ewanspence
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| posted on 7/6/06 at 07:36 AM |
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home made tyre bead breaker
Doing a major tidy up of the garage over the last few weeks and with getting my nicer alloys I needed to get shot of the old ones (or atleast move
them somewhere else. I thought whats the point in keeping the boldy tyres (slicks). Even if I do need the wheels for SVA (Speedo calibration) I would
need to get new tyres for them.
Soooo
I used to drive my car over the wheel to break the bead but I though surely you can make one with bits of metal.
So I got a bit of old shop shelving, some chain from my engine hoist, a small bit of 5mm 2x2 angle and an 8in length of 5mm x 40mm bar.
I welded the bar, angle and shelfving together and using the big ramp as the base.
One diy bead breaker. Worked first time without any damage to the alloy.
I can now remove the knacked tyres and bin them, then stick the alloys in the loft.
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Ewan.
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http://www.geocities.com/ewanspence/
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donut
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| posted on 7/6/06 at 07:52 AM |
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Now thats locost!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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mookaloid
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| posted on 7/6/06 at 09:55 AM |
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Genius
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