Best way to pull tire off rim

[jeepfreak1020]

So instead of paying discount to dismount my 33 from one of my rims what would be the best way to do it myself? I know how to remount a tire using a ratchet strap and everything, but ive never had to dismount one. How can?

 

[whitexj98]

Well you have to break the bead, you can use a high lift under your bumber to do that, then you need some spoons or somthing close to peel it off. I would just pay the 8 dollars or so and have it done it less then 5 minutes...

 

[Lowrange2]

So instead of paying discount to dismount my 33 from one of my rims what would be the best way to do it myself? I know how to remount a tire using a ratchet strap and everything, but ive never had to dismount one. How can?

Dude, it's dirt cheap to have it done and a major PITA to do it yourself with hand tools and you'll most like damage your tire.

 

[old_man]

I grew up in West Texas with mesquite thorns everywhere. There was rarely a day that went by when we didn't have a flat on something on the ranch. Manually changing a tubless tire can be done fairly easy if you have done a ton of them and have the right tools (spoons), but I still let someone else change mine. New tires are a lot easier to screw up the bead rubber than in the "old" days.

You can get some tire spoons at HF for a fairly reasonable amount but they aren't designed all that well. I use them on the trail in the event of more than one flat in a day.

 

[Rmart30]

Very easy to mess up the bead on one and ruin a tire...... $4 to dismount one around here....... you can buy a manual changer but they are a major pita

 

[chpmnsws6]

To pop thefirst bead, hook a line up from your valve stem to a vacuum port on your engine.

Have the shop do it, especially if you have aluminum rims.

 

[MT Mike]

Well you have to break the bead, you can use a high lift under your bumber to do that, then you need some spoons or somthing close to peel it off. I would just pay the 8 dollars or so and have it done it less then 5 minutes...

What the hell is a bumber? :confused1

 

[kastein]

To pop thefirst bead, hook a line up from your valve stem to a vacuum port on your engine.

Have the shop do it, especially if you have aluminum rims.

that's a pretty nifty idea :thumbup:

I have the HF tire spoons and I bent them badly trying to use them a couple days ago. Maybe I suck at using them, but I returned them for replacement... the metal is so crappy that I was able to mostly straighten them back out by stomping on them.

Costs 4 or 5 bucks each around here to have tires mounted or dismounted as long as you aren't having them balanced and don't care about valve stems. I will never use tire spoons again unless I'm stuck on the trail or the tire won't fit on the machine.

 

[Johnnie Walker]

Find some independent tire shop.. usually charge 5$ or less..