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I just used a little 'green slime' and set the o-ring in the slot with it. Seemed to keep them in place and lubricate them as the rim halves went together.

Do you have an engine hoist? You can use a hoist to separate the rim, and then pull the rim off the bead. Go about 18:30 into the video to see how to do this. It's how I did all of my rims. (Note when I did it to my own tires, I used a strap to center the pull in the rim.. worked great for...

AFAIK radials do not have a spacer of any type. It's just a donut with a ridge down the middle. I disassembled by 4 tires on my rig (12-bolt with centering hole), removed the runflats. (Yes there was 'goo' inside the tires between the runflats and the tire.). I could have compressed them and...

The o-rings are based on the rim number. Mine were red for the 12 bolt with alignment hole.

Don't remember what brand I bought, but I got the smallest bucket I could. I'm pretty sure it'll last the rest of my life! But this was the first time I'd ever mounted my own tires, and I consider it a success in my case. Even though it did take many many hours to do all 4 tires.

Not sure this adds any actual value to the thread, but this was one of mine halfway through the process. You can see the washers and standard nuts at this point, along with the tire soap on the edge of the tire, and the green slime bottle upper right. I was just about to air up the tire and...

Straighten them out by hand (gently). You might want to set them in the sun for a few minutes... Then use some 'green slime' (tire fix-a-flat).. put a SMALL amount in the grove, set the o-ring into the grove.. if it isn't holding, add a SMALL amount on top.. between the o-ring, the grove and...