Optimized Pneumatic Bead Expander - Ken-Tool 31433 Review

The product turned out to be of poor quality. sloppily built. The hose had a plastic coating. Those used in the past were well made

Bought to help with fitting new tires. I used similar ones years ago when I was working at a full service gas station as a teenager. We put a lot of tires on back then and they worked pretty well back then, but this one didn't seal for some reason so it was a waste of good money in my opinion.

I just bought a second one from another store. I still have my first one which I bought over 30 years ago and it still works great. It helped me a lot to inflate the tires after mounting the rims. Simply fill it with air and it will press the bead against the filling rim. Sometimes you have to wiggle the tire to pump it up, but that's not a problem. You'll love this tool and it's made in the USA!

It really had to be pumped 5 new tires onto 5 new wheels. These were for my 1973 VW Super Beetle. On the very first attempt to use it, the end opposite the inflation valve fell apart on the inside. He wouldn't even hold his breath, let alone crush the tire. I followed the directions to the tee. Maybe I just got a bad one, but even that would mean poor quality control. The one I received was rubbish. I returned it and bought an Air Blaster tank instead.

This POS was delivered today. Shipping was great, thanks Revain. I was looking forward to using it, this piece of shit won't hold any air at all. I've used them in the past (30 years ago) and they worked great, but this piece of shit doesn't even hold its breath 😠. I'm pretty sure every good review on this piece of shit was written by the company that makes them! Don't waste your time and money with this crap! Had to give it a star because they don't have a 5 star negative review!