how to fix a tire without a tire machine part 1

had to fix the tire on the danger ranger so I figured Id show you how we do it out here at the ranch without a tire machine

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[helluhpinoy]

Very Informative part 1 you got here!

anyways, jsut wondering how large a possibility it is of bending the rim by hammering the spoon into it?

i'm looking to remove my tires to sell to a friend but i want to avoid denting or bending my rim in any way, shape or form.

[wagner59270]

on a steel rim its not very likely that you will bend it however you do have to be careful on aluminum and alloy rims as you can crack the bead surface if you get a little too western with it

[orangestoneface]

I have aluminium wheels, if I put a chisel in in there , even if i smoothen it first with a file, i guess it will damage the smooth surface of the wheel where rubber meetss metal and cause a leak later i guess

[wagner59270]

that is true you have to be very careful using this method with aluminium wheels

[twoeagle86]

Another easy way of doing that is using a handyman jack and putting the bottom end of the jack close to the bead and rim and jack up your truck to pop the bead from the rim. works like a charm for me!!

[wantblackwolf]

only one thing i do different I drive my truck on to it with a board in line with the side of rim pops the bead 1st time every time with no damage

hitting it with a hammer and bar looks like it would damage the rim

[LS164]

That looks a lot harder than fixing a bike tire ;-)

[BourgeoisPhotography]

I just uploaded the same video except mine was shot in Kenya Africa. On how to fix a flat tire. It is an interesting cultural piece on the same thing. Check it out my name on You Tube is BourgeoisPhotography

[GearHead1625]

a good way to pop the bead is too get a heavy vehicle and put a jack on the sidewall of the tire and the jack on the frame of the other vehicle and go to town with the jack. It works really well we were in a pinch and my buddies dad had the idea it was pretty cool how easy it was!

[chevy5994]

we always make jokes at the shop about, when it whistles the tire is whinning because its dieing

[Biffbradford]

Are smaller tires harder? My 13" tires are a BEAR to get off the rims!

[Redlinesixtynine]

Dimensions of your tire bars? Look to be about 18" to 2' long? Is that 3/4" round? Not hard to make a set if you have a torch around to heat up the ends and flatten them out and shape them a bit.

[POPPASHANGO]

Hey Thanks for the vid, I saw a excellent set of white walls on vehicle at the bone yard and they wanted to charge me $40 bucks to pop them off the rim. This not including the price of the tires. The alternative was I had to buy the rims and tire for $40 bucks each, get the tires popped off and return the rims for a 11% core refund?!? So now I am going to pop them off right at the yard and pay their $15 ea price for the tires and bail. Thanks again!

[Raxarax]

We did this for so many years, I never even knew what a 'tire machine' was. I just thought this is how you did it...