nathanharris1987
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| posted on 26/3/08 at 10:59 AM |
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Removing tyres from rims
Hello all,
Hope it was a good easter for everyone!
Does anybody know how to remove tyres from rims. I need to whip the rubber off to get my alloys blasted.
I know with my BMX you can use a couple of spoons to get the tyre off but somthing tells me its not going to be that simple with cars  
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britishtrident
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| posted on 26/3/08 at 11:01 AM |
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You need a bead breaker and couple of decent tyre levers
IE take it down to the local tyre fitters.
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 26/3/08 at 11:03 AM |
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You will need some really big tyre levers - or chuck a fiver in the direction of a local tyre fitter at lunchtime. Thats what i've done before -
straight in their pocket so they're happy
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 26/3/08 at 11:05 AM |
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I'd not try it unless you have the right gear, it's harder than it looks and you might damage the rims 
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nathanharris1987
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| posted on 26/3/08 at 11:07 AM |
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olright olright ive put the spoons back in the draw kingsway it is then!
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 26/3/08 at 11:07 AM |
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depending on the tyre it can be a pig of a job, especially low profile tyres as there is so little give in the side wall.
Cash job for your man in the local tyre place 
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alexdj125
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| posted on 26/3/08 at 11:08 AM |
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Took me about an hour per wheel just to pop the bead off. I'd get to a tyre place!
If it ain't broke- it soon will be!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 26/3/08 at 02:03 PM |
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With the right tool breaking the bead is easy without it its a sod. After that getting the tyre off the rim when the bead is brocken is just a knack,
easy for some very hard for others.
One tip is always take the Schrader valve core completely out of the tyre valve when breaking the bead it makes a big difference. A lot of tyre
fitters don't do this and just cut through the rubber neck of the valve stem and fit a new valve stem -- bad practice when repairing punctures
because it is not unknown for them to leave a chunk of rubber rolling about inside the tyre.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Chippy
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| posted on 26/3/08 at 05:28 PM |
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Easy way to break the tyre from the rim, just put the tyre under the wheel of a car and drive over it, you sometimes need somebody to stand on the
wheel to stop it tipping. Works every time. :-) Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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