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[criS4anto]

Does anyone know where in London I can take my 10" wheel for a tyre fitting? Took my wheel to 3 tyre shops today, two of them could not remove the tyre and the last place got the tyre off but broke the new tyre when fitting it on. 2nd brand new tyre that's been broken in the process of fitting.

[Quinlan minor]

Where in London are you?

I know a good guy in SE London.

Edited by Quinlan minor, 02 September 2023 - 03:28 PM.

[IronmanG]

Does anyone know where in London I can take my 10" wheel for a tyre fitting? Took my wheel to 3 tyre shops today, two of them could not remove the tyre and the last place got the tyre off but broke the new tyre when fitting it on. 2nd brand new tyre that's been broken in the process of fitting.

Had the same issue with 10 x 6s.si changed to 10 x 5s and no problem

[criS4anto]

I'm based in East London, but can travel to SE if they can do it.

The tyre is 165/70/R10 and the wheel is 6JJ

[Quinlan minor]

I'm based in East London, but can travel to SE if they can do it.

The tyre is 165/70/R10 and the wheel is 6JJ

GT Tyres

212 Perry Rise

Forest Hill

SE23 2QT

020 8699 3631

Speak to James, he's a good 'un.

Has the kit to do 10" wheels, I spoke to him yesterday.

[IronmanG]

I'm based in East London, but can travel to SE if they can do it.

The tyre is 165/70/R10 and the wheel is 6JJ

Ye thats the reason I changed to a 5 inch wheel. Its ok having 6s on the car, but if I have to travel 30 miles to get them changed or have a puncture...

[criS4anto]

Thanks Quinlan minor, I will give them a shout on Monday.

[Homersimpson]

One thing with 10" tyres (if I remember correctly) is that they are removed from the rear of the rim not the front because of where the dish/well is.

 

If you do it the other way its likely if not inevitable that the tyres will be damaged.

 

You can of course put them on and take them off yourself, hardest part is breaking the bead when removing the old tyres.  I've used this kit to take them off and on: https://www.ebay.co....tm/404064455641

It worked ok for me and then you just get them balanced.

[criS4anto]

For that price, I might just give that a go. Just ordered a set.

The old tyre is screwed anyway so it's just getting the new ones on.

[Homersimpson]

Excellent, you can have a play with getting the old tyre off without worrying about damaging it.

 

Once you have broken the bead (which is the hard bit) then you just push the bead of the tyre down into the well which allows it to move over enough so you can work it off round the rim.

 

I used a trolley jack to beak the bead by tying the front axle of the jack to the rim centre and using the jack to push the bead up and off.  They can be a bit of a git to get them to move initally.

 

[68+86auto]

As has been mentioned already 10s need to be removed from the back of the rim. The well is a lot closer to the back than the front of the rim. Tyre fitters mostly have no clue what they are doing and won't know this.

 

There is a reason I do my own tyre fitting, balancing and alignments.

[JXC Mini GT]

Formula One Autocentres fit 10 inch tyres, I haven't had new ones fitted but they have repaired a puncture on mine, fitted a new valve and balanced it.

Edited by JXC Mini GT, 03 September 2023 - 04:16 PM.

[sonscar]

I bought a £50 manual tyre changer,simple bit of kit but works if you are careful and understand the process.Easily brake the bead and with some decent tyre levels a simple task.Steve..Everyone needs a machine nowadays,ok if you are doing hundreds but sometimes getting your hands dirty is the way to go,for me at least,Steve..

[imack]

Depends on the individual wheels as to which side you fit the tyres from. I think original 10" steels went on from the back of the wheel but my 6×10 minilites don't. I bolted the wheels to the car then fitted the tyres with the aid of tyre soap and plastic trim tools.
10" wheels won't fit on most modern wheel balancers either. I use a bubble balancer at home.

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Edited by imack, 03 September 2023 - 07:17 PM.

[68+86auto]

Maybe manufacturers of new alloys have started to make it the standard way to reduce issues. Not sure as the only alloys that I have are old Tasmans which mount the same a steel wheel.