Recent content by synchromesh

I’ve purchased from Clark’s a few times, Milwaukee cordless tools as well. The website is rough, but great prices, quick shipping, zero issues. I would buy from them again.

Been using the 21.5 for years on my Toyota’s swollen nuts. They don’t all Seem to fail at once so I’ve tried to put all the swollen ones on the same wheel(s) so I don’t have to flip back and forth constantly.

Looks like the 498k is back in stock at Summit! Got a notification email from them this morning and just placed my order.

After far too much deliberation between this Tekton set and the Mountains, I just purchased these Tektons few weeks back. I’m just a hobbyist, so I’ve only really used them so far to pull a transmission last week. They were great! Should have bought them long ago!

Another vote for the valves being out of adjustment......

I’d also recommend a pair of tire bead hold down/rim clamps. Got mine on Amazon for less than $25 for the pair. Made it easy for someone inexperienced like me to mount lower profile tires or anything on rims designed for run flats without an assist arm or a helper. (assist arm being the best...

I was in a similar situation a few years ago, bought a used unit with a nice Honda motor and questionable pump. Went with the General Pump EZ4040G, ~$300 for the all in one package, including the unloaded valve. Bolt it on and go. Has worked great since. I’d make the same choice again.

Had the same battle at my house.....until my wife had to pay $69 for a proper internal patch while out of town one day.

That was my first thought as well so I’ve checked numerous times from several sources to be sure I have the right style of weight for the rims I had an issue with and I believe I do. Not including the stick on style, I’ve worked primarily on rims that are MC and P style. The weights I got from...

I purchased the Derek Weaver 898XS tire machine and 937 balancer last year. These are for home use, flat repairs and few sets of tires a year. The toughest tires I’ve changed were 18” 55-series on run flat rims. Took some effort to get all the beads broken, but the mount and dismount was easy...

I purchased the 989 tire changer and 937 balancer combo from Derek Weaver a few months ago. Overall they are great and have given me no trouble on the dozen or so tires I’ve mounted so far. The first set I did was a 18” run flat rim with a 55- series tire. Breaking the bead was a chore but...

Still working! Thanks!

Just went through this exact same decision. My lift is Atlas and I’ve had a great customer service experience and support from Greg Smith so I started there. In the end I went with the Derek Weaver machines. Their delivered price was just that much better than even picking up machines from a...

I had the same experience calling Greg Smith in Delaware last week, no answer, no voicemail. I sent them an email instead and got a reply to my pricing question (local pickup to save freight charges on a tire machine) within an hour or two. I’ve always gotten great support from them in the past...