Hard to remove tyres

Hobot · Nov 18, 2011

Disasters taking old tire off? Just scratched rims and slipped levers to bleed and swear but boy howdy you better make damn sure your old or new tire is on centered or learn the hard way why factory always installed bead locks to hassle with. I saw one video they used a skill saw to zip tire lengthwise so I even tired that and kept my fingers, barely, but found out it don't gain anything to get bead over the edge only to access bead better for more power tool risk as un-modified cable and bolt cutters don't fit until narrowed jaws to slip in under bead. I've had small finger slice disaster using a dremal cutting wheel on SS braid hose, ugh. I'd rather trick pistol shot a bead off than attempt a dremal wheel deal. Go ahead try and it to ugh see what I mean.

Of course I've had tubeless lawn mower tire diasters where side wall breaks through but solved long term cheap with a tube stuck inside.

bmwbob · Nov 18, 2011

Time to break out that dremel you got for Christmas years back! :shock:

Torontonian · Nov 18, 2011

Dremels rock,just wear protective eyewear.

Bernhard · Nov 19, 2011

hobot said:
can't be done with hack saw

http://www.nuetech.com/

:?:
...........Well , --------- I have done it :!:

Hobot · Nov 19, 2011

OK Bernard I'll bite what did it take to get the blade into the bead? Did ya have to dismount the blade?

Chris · Nov 19, 2011

Hi

I always take a stanley blade & cut both side walls. its easier to do this then damage your hands trying to force them off the rims.
Chris

pete.v · Nov 19, 2011

Make sure the bead is unsealed all around on both side. Allow the oppisite side of the bead to ride toward the center of the rim to allow for more clearance when prying at the bead.

Guido · Nov 19, 2011

The problem is indeed trying to get the beads into the valley of the rim opposite of the tire irons.
Used theses on mine to compress the tire.

http://www.harborfreight.com/11-inch-sw ... 39535.html

powerdoc · Nov 19, 2011

Well I went at it again; the tyre rubber is so stiff that I can't get the opposite side into the well of the wheel; I think it's hacksaw/dremel time. I need to get those hubs off. BTW, is there a market for my old original spokes, I just got new stainless ones.

Torontonian · Nov 19, 2011

MY advice would be to sieze the opportunity for a burnout video. Seeing as you have the stainless spokes set you should digitally photograph the wheel from many angles and measure offset before disassembling.

batrider · Nov 19, 2011

Last time I needed a couple shots after the job for medicinal purposes and it helped.

For years I fooled around with the baby tire irons in the Norton toolkit but now have a pair of the Harbor Freight irons. These kick ass on old stiff tires. Also was killing my fingers with getting the valve stem through the rim when putting the tire on. Bought a special tool that is a cable with a threaded piece that goes inside the valve stem. This tire stuff is a case of the right tool really making it easy. Lots of soap and water help when removing too.

Never had any luck at all ever trying to cut thru tire beads. They are alligator tough.

Matt Spencer · Nov 19, 2011

Gellignite'll do it . :roll: Darn awkward to do without nicking it somewhere . A razor shap chiesel might .

rpatton · Nov 19, 2011

powerdoc said:
Well I went at it again; the tyre rubber is so stiff that I can't get the opposite side into the well of the wheel; I think it's hacksaw/dremel time. I need to get those hubs off. BTW, is there a market for my old original spokes, I just got new stainless ones.

It's been almost 20 years since i cut a tire off, but IIRC, I just cut through the tire as much as I could without hitting the rim. Then I wedged something under one of the beads till it was raised enough to saw through it. It was actually pretty fast. I now have a Mikita grinder with a carbide disc that would be my weapon of choice if it comes up again. Or maybe one of these..., don't think he cared too much about the rims though. :shock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxiZL2RdFbk

powerdoc · Nov 19, 2011

Would I see anything special if I actually watched the whole 6 minutes of that video???????

rpatton · Nov 20, 2011

powerdoc said:
Would I see anything special if I actually watched the whole 6 minutes of that video???????

Yeah, about half way through the guy takes a break starts talking about how NAFTA was the final nail in the coffin of the American Middle Class. Then he ends it with a short riff on String Theory. Then he goes back to sawing tires in half...

VintAge · Nov 20, 2011

rpatton said:
Yeah, about half way through the guy takes a break starts talking about how NAFTA was the final nail in the coffin of the American Middle Class. Then he ends it with a short riff on String Theory. Then he goes back to sawing tires in half...

I love it. Thanks for the laugh!! Now I'm going riding; you don't get too many 65 degree days in November in PA.

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