How to remove tire from rim without special equipment?
11-02-07, 10:06 AM
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How to remove tire from rim without special equipment?
Does anyone have tips on how to remove old tire easily from a rim at home without the special tire removal/installation equipment like you find in a tire shop? I'm trying to get 4 new tires mounted on these rims at a tire store but can't get them all in the trunk with the tires on.
11-02-07, 11:59 AM
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I don't think there is an easy way to do it without equipment. An old SAAB service manual showed a way to do it by tying a rope around the circumference of the tire and twisting it tight with a lug wrench to break the bead. It certainly doesn't sound easy. Maybe somebody from a 3rd world country will know how they do it out in the bush these days.
11-02-07, 12:54 PM
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A friend of mine told me he used to break the bead by driving up onto the tire and then used a big screwdriver to work the tire off the wheel.
Doesn't sound easy, but I guess it's possible.
Doesn't sound easy, but I guess it's possible.
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11-02-07, 12:56 PM
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I don't think there is an easy way to do it without equipment. An old SAAB service manual showed a way to do it by tying a rope around the circumference of the tire and twisting it tight with a lug wrench to break the bead. It certainly doesn't sound easy. Maybe somebody from a 3rd world country will know how they do it out in the bush these days.
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