Tire Changing

[Larry D]

You mean this post?

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...ight=tire+bead

Yeah, same principle, but, his is rigged so he can attach and detach it from his workbench and provides much more stability than what those pictures appear to give.

Thanks for digging that up !!!

[bwringer]

You mean this post?

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...ight=tire+bead

Yeek!

For the record, none of those are mine, and the bead breaking setups using a car are just asking for a bashed-up door.

I have one leg of my workbench bolted to an anchor in the floor, and a simple lever arrangement made of 2X4 boards attached to that. The pieces of the lever are held together with 1/2" bolts with washers and wing nuts so I can quickly assemble and disassemble the lever as needed so it's out of the way.

I have a sort of shallow wooden box that I put the wheel on to break the bead so that the rotors don't get bent. One foot on the other side of the tire to keep it from flipping up, and a simple shove with the lever gets the job done...

Also, it's a lot easier, even with ancient tires, if you apply some tire lube into the beads before you try to break the bead. A little bit of lube will work its way in and make the bead slide off like buttuh. Attacking the tire or the bead with cutting tools is a great way to badly damage your rims.

[1_v8_merc]

I cut my tires off with a saw-zaw....since they were from 2002.


You NEED rim protectors!
(i cut up some old ABS fluid containers...worked great.....I was very rough on them, they held up......DON'T waste your money on buying rim protectors.....most of them are crap......just make your own! DONT use milk jugs, they aren't strong enough.)

You need spoons too.......the small ones are great for getting started.
But you want something REALLY big, for when you start getting near the end of the tire!(that's where it gets hard.)

I actually set the front tire of my ATV(4wheeler) on a spot of the tire, it helped keep everything stable.

USE SOAP AND WATER!
You will have trouble getting the bead to seal if you don't!
(yeah, don't ask me how I know this......)

[GS ace]

My setup is made of a 2x4 framework, all-thread, washers/nuts, a block of 4x4 with a hole bored through it, a gate hinge for the bead breaking lever, and wooden blocks to place on the tire. I mount it to a workmate when needed. The framework keeps rotors from making contact with any surface. So far, it's worked OK. Best of all, it was cheap to make. Working part time at the local Ace Hardware helps.

[hilly]

Yeek!

For the record, none of those are mine, and the bead breaking setups using a car are just asking for a bashed-up door.

I think he mentions to position it on the undercarriage frame of the vehicle to not bash up the door or rocker panel. Looks like a SUV would work better since you see the frame, whereas a regular passenger car has potential for body damage.

[ddaniels]

Looking forward to Mr. Steve coming over tonight to help out with the installation.

[ddaniels]

If anybody else in the Dayton area wants to come over and share in the fun, it starts around 6 p.m. No beer, but I have soft drinks. P.M. me for my address.

[Steve]

If anybody else in the Dayton area wants to come over and share in the fun, it starts around 6 p.m. No beer, but I have soft drinks. P.M. me for my address.

Now hold on there, Mr. ddaniels, if we're going to have an audience, I want my share of the ticket proceeds.

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[Octain]

If anybody else in the Dayton area wants to come over and share in the fun, it starts around 6 p.m. No beer, but I have soft drinks. P.M. me for my address.

No beer? PFFT..

[Steve]

No beer? PFFT..

Don't feel bad. If it were at my place, not only would there be no beer, there would be no smoking, either.

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[Octain]

I'd rather smoke than drink but that can happen before I get there
Drinkin is very bad for ya.

I thought he meant no beer as in other options, like some Jack or Jim, or something.

[ddaniels]

No alchohol, no smoking. Strict premises rules. Sorry. Well....no, I'm not sorry.

[Steve]

No alchohol, no smoking. Strict premises rules. Sorry. Well....no, I'm not sorry.

Works fine for me.

I won't be bringing any , either, so it sounds like a boring wrenching session.

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[ddaniels]

Naw, not really. I don't need those things to have fun. Good friends, good conversation, that's all it takes.

[Steve]

Packing up a few tools right now, I'll be there in just a little while.

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