breaking beads

[KieranM]

hi there,

I have a tubeless wheel with a tube in it and i want to remove the tire to change it. I beleive that the tube was put in as an easy way of keepping the quad rolling as there is a badass slit in the tire.

Does anyone know any ways to brake the beads on there tires. I have tryed alot of things, including dropping a 1ltr car on the tire ( that was a great day )

Any ideas?

Thanks-----Kieran

 

[JLYoak]

You can try a blunt wide chisle and a big hammer. It sounds funny but it works. Just take the chisle and place it on the bead against the rim and smack it with the hammer. Keep working your way around about a 6 to 8 in. spot it will finaly give up. Good luck.

 

[r_chez_08]

oil/ soapy water and persistance! or the easy option that i took, leave it to the pros, and there big tire tools!

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Bead breaking hammer, or a tire machine.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

A jack, with a nice, flat base. Lay the tire flat on the ground, with the base of the jack on the sidewall of the tire, close to the rim (over the bead area). Place this under something heavy (Used to do this with my pickup truck as a "weight", and start jacking. The bead will give long before the vehicle comes off the ground. You may have to stand or sit on the opposite side of the tire to keep it flat on the ground as the pressure from the jack increases, it may try to tip the tire up.

 

[solomon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36BzRsc8Cvc

 

[KieranM]

okay thanks, i will test out a few methods and get back here.

 

[mike75925]

since the tire is shot, you can cut away the bulk in a given area and use a cold chisel to cut the metal in the bead. had to do it once or twice. the rubber was attached to the rim like moss to a stone.

 

[The_Machine]

to break even the most stubborn tires I use a 2x4 or a 4x4 and put it under the frame of my truck then put a small scrap piece of 3/4 inch plywood on the bead and under the 4x4 and use the long piece of 2x4 or 4x4 as a lever. maybe 40 pounds of pressure multiplies to the point where the 2x4 starts cracking. It's something I came up with when watching a tire bead breaker being used. Works WONDERS on anything, even car tires.

EDIT: i searched around youtube and this guy uses nearly the exact same technique, but it does help to have a bevel on the wood to dig into the bead, but anything works.

 

[brendonv]

Go down to a tire shop at around 4.30. They should be able to break it for ya for a beer.

 

[mrfreyguy]

I've used a vice before on trailer tires. The only problem is that it only breaks one side of the bead

 

[KieranM]

I've used a vice before on trailer tires. The only problem is that it only breaks one side of the bead

thanks, tried that already, no joy.

 

[Blazkowiez]

Screwdrivers ftw... oh yeah, and we use a bead breaker tool. Before I started using that tool, I seriously used the vice to break the beads, Frey is right, it does work. It takes some skill on knowing where to push and when.

 

[KieranM]

It takes some skill on knowing where to push and when.

are you saying i dont have skill Im going off to cry now

 

[dave1701]

run it over with a truck

 

[gcarter95]

I did 4 today on 8" rims. Used a couple of pry bars with spoon ends. Lots of soap to grease it, and a LOT of elbow grease. And a lot of time and swearing.