rear wheel bolt size?

[kempryan28]

Hello everyone... I'm the proud new owner of a Yanmar YM276D. I can't wait to tinker with it and make it mine.

For starters it has a flat tire on the rear, when I tried to put air in it the valve stem broke off due to dry rot. The other side looks just the same. So I plan on taking the rear wheels off and bringing them to a tire shop to get fixed up.

My biggest question is what size is the wheel bolt on the rear wheel? I want to be sure I head up to the property with the right tools so I don't end up stalled before I even get started. Also are these inner-tube tires? Calcium filled? Any thoughts, tips or tricks would be great!

Thanks,
Ryan

 

[kempryan28]

I have researched it a bit and found various results... mostly anywhere between 22mm and 26mm. thoughts?

 

[Roadworthy]

If your valve stem broke off you probably would have had some indication right there had the tires been liquid filled. I can't help you with a socket size for wheel removal but get a twelve inch extension to access the bolts more easily. Be sure the tractor is jacked and blocked securely before attempting to remove the tires. You do NOT want it to shift when off the ground. Even without liquid filling the tires and rims will be heavy. Be prepared. When I replaced my tires I had the tractor jacked to the point the tires were JUST off the ground. I could then roll them over to my trailer and tip them on, minimizing lifting. You may be lucky and need only to replace the tubes.

 

[silvertramp]

I also have a 276D. I use a 6 point SAE 3/4" socket set to remove the wheels. No idea on the proper size, but can say that there is no need to use 3/4" metric sockets if you don't own them.

 

[silvertramp]

I block the tractor up securely. Remove the tire, place it in the bucket, raise the bucket, back the pickup underneath, and deposit the wheel in the pickup bed.

 

[oosik]

If the tires were fluid filled - you should have got some kind of indication when the valve stem broke off. Repeat what Roadworthy said. Block it well and be prepared for a HEAVY tire.

 

[careyo63]

Hello everyone... I'm the proud new owner of a Yanmar YM276D. I can't wait to tinker with it and make it mine.

Also are these inner-tube tires? Calcium filled? Any thoughts, tips or tricks would be great!
Thanks,
Ryan

Tubed most likely. My YM2000 are and Hoyes Rear tires are for the 276. I started to dry rot and crack and had trouble with Tubes. If you have slices or cuts like my Org. Rears you can go this route which worked great for me. They have gone up in price but I noticed why. They've made it steel belted now.

rear tire guard — Gempler's

 

[CoyPatton]

I also have a 276D. I use a 6 point SAE 3/4" socket set to remove the wheels. No idea on the proper size, but can say that there is no need to use 3/4" metric sockets if you don't own them.

A 19mm and a 3/4” socket are the same size.
Sorry, I have no ideal on the bolt head size on a YM276. In my YM2002D on the rear are 22mm.
Someone suggested a 12” extension, if you need to use an extension, use as short as possible a as it will require more torque.
Also my tires front and rear are tubed. If you have fluid filled rears, you will know as you rotate the valve stem toward the bottom of the range. Tires are filled to around 80% capacity. So you should know by the time the valve stem opening is near 10 or 2 o’clock

 

[careyo63]

I do have a upgrade on my YM2000 2wd. front axle which is easy to notice. The Bearing cap has 4 screws which attaches it when most Axle Bearing covers press in. @21mm Wheel mounting Bolts. The Impact set I had available real quick has a 27mm / 1-1/16Stn. It would work but If I recall I used a 26mm for a better fit when I removed the Rear wheels. Also On my Rear cracks this is how bad they was getting. Done this Quite a few Yrs. ago and as you can see the Lugs are still HUGE!!! I came to realize I''ll never wear them out most likely.

 

[kempryan28]

Thanks everyone! Great help. It will be secured well and I plan on using an air impact set for removal so should have plenty of room to work and torque. I hope to do just tubes as I too have tons of lug left. I値l cross my fingers and give it a go.

 

[careyo63]

I was out back and was reminded how the small cracks was caused. Physically I couldn't repair the tube and had a shop do it at the time. I knew it was going to need new tubes most likely, Dry rot.. and already done one patch before. The Big one was the Org. problem. SMH. 12-18 PSI. is what they call for. When I was picking them up the Dealer showed me why I was Having problems. 30PSI. When I stopped him having problems setting the bead. Yup!.. That's when I told him just to put it in the truck and I'll take care of it. I told myself were I wasn't going to buy new Tires. I then found the Option of relining them..

 

[kempryan28]

I do have a upgrade on my YM2000 2wd. front axle which is easy to notice. The Bearing cap has 4 screws which attaches it when most Axle Bearing covers press in. @21mm Wheel mounting Bolts. The Impact set I had available real quick has a 27mm / 1-1/16Stn. It would work but If I recall I used a 26mm for a better fit when I removed the Rear wheels. Also On my Rear cracks this is how bad they was getting. Done this Quite a few Yrs. ago and as you can see the Lugs are still HUGE!!! I came to realize I''ll never wear them out most likely.

Thanks for those pictures and the link to that tire guard. Mine aren't cracked nearly as bad as that so I'm going to give it a go with fresh tubes and hope for the best. If the problem recurs then i'll certainly look into those as I like that idea a lot more than new tires all around.

 

[California]

Heavy tires? There was a $100 coupon for the HF 1 ton shop crane so I used that.

I was able to roll the tires out of the way after removal - but barely. I couldn't have loaded them into even a low trailer.

These are 11.2x24 and I had drained the water ballast down to where I couldn't get more out.

 

[careyo63]

No Eng. Hoist at the house. When I was having to deal with my rear tire problem I used a Hyd. floor Jack. Set the jack under the hub and rolled the tire on and jacked it up. With the jack being on wheels it was easy to maneuver. I can't pickup much and definitely not when I had the problem with the tires. Aligned the top and put a bolt in to hold it. A couple minutes maybe. I'm not water filled since I only use rear implements anyways and don't see that to be a problem. Easily rolled right up on it, Reached down and gave it a couple pumps. Removing it was even easier doing it that way. I think I may see were you have a jack? But I used jack stands to keep the Axle Level lifting it by the Rear end gear box.......

 

[FleetMan]

Another trick to align the tire and wheel is to get a long bolt with the correct thread, cut the bolt head off, cut a screw driver slot in the bolt head end, screw the modified bolt into the top lug hole and slide the wheel onto the bolt. That will support the heavy, hard to handle tire and wheel and allow you to easily start the other wheel bolts.
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This 鍍ool is also very helpful when removing tires and wheels.

 

[kempryan28]

Thanks again everyone... successful few days as I got the tires off, to the shop, and back all fixed up.

FYI for future reference it was a 1 inch bolt that held my rear tires on. They were fluid filled and heavy as all get out. After blocking everything up and putting my front bucket on the ground to ensure it wouldn't move, I jacked it up put it on 4 jack stands (2 primary and 2 extras further up just incase) then took off the bolts with a 1 inch socket and a flex head 15 inch breaker bar. I was able to roll the tires up onto my snowmobile trailer with its ramp down (don't attempt this unless you ate your Wheaties)... it probably wasn't the smartest thing I have ever done ;-)

around 200 dollars later at the tire shop I have two fresh tubes with squeaky clean valve stems. I opted to not have the fluid replaced as they couldn't get my old fluid out and i didn't want to pay $5 a gallon at 30 gallons per tire for the stuff they had (beat juice). I'll see how she does without the fluid this winter blowing snow and go from there. I see there are lots of cheaper options out there for fluid in tires anyway.

Thanks again. cheers.

 

[CoyPatton]

Thanks again everyone... successful few days as I got the tires off, to the shop, and back all fixed up.

FYI for future reference it was a 1 inch bolt that held my rear tires on. They were fluid filled and heavy as all get out. After blocking everything up and putting my front bucket on the ground to ensure it wouldn't move, I jacked it up put it on 4 jack stands (2 primary and 2 extras further up just incase) then took off the bolts with a 1 inch socket and a flex head 15 inch breaker bar. I was able to roll the tires up onto my snowmobile trailer with its ramp down (don't attempt this unless you ate your Wheaties)... it probably wasn't the smartest thing I have ever done ;-)

around 200 dollars later at the tire shop I have two fresh tubes with squeaky clean valve stems. I opted to not have the fluid replaced as they couldn't get my old fluid out and i didn't want to pay $5 a gallon at 30 gallons per tire for the stuff they had (beat juice). I'll see how she does without the fluid this winter blowing snow and go from there. I see there are lots of cheaper options out there for fluid in tires anyway.

Thanks again. cheers.

While I personally am not an advocate of fluid filled tires, examine your cost/weight closely. Most water based options weight around the 8lbs/gallon mark. Beet juice is heavier around 11 lbs/gallon as I understand.
But the bigger concern for me and many others is the impact of the additives to water to prevent freezing. Many are not as friendly as they want you to believe especially to pets that may drink the spill. While some may have a minimum effect of healthy pets in small quantities, larger quantities may have harsher effects. And this does not even venture into effects on young or older pets. Same concerns for wildlife.
Also some are hard on the metal of your wheels also.
I know the claims on beet juice are they are safe of all fronts. I do not know that to be anything other than a mfg claim so investigate it also as you consider it also.
One big hint, if the label on the product indicates a treatment process is swallowed, then it is not safe for consumption by any living creature.
Again I do not run any type of fluid in my tires and have no plans of doing so.

 

[California]

the bigger concern for me and many others is the impact of the additives to water to prevent freezing. While some may have a minimum effect of healthy pets in small quantities, larger quantities may have harsher effects. Same concerns for wildlife.
Also some are hard on the metal of your wheels also.
I know the claims on beet juice are they are safe of all fronts. I do not know that to be anything other than a mfg claim so investigate it also as you consider it also.
One big hint, if the label on the product indicates a treatment process is swallowed, then it is not safe for consumption by any living creature.

Good points. Beet juice is the basis for refined sugar so it should be about the same thing as cheap imitation maple syrup. So long as it doesn't have a 'treatment if swallowed' label I wouldn't worry about toxicity.

I'm lucky, I'm near the coast with mild winters so I can run plain water.

 

[clemsonfor]

While I personally am not an advocate of fluid filled tires, examine your cost/weight closely. Most water based options weight around the 8lbs/gallon mark. Beet juice is heavier around 11 lbs/gallon as I understand.
But the bigger concern for me and many others is the impact of the additives to water to prevent freezing. Many are not as friendly as they want you to believe especially to pets that may drink the spill. While some may have a minimum effect of healthy pets in small quantities, larger quantities may have harsher effects. And this does not even venture into effects on young or older pets. Same concerns for wildlife.
Also some are hard on the metal of your wheels also.
I know the claims on beet juice are they are safe of all fronts. I do not know that to be anything other than a mfg claim so investigate it also as you consider it also.
One big hint, if the label on the product indicates a treatment process is swallowed, then it is not safe for consumption by any living creature.
Again I do not run any type of fluid in my tires and have no plans of doing so.

They make RV antifreeze for water lines and things, it's not toxic like the green antifreeze. And I used winter blend windshield washer fluid. I cut it with water cause we don't get extreme cold temps . It's basically an alcohol and it will go down to like -20 I think for some winter varieties. While if you like in Montana or northern Minnesota that may not suffice but for all of us in the south it's fine.

 

[clemsonfor]

While I personally am not an advocate of fluid filled tires, examine your cost/weight closely. Most water based options weight around the 8lbs/gallon mark. Beet juice is heavier around 11 lbs/gallon as I understand.
But the bigger concern for me and many others is the impact of the additives to water to prevent freezing. Many are not as friendly as they want you to believe especially to pets that may drink the spill. While some may have a minimum effect of healthy pets in small quantities, larger quantities may have harsher effects. And this does not even venture into effects on young or older pets. Same concerns for wildlife.
Also some are hard on the metal of your wheels also.
I know the claims on beet juice are they are safe of all fronts. I do not know that to be anything other than a mfg claim so investigate it also as you consider it also.
One big hint, if the label on the product indicates a treatment process is swallowed, then it is not safe for consumption by any living creature.
Again I do not run any type of fluid in my tires and have no plans of doing so.

They make RV antifreeze for water lines and things, it's not toxic like the green antifreeze. And I used winter blend windshield washer fluid. I cut it with water cause we don't get extreme cold temps . It's basically an alcohol and it will go down to like -20 I think for some winter varieties. While if you like in Montana or northern Minnesota that may not suffice but for all of us in the south it's fine.