this comment.
Its good to know that i am not the only one that find out that it is not as simple as it looks. damn China.
I still angry China
It's rather a shame on an otherwise nicely designed scooter, that it didn't seem to have occurred to them that people would need to change tyres...so they made it as hard as possible.
xd buy 10" tires.
@@TrybeMusic you would have the same fcking issue with the valve not getting in !
10 inch tires do not help. I have them. They do not make flats any less frequent and I recently fell on my arm after losing traction in addition to the tire going flat.
Yes,although it does mean that the outer tyre will stay on if you have an ( inner ) flat and this is a safety benefit, I think
they made it hard so that you give up and buy a new one.
When installing tyres, put a bit of air into the inner tubes, to give it shape, before inserting it into the tyre. Good video dude.
The most important parts you cut hahahah It's hard to try to change the wheels
I know. That’s what I was looking for.
Here’s my tip for the valve changing. Use drill to increase the size of the damn hole. Then, you can put that thing into the hole.
Yes, that's very demotivating.
Taking apart everything else is trivial - getting the outer tire off the rim - I have spent hours and I sill can't get the damn thing off.
My least favourite thing. Second time doing it, it did not get easier
Imagine finally finishing your first replacement after 10 hours only to find out the arrow direction is wrong 😂
Thanks, got me through the rear tire replacement.
Putting the tire back on the rim was hard. I broke one of my little tire levers doing it.
I used a long flathead screwdriver to get it over the rim.
It's been almost 4 hours but I made it (rear tire only). No bike repair kit, just 3 spoons and and a lot of frustration. Good luck everyone, and take care of your tires.
I used 3 tire levers, a couple plastic wood-working clamps and dish soap with a little bit of water added. The soap does wonders for getting the last half on.
Your video makes it easy to get the valve in and out of the wheel base. I'm having great difficulty, is there a special way of getting it in. The valve seems too long to get in and out. I had to cut out the puncture inner tube to get it out. Help please!
Same problem here. Its like 1cm to long...
Apostolic ioannidis κι ο αντρας μου και το το έβαλε εγώ. Στην αρχή περνας την βαλβίδα στο αυλάκι ελαφρός διαγώνια κ μετά το βάζεις λίγο λίγο πιο μέσα στην οπή!
I just drilled off some useless part of holel so it could fit in
Not worth the pain trying to do it yourself, take it in to a scooter shop, I have given up after 2 hours
Made it!! Cooked it, lubricated it with WD40,then used gripper and clamps.. Praying to not get puncture next 20 years...
It's a way more difficult to do than what is showing
Way more……
And what's worse is this Doug guy won't reply or address this issue with anyone
I can’t get the valve through the hole 😵😵
@@danielakpoveta8563 you have to drill the hole bigger i made same thing
@@2icelollys1goat There is trick with removing plastic cover from wheel to open motor, there is plastic thingy, that hold valve. You can free it from inside.
After changing a flat and using the nylon tire levers (which were helpful but bent a lot in the process) I decided to purchase another set but these nylon levers have a steel core so they won't bend. So I'm ready for next time. I also was scared that I might bend my brake disk while having it underneath so I just removed the 5 screws that were holding it to the rim and once finished putting it back on didn't pose any alignment problems at all. Either way another good video on the M365.
That's a very good idea to remove the brake disk first :-)
Don't have my M365 anymore (sold it last year...needed funds) but I found that if you get yourself someone else to help it's the best way to go. Four hands make things much easier plus I discovered (after doing many of these while I was a Bird Mechanic for a few months) that if you can get the tire hot by letting it sit in the sun it becomes more pliable and will stretch much more. If you buy the longer (Motorcycle) tire levers the ones that have the rubber handles that makes the job easier too.
So that's where tire got its name. It's tiring to install. O_o
*tyre
@@Samisven Tyre or Tire, still the same meaning.
your video makes it look like it is really that easy.
Man you totally fast forwarded the video showing the hardest part of the whole thing...using the tire levers to actually force the tire back in the rim. I have struggled with this for hours now. I’m using back ends of spoons and the tire just doesn’t want to go in. Every time I get it, the other side pops out. I wish I could see someone actually doing it.
JP Hoffman did u find any solution ?
No solution. I ordered tire spoons and used them, got the tube and tire on after an hour and went to inflate it...apparently the tire spoon must have spliced the tube while installing. Now I am back to square one, minus another tube.. 👎🏼
Make sure you apply pressure on the opposite side of the tire you are trying to sit on the rim
Hector Velasco its funny because just yesterday I attempted another time with a new tube and discovered that if I use my knees to push down on the whole wheel and tire as I (gently) insert and pry with my tire levers, it keeps the tire from popping out on the backside. I believe now I can finally do it. Thanks for the video!!
The tire is extremely hard to get back together! I would recommend heating the wheel in the oven or in boiling water. The wheel will expand just enough so it's humanly possible to get back together. Also try to apply some grease on the wheel
Ok. So after 4 days of trying and countless hours invested, I finally got the front tyre back on. And having read all the struggles that my fellow Xiaomi M365 owners have faced (all of which I also faced), I thought it would be bad if I didn’t contribute my part to the comments. So here goes:
Removing stubborn nuts off the front tyre: These nuts felt as though superman himself had tightened these! However using the appropriately sized spanner from the “Silverline 868755 Combination Spanner Set Display Box - Pack of 8”, I was able to get them off. Put the scooter in the best position for you to use 2 hands and apply some bodyweight behind it, they will come off. Keep jerking at it, if that makes sense, they will loosen. I also used some WD40.
Take taking the tyre off: Obviously take the air out of the inner tube and use some metal levers to remove the tyre. I used “Heavy Duty Tyre Levers” - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000R9GG1G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - These are also the same levers I used to get the tyre back on, more on that a little later.
Removing the dreaded inner tube valve: First of all, let me say that this is the most stupid, user “unfriendly” design I have ever seen! But removing this was not difficult for me (putting it back however… that’s another story). For me, I used a hammer and an “allen key”/”hex key” (an appropriately sized one that is sort of the same size as the hole) and just hammered it out. This took me 5 mins. You can use anything else that will allow you to use the hammer to knock it out.
Putting the inner tube valve part back in: One of the comments on another video spoke about filing down the hole on the rim for the valve to make it bigger. I followed this and used the files here “Draper Redline 68904 File Set (16-Piece)” to file the heck out of the hole, making it big enough for the valve. However, after doing this you may still experience a slight difficulty due to the angle of the valve upon entry into the hole. But with the bigger hole, you should be able to pinch this through using tweezers. I just used one of the smaller files from the above recommendation, stuck this a little bit into the valve stem to lift it up and then pushed the valve stem from behind to have it come through completely. Try your best not to let the valve go back in lol!
Getting the tyre back on the rim: This for me was the most difficult part of the endeavour. So, my chosen method was this.
1. I put the inner tube into the tyre first. Pulling just enough out to complete the inner tube valve step above.
2. Getting the back part of the front tyre onto the rim was straight forward enough.
3. With regards to the front part, I had the same issue as everyone else. The tyre just kept coming off on the other side, a very frustrating experience. Then, I decided to pump the tyre up very very very slightly, to allow for enough tension to avoid the back of the tyre falling off, whilst I worked on the front part. Using the “Heavy Duty Tyre Levers”, “Silverline Tools 681090 Heavy Duty Tyre Lever 290 mm” (would recommend using x2 of these) and “Vaseline”, I then proceeded to put the front part of the tyre back on.
a. First I put the Vaseline on the tyre and on the outer rim.
b. Then using the levers I carefully put front part of the tyre back on, getting it into the rim. (Remember, the tyre needs to be pumped up very very very slightly to prevent the back part falling off.)
c. Make sure to use your hands to hold each part in place once you have put it in using the tyre levers. You may need a 2nd pair of hands to assist with holding this in place.
d. With the last part of the tyre (usually the hardest), get a good amount of Vaseline on it. Use the tyre levers to put in one of the ends of the remaining part. Don’t go for the obvious middle part of the remaining tyre, go for the corner of the part that is remaining (I hope that makes sense). Once you attempt to flip that part into the rim, the Vaseline will do the rest and the remaining part of the tyre that is outside of the rim “should” slide in! Emphasis on should”!
4. After this pump the tyre up fully, put the nuts, screws and covers back on and off you go.
Try not to damage the front tyre electrical cable as I did using brute strength over the 4 day period. Now I have “Gorilla tape” patching up the frayed areas.
Obviously, you can adapt the steps above to suit you, but a combination of the above should get the job done. Happy fixing, don’t give up!
I was just changing a punctured tire in mine today (for the first time, totally a beginner with that) and it took me around 20 mins of sweating and swearing over it, but the hardest part in my case was definitely putting the valve of the new one back in (I ended up rendering the first tire completely unusable taking the first one off, but putting it back in was hell). I drilled the plastic part right below the hole, so it had more space and simply used fingers to push it while levering it with a screwdriver from the other side carefully (not to damage the end). Compared to that putting the tyre back on was a piece of cake, just used actual freakin spoons to lever it back on the wheel and then went to pump it on a gas station (definitely need to buy a pump for that beast). Although I'm pretty proud of myself even up till now, cause I managed to do that alone somehow. Only joined that video searching for how to remove / insert the valve painlessly, but I ended up swearing on the author cause it JUST FUCKING CAME OFF EFFORTLESSLY FOR HIM :_;
A question from the new user though, I barely rode like 13 kilometers after buying it yesterday and got a flat on a simple curb, that probably makes one of the fastest punctured tires in the m365 community... Do you have any experience with riding over the bigger curbs already and is it safe to actually do that and I just got unlucky / there was a piece of glass or something along, or would you rather recommend not going through them at all? Ever since that happened I rode like another 14 kms caring not to go through anything that sticks out more than barely and am pretty oversensitive about jumping from the higher curbs either. Would love to hear if that's something common or if that was a single time accident. I also probably had the tires a little underpressured, as I pumped them to the minimal recommended psi for my weight and then probably lost some taking the pump off the valve, I got like almost 1 bar more in it now, perfectly in the recommended levels, but I still feel like checking a tire every half a km :/ Plus my road to work and back has some pretty uneven parts and I got through 1-2 test rides there without a problem today but I'm scared it'll just happen again sometime soon.
@@DelterYT I personally haven't heard of a puncture that quickly. However I tend to avoid curbs, riding up the flat part of the pavement where possible. I do however have "slime" in my front tyre so this may be preventing a lot of would be punctures. I also always pump to 55psi (as opposed to 50psi) to account for the air loss when removing the pump.
@@hellohello1321 yeah I also did that to the pressure, guess I'll just get used to avoiding curbs :P As for slime I still need to get mine, heard it does wonders on those wheels.
What tyre pressure should I use?
Does 15mm wrench work？
i just had a flat tire at 900 km my tire is ariving in a couple days but this video is very good and informative, thanks
People I've discovered a rather simple solution for inserting the tyre valve into the hole; unscrew the 6 torks of the motor plate , that gives you exactly the essential space to insert the valve inside the hole lane, use a little soap as well to push it gently over the rim shape. This should do the trick, it took me less than a minute. Don't forget to tighten the torks again before you put the tyre on pressure so that the plastic hole clip doesnt get out of place.
Oh YEEEAAAHHH, taking off the tyre's was REEEAAAAL simple!
How the heck did ya'll master mechanics manage to get the valve in place???
The ONLY way I could get the new valve in place was to drill out the plastic insert that the valve has to pass though, then seal with some silicone compound when all back together.....
This uploader is shady for not explaining this
Actually, if we're talking about the front wheel, believe it or not, in order to properly get the valve in or out, you have to dismantle the freaking motor housing. You need torx bits to unscrew the motor plate. Only once you do that, you can remove the piece of plastic that blocks the valve. I think that plastic is supposed to prevent sand from getting into the motor.
@@ThinBear4 Yeah, Torx 20 in fact. The plastic notch is more for keeping the valve stable and in situ.
I took a drill to this and shaved it out a little. And then I found a piece of hard plastic washer to hold the valve in place.
@@ThinBear4 how do you pry up the plate covering the motor?
Thanks for this, I got a puncture and this would have been handy then, I figured out most of the details but didn't have a big enough spanner and the wire in the way was painful to use any sort of sockets that I normally rely on and my bike repair kit was no good either. Where I really struggled is getting the tire off it was so much tighter than a normal bike eve with three levers trying to pry it off, was like an old low profile racer bike I had long time ago... and also the valve was stuck in the hole and wouldn't come out at all, in the end I repaired the puncture instead and added slime in to , few months later and still going strong on the daily commute... and had a shower because I was sweating after the struggle of that wheel.
Everything you said is correct. Including sweating :)
How did you manage to get the valve into the hole? It looks like the is no space!
I tried many ways to put back in the tube the only way I could do it was by making the whole bigger, definitely its the best idea to do it, you will save many hours by trying to put it back in.
Had it for 2 days, flat tire then punctured both spares when attempting this insanity. Thanks Xiaomi.
Haha, same. By hands looked like I was hand shovelling gravel for a week..
So i got a flat front tire . Went to a special electric step shop because i'm not handy at all and it seems like a bad joke to replace it. They told me that they used some red glue which you need specific tools for it to burn it off..is this true ? i can get back to my retail shop and they will send it back to a repair shop in wherever country and i have to pay 60 Euros for it.
Hi.. what did you do at @4:28 to put that side back, the video showing that the tire is little more that half IN already then you push the rest. I tried but had no success
My tires just popped, and i'm about to start replacing them, i have the extra tires that came with the package. Any tips, because i see in the comments that this is hell...?
How in tarnation do you get the tube valve back inside???? It's just impossible aligning it with the hole since it's longer than the ridge of the wheel. Any advice?
Took me almost 2 hrs to change the front tire. I needed help also to put back the tire without using grease. Doing it alone would be very difficult and tiring. Good luck
You make it seem much easier than it is in real life just so that people use your links to buy spare parts and you get a commission. For an experienced guy it’s a pain in the butt. I think Xiaomi makes it so hard on purpose so that you buy a new one rather than repairing the old one.
with which hexagon number is removed the rear tire hexagon number to tell me thank you
attempting this repair tommorow hopefully it goes well
I want a Chinese Medal of Honor for replacing the front tire! Yes, do enlarge the valve hole (grinder does the job) and apply lots of grease. It helps to put the wheel on a solid work bench and ask for help when pushing the tire over the rim. Place the side with the wire on top. Much easier with 4 hands, using your body weight.
i used a dremel to remove that fucking plastic to the valve entrance and was alot easier to put the valve in
Changed the inner tube in 30 mins with some swearing and dish soap, thanks for the vid!
I found that the re-fitting of my original factory tyre after a puncture repair was damn near impossible with hand tools as you cannot generate enough force and the rubber will not stretch. I watched this video to see what the trick to it is. but sadly this part was skimmed over like there is no issue. Did you warm up the tyre with a heat gun?
Can't believe you changed the tires so easily. I struggled with the plastic tools so long until my bro helped me with crowbars instead. I need to replace rear one with solid tyre and can't even imagine how to do it :P
It was really difficult, solid core tire levers would have helped a lot.
Btw I have a review on premounted solid tires I just made. So that may be a option worth noting.
I bought a Raptor off a friend with blown rear tube (pinch flat) he threw in 2 solid tyres, will they be awkward to put on the rims?
So glad I ordered a kugoo s1 escooter with solid tyres and full suspension and not this. Don’t get me wrong I’m sure it’s a great scooter but I cant be bothered with all this as I’ve been very prone to flats in the past. I wished they’d fitted solid rubber tyres over inflated ones as this makes owning a m365 less desirable imo.
adriano raffaele makes sense! I have an m365 and I gotta tell you that without suspension it is definitely a quite bumpy ride. I imagine that solids would make it a nightmare...
Andrey Mishenin id like to see suspension with solid tires and hopefully folding handlebars on a future m365 scooter. This would make it easier to transport around and improve driver comfort massively.
I found it way easier to have the tube installed before you put the whole thing onto the rim used 3 flat head screw drivers but had to be careful so i didn’t puncture the tube
Thanks so much for this! Mines been sitting in the garage with a flat for about a year because I couldn't figure out the screws were under the red stickers..
How did you manage to get the valve of the front tube tire into the valve hole. I never managed that no matter how much I tried.
It wasn't easy, I guess I got lucky. This was my first time installing the front tire and tube. I know the valve had to go in at an angle. But it's difficult to work it in when there is so little space. Maybe your fingers are too big?
get tubes with bent valve stems ones without the bend are terrible to work with. might also think about reaming the plastic part that is around the valve stem holw to make more room, use a big drill bit, link: www.aliexpress.com/item/2pcs-Xiaomi-Mijia-M365-Inflation-Tube-Tire-Solid-Tyre-Non-Pneumatic-Electric-Scooter-Tire-Vacuum-Wheel/32824775958.html?
Exactly the same issue Damm it was very difficult to put the valve out from hole for me I have to cut the of tube (shame on me) and then almost bring me a heart attack so much affort to put it correctly to hole . I wish I never do it again no way!!! But video it's helpful Greetings from Slovakia!!!
Tie a string around the valve's threads and pass that in the hole, then pull it from the string
Powder under the tube with baby powder and then tap with a rubber mallet. Probably want to powder the inside of the tire as well. Read somewhere leaks are mostly caused by friction between the tube and tire.
Can try fix a flat or something like that or is that a bad I idea ? I heard you mention Green slime
to replace the rear tire I placed the bottom of the tire in a small vice and used two clamps to sqeeze the two sides in, then levered the top half with spoons, literally took me less that 5 mins. wish youtube let me post a pic.
Unless you are superman like this guy, you are not getting the tyre on this way. I spent hours sweating, swearing and crying.
In the end I used two ratchet clamps (£5) to squeeze the sidewalls together on the opposite side I was levering from. This allowed the far side to pull toward the centre and not ride up over the rim. Had it on in a couple of minutes with minimal effort after that.
What tools was he using to put the tire back over the rim. I was using a screwdriver and I pinched the new inner tube so I had to start all over. But the tools he had made it look pretty easy, instead of a sharp screwdriver. Any tips
I payed 20 bucks to change the damn thing for a new one at the local el-scooter shop. TOTALLY worth it
exchange what
After puncturing the tube in my first try I decided to take it to a bicycle support store. They managed to did it. Now, after 1200km, is the turn of the front tire. I won't even fucking think on doing it myself. I will go straight to the same store.
@@tombatty1964 Sorry, I ment change. My english is not very good
@@danielzegarrarosario8070 Good call. It took them 10 minutes, where they have special machines that do all the work. Worth every penny
Rip i dont have a store like that near me
I finally did it. Heating the tyre in the oven did nothing. I had to literally stand on the tyre and push it in with my feet.bfor the last piece, I got a small bit of olive oil(a tiny bit on kitchen paper) and just rubbed sparingly on the edge. Again with the feet and it finally went.
This was absolutely horrible. I will probably change to solids just because of it.
Hey did you heat the wheel before installing it?
The trick is leveraging two tire levers to remove/install. Same as some bicycle tires that are super stiff. Could also try a spray of simple green to help it slip on.
Ok so fork spoon and use two flathead screwdrivers chunky ones, to get the valve first to take out valve i just ripped it cause its bad anyway and the new one just angle straight and squeeze in with thumbs tuck rubber in under first worked for me. Bought rubber wheels same day
Thank you verrrrry much. Very useful information to make all things easy! By the way, Gearbest is dead now.😪 R.I.P.
Going to pick up new 10x2 tires soon. Solid tire under now on rear side and after reading comments im not so sure anymore about starting changing process 🤣
Do you have to use the adapter to pump or can you use a normal bike pump?
30 min and its done, backtire. Thnx for the explanation
Where did you get the little adapter for the compressor so you can actually inflate the tire?
Can you please tell me the most important thing, how much psi or bar to fill in?
I lose 5 hours and lot of pains in fingers. Finally I did it.
Valve is always too long, EU versuon, 3 replacements by xiaomi sent. Bikeshop unable to change tire. Valve too long
Same issue for me, I finally fucked up my wheel because of that
I got mine off after I saw a comment on a different video about greasing the everloving fk out of the valve stem. Since I (like the other commenter apparently) didn't have any other grease handy putting some butter on the valve stem so the ridges don't catch on the sides as much. still took so much force that the inner side of it is gonna get a dremeling before I even try putting the new one in. GL with yours
I took my Dremel tool to the valve passageway today. pops in and out pretty easy now. Still a hard job, bad design!!
in order to put in valve you can open the engine, six screws on the wheel itself and there on valve hole you will see a plastic part which can be easily removed, then put a valve in and plastic thingy back, close the engine and vuolia, valve in.
People I've discovered a rather simple solution for inserting the tyre valve into the hole; unscrew the 6 torks of the motor plate , that gives you exactly the essential space to insert the valve inside the hole lane, use a little soap as well to push it gently over the rim shape. This should do the trick, it took me less than a minute. Don't forget to tighten the torks again before you put the tyre on pressure so that the plastic hole clip doesnt get out of place.
I figured it out finally!!!! Lucky it's only the back tyre! You need to boil your tyre to soften it and freeze the wheel in the freezer. Then you have to work really quickly and do your best not to puncture the tube while you are at it. It's a big big pain. Also I scratched the wheel so much but I don't care anymore.
How many time have u replaced the tyres for this scooter
How did you put this tube into it? This is impossible how easy you did that with tyre on
I total agree its really hard and impossible to put the valef back
This is a lot of work. My pumps won't mate properly. I notice that in the video you use a flexible extension hose to help catch the low-protrusion valve. Can you advise what you use there?
Am i the only one? This video is fairly easy to follow and im really greatful. It really is easy to change the tires. If the screws is not so hard to fucking lose!!!! Im a girl but im fairly strong. But my dad who is 100 times more strong cannot fucking lose the screws!!! What the hell... i cried with this nightmare....i really dont know what to do now..
Great video and excellent job of speeding it up where necessary. I would love one of these scooters but I live in Britain where EVERYTHING is illegal. (I think they may be racist or hate crime related here.)
I know England became a shitshow of weird SJWs, but how's a Scooter racist or hate crime related? That's weird even by their standard...or maybe not.
How far does the valve stem stick out on the front tire? I can’t get a compressor on it to air it up at all.
Is this the say way to put soiled rubber tyres?
Hello, i have a question. When i got my scooter, inside the box was an extra set if tiers and tubes. Can i put the other tube set too the old tiers? I mean is it wrong and i have to buy new ones or is it just fine? Because i don't know if it is different... Thanks for your time
you new tubes on old tires is fine. just a warning if its the front you are trying too replace, it is pretty hard to reinstall the tire and tube
@@DougHnut it's not just old and new, i don't know if the tube fits because it's a different type of tier (the scooter comes with round and the other ones are more like square at the edges)
What size is the square tire?. Should say something like 8x2
@@DougHnut they say 8*1/2x2L
Why then make a video that looks really easy, not even mention or show us how you did it and then say " just a warning if its the front you are trying too replace, it is pretty hard to reinstall the tire and tube" in the comments? I like your videos mate, but come on. Do you get my point?
I really struggled trying go get the front tire off .. mainly because it was still attached to the scooter.. so I ended up cutting the power cable and wiring new plugs on each end so that the wheel can be completely removed from the scooter. It is a major design flaw of these scooters but fairly easy to fix if you are good with a soldering iron. Also slime does not work very well if you are heavy because any bumps you go over will dislodge the slime and cause the tire to deflate very quickly. I also tried using a solid tire on my front wheel too but they are even harder to replace (requiring 2 people) and vibrations are terrible when you ride on anything with segments in it (like pavement). For those people struggling with these tires I would suggest investing in a good pair of metal tire levers.
This was a nice life, but i can't take it anymore. Goodbye friends.
Noooo
0:42 it’s impossible to do
rebel 00 I managed to do it with a screw somehow, thanks :)
If you thought that was impossible. Just you wait ...
He is probably still trying to get the tyre on
I followed this video but somehow it took me 3 hours! What was your fast forward speed?
Mate where did you buy the tools for changing the tires? All the screws you use.. could you please help. Thanks :)
I always put abit of powder on the inner tube makes everything abit easier, also reduces internal friction. These small tyres you can heat them up i.e in a microwave for around 60 seconds 👍
I’m wondering if the brake is a standard disc brake Thule those found on push bikes ?
If so then is it possible to upgrade to hydraulic brakes for more stopping power
What tire lever do you recommend to buy?
Hi donut, I change my front inner tube but when I put tyre on, front wheel became stiff it won’t move forward can u help .. what to do? Thanks
Sooo.. instead of attempting to follow these instructions, my scooter has sat in my garage for 6 months
but how did you put the lubes valve back onto the scooters rim? you dont really show that in the video. The tubes valve is too long to fit on the tire
What kind of pump attachment did you use to fill the tire? I can’t get the air pump we use to fit because of the cover on the tire
use a valve extender to air up. Sold at Autozone or other car stores for about $5
Been bloody trying the back tire for 5 hours and still struggling to put the valve through. Any help???
Use zip ties every 5cm to get the tire off and on the rim. That will center the tire on the rim and make the work much easier. When deflated stick the zip tie between the rim and tire, push flat and tighten the zip tie. Don’t forget soap water.
www.motorcyclegear101.com/how-to/how-to-change-a-motorcycle-tire-with-zip-ties/
Thanks for sharing, took me 3h to change inner tube this f****g tire is so stiff , don't assume you are changing bicycle tire, unless you have a proper gear it will be a nightmare
How much to you calibrate the tyre?