Right size tube for the tire? Do you use a paste type tire lube on the entire rim? I brush a coating of TruFlate/Camel "Stuff" paste on the entire inside of the rim to help let the tube slide around the rim during assembly and inflation. "Stuff", FreyLube, and other tire mounting pastes provide lubrication and most help prevent corrosion/and rusting. I use the paste on the tire beads during installation as well, stays in place and gives better lubrication than liquids. As Majorman posted, inner tube stems are generally off center, so the first thing is to be sure the stem orientation matches the offset direction of the hole in the rim.
I use a chain or cable "fish" that screws to the stem threads run through the rim hole, allowing the stem to drop inside during the installation of the second tire bead (I leave the tubes uninflated during installation). Once the bead is on the rim the fish can be used to bring the stem out through the rim hole. I bounce and shake the tire a few times while pulling the stem into place to help center the stem to the hole. Once the stem seems free in the rim hole, I lightly clamp the stem, near the rim, with a small pair of needle nose vise grips to hold it out for filling. I remove the valve core and use a free flow chuck to inflate the tube to seat the beads. Once the beads are seated, I remove the chuck and let the tube deflate. I do this a couple times to let the tube find its "happy spot", then I put the core in and inflate it, removing the vise grips from the stem once the tube has air enough in it that the stem stays out on its own.
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