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[newenglandmini]

Is it practical for me to remove a 10" tire from the wheel?  I have to dismount four tires and I'd like to do it in my shop.  How is it done without the use of a tire mounting machine?  I have a 12 ton press, which should facilitate the task.

 

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[Craig89]

To be honest I think you will be struggling. Scrap tyres I just cut off, good ones I get a pro to remove

[jpw1275]

as above really is the only way

cheers james

[newenglandmini]

The tires are scrap.  I think they may be the original tires on the car.  How to you cut them off?

[Craig89]

Hacksaw / reciprocating saw / slitting disc in angle grinder. Not the easiest job I the world but no doubt the easiest way to remove them at home. Just ensure you don't catch the rim when cutting

[newenglandmini]

I'll leave this job to my local shop.  They charge $5 for tire repair, so I suspect they do this job for $20 or a bit more.  In addition, this will leave the tires intact which will provide me with suitable cushions when I roll my body shell on its side for underside repairs.

[stoneface]

Years ago (25 ish) I used to always change my own tyres.

We used a large slide hammer (similar to a post hammer) to break the bead and then a couple of tyre levers to get the tyre off. Was really very simple.

This was before alloys and low profile tyres were so popular, so manly steel rims. The lower the profile the harder it is.

Don't see why you can't do it with a press and tyre levers. The principle is no different to cycle tyres just on a larger scale.

[dklawson]

I have hand mounted 13" tires and it is very easily done with the right equipment.  I was never able to do it with improvised tools.

 

Go to Harbor Freight.  For $40 (on sale) you can buy one of their two types/sizes of manual tire changing/mounting tools.  I have not used their brand of tire tools but have read the reviews.  Be prepared that you may need to beef up some of their rods and levers that are part of the kits.  Also plan on mounting the changers to the floor or a large pallet.  Since you have old tires, practice unmounting and mounting those a few times to get the hang of it before attempting to mount new tires.  

 

Be sure to check your local landfill/dump rules on tire disposal so you know how to properly get rid of the old tires.

[ibrooks]

I've used one of these for several years now.

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item1e8593fa74

 

I know Harbour Freight sell similar things and certainly here in the UK I can get a new one from Sealey for similar money to that second hand one.

 

It needs to be bolted to the floor with room to work all around it. I don't like the pneumatic bead breaker and every time I use it I tell myself I'm going to make a manual one for it like the Sealey version. They actually had the same one as that where I did my courses but with a manual breaker rather than pneumatic. When I'm not using it I pop the bolts out and shove it in a corner.

 

Lower profile tyres are harder to do and tyres with a higher speed rating are harder (stiffer sidewalls). I've never tried the 10x8 Mini tyres though and I've heard they can be a nightmare even with pro industrial equipment.

 

Iain

Edited by ibrooks, 13 January 2014 - 10:19 AM.

[danie garry]

use the press you have to break the bead and then a couple of tire leavers to get the tire off, its really fairly easy, i do all the tires on the steel wheels at home. the only 1 where anythin went wrong was a 9.5" banded steel that had the valley of the wheel too far down, still got the tire off but bent the rim a bit!