Ever Break Down Tires by Hand?

qman · Post by **qman** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:34 am

Anyone ever done this before? I haven't been driving the old beast and two tires went flat. One cause it was wore out and the other started leaking around the bead. Anyway, my neighbor had a couple decent tires that he gave me and he showed me how to change the tire by hand. It's hard labor but doesn't take too long with the right tools. Anyway, I've always had it done in the shop where they use machines. I've never done it by hand before so it was a kick. Definitely don't wanna make a habit of it though. It can be back breaking.

NothingLikeIt · Post by **NothingLikeIt** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:50 am

Ive done it on a NIssan tire, but I would much rather pay the eight dollars here to have a shop do then ones for my truck

Dropped 68 · Post by **Dropped 68** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:57 am

Yeah, It's really not worth it. Getting the bead broke loose is the hardest part. And if you are going to do it, having a buddy help does make it a little more feasible.

Dropped 68 · Post by **Dropped 68** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:57 am

Yeah, It's really not worth it. Getting the bead broke loose is the hardest part. And if you are going to do it, having a buddy help does make it a little more feasible.

fuzzier1 · Post by **fuzzier1** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:58 am

I have done quite a few motorcycle tires but not car (truck) tires. How did you break the bead?

Fuzz

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:15 pm

i have a manual machine to break the bead with. its a bar coming down off of a hadle and you have to push down on it . if it doesn't break the first push you spin the tire slightly and push again. once the bead is broke you pry the tire off of the rim with your tire bars. if you don't have a tire machine you can run them over with a car or truck to break the bead. when you do that you run over just the tire staying real close to the rim. you follow the bead in a circle as you drive the truck around the tire and rim edge you also have to have the door open on the truck so you can watch what your doing.

67highboy · Post by **67highboy** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:16 pm

I did it on my 38" hawgs when I switched over to the double bead locks.
What a pita. Ended up letting the air out and running them over with my buddies chubby to break the beads.

Never want to do that again.

ExplorerNC · Post by **ExplorerNC** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:17 pm

I have done it, but it is worth paying someone! I have used a bumper jack to break the bead with. Place the base at the edge of the wheel then jack it up under an old truck. Usually works. Couple good pry bars and some lube to get it back on. Yeah, worth the $10 bucks.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:29 pm

i have done all types of tires by hand.
the smaller the tire, the easier it is to break the bead loose on the 1st try (sledgehammer)
split rims are much easier to change by hand.i use a chain wrapped thru the center hole and around the ring to keep it from jumping off when removing it and when airing the tire back up.
i have also used one of the manual bead breaking machines.
i hope to get an air operated tire machine one day.i had a line on one last year but the guy decided to keep it.

a bit more work to do it yourself and if theres a place to have them done close by its worth the couple $. if you live out in the middle of nowhere chances are you have or will do them yourself on occasion.

cooltoolguy · Post by **cooltoolguy** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:50 pm

wow thats too much effort.

fuzzier1 · Post by **fuzzier1** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:20 pm

I have also used the tongue jack on a mobile home to break the bead on M/C tires. Also my uncle had a BIG bench vise that I could put the M/C tire in, crank the vise down fairly tight then just twist the wheel in the vise which would break the bead. I have heard of guys running over the tire with a car/truck but I never tried it.

About 17 yrs ago my wife worked at a bike shop that had a M/C manual tire machine that they were going to throw away, needless to say I have a manual tire machine now, that I got for free, that has changed probably a 1000+ M/C tires for our shop. Plus I can and have done car/truck tires.

Fuzz

qman · Post by **qman** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:39 pm

I broke the bead on two of them by running them over. We needed to put a 2x4 on the tire and run it over. The board pushed the bead off. Only one came off on the 1st try. The others needed a few cracks at it. Then I did one by hand with a chisel type tire iron and a BFH. Like I said, it was interesting but not habit forming.

marz68 · Post by **marz68** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:23 pm

I'm guessing it's harder on a small car or truck tire but I have done it on semi tires and I would inflate them with lighter fluid and a maches

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spartman · Post by **spartman** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:34 pm

marz68 wrote:I'm guessing it's harder on a small car or truck tire but I have done it on semi tires and I would inflate them with lighter fluid and a maches .

I have seen that done!

Interesting to say the least.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:37 pm

using lighter fluid will void the warranty on new tires. yes is scares the heck out of you when you have to air the tire when someone else lights it. i have done a few mobile home tires that way.

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