Onewheel Tire Change : Tips for an Easy Tire Change

The Onewheel tire change process is super easy with these tips.  No need for any special tools or big muscles.  Follow these tips for a super easy Onewheel tire change.

Onewheel Tire Change tools

• 3mm hex allen wrench
• 1/4″ hex allen wrench
• Phillips head screwdriver
• Clamps
• Air pump

Remove the 6 screws on the bottom of the front foot pad.

 

Remove the two top screws holding the footpad.

Unplug the foot sensor connector by turning the ring counter clockwise to unlock it.

Remove the plastic cover on the bottom.

 

Unplug the rest of the connectors.  To remove the big connectors, slide the white tab back and press down on the connector and slide the connector off.

Unscrew the phillips head screws and remove the retainer clips.  There are a total of three.

Use the 1/4″ allen wrench to remove the 4 bolts on the sides.

Pull out the wire on the side of the board and remove the wheel from the board.

Tape the wire harness to keep it from getting damaged.

Remove the cap and let out all the air.

Use the clamps to get the tire off the beads.  Place the clamps as close to the rim as possible on both sides.

Alternately clamp the clamp until the first bead pops off.

To get the second bead off, put one part of the clamp on the hub and the other side on the tire.

Once both beads have come off, the trick to get the tire out is to collapse the tire and get it into the groove as close as possible.

Once it’s in the hub that will open up a gap on the opposite side of the tire.  Squeeze the hub through that gap.

The easiest way to put a new tire on the hub is collapse about 1/4 of each side into itself.  That way you end up with really just one bead.

Grab the hub and use your knee to get the bead of the tire as close as possible to the groove in the hub.  Once you get it close enough the rest of the tire will pop right on the hub both beads at once.

Once the tire is on, massage the tire so that both beads pop out and sit on the beads.

Air the tire until both beads pop on the tire.  Mine popped around 20 and 30psi.  It’s a good idea to let out the air to around 20psi before mounting back on the Onewheel.  Bigger tires like the Dunlop KT6 will not fit if it’s aired up too much.

Now just reverse the tire removal process and up the tire back on the Onewheel.

Bang, done.  Enjoy your new tire!