Take tires off rims, from home
 

Hi all

Quick question. I have 4 tires on rims and I would like to take them
off their rims without going to a shop. Is it possible to do using the
same technique as one would use for bike tires? Anyone tried this?

I was just thinking of deflating them and then lift them off the rim
with a metal bar, carefuly so not to "rip" them.


Thanks!

Re: Take tires off rims, from home
 

cdn_icecube@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Quick question. I have 4 tires on rims and I would like to take them
> off their rims without going to a shop. Is it possible to do using the
> same technique as one would use for bike tires? Anyone tried this?
>
> I was just thinking of deflating them and then lift them off the rim
> with a metal bar, carefuly so not to "rip" them.
>
>
> Thanks!
>

Tubeless tires are much harder to remove than are bike tires. The
hardest part is that you have to break the bead, which is to move the
bead off the rim. This is done with pressure in. I doubt that you can
do it by hand without special tools. At the very least you would need
something like this:


http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=34542

John

Re: Take tires off rims, from home
 

cdn_icecube@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Quick question. I have 4 tires on rims and I would like to take them
> off their rims without going to a shop. Is it possible to do using the
> same technique as one would use for bike tires? Anyone tried this?
>
> I was just thinking of deflating them and then lift them off the rim
> with a metal bar, carefuly so not to "rip" them.
>
>
> Thanks!
>

Tubeless tires are much harder to remove than are bike tires. The
hardest part is that you have to break the bead, which is to move the
bead off the rim. This is done with pressure in. I doubt that you can
do it by hand without special tools. At the very least you would need
something like this:


http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=34542

John

Re: Take tires off rims, from home
 

cdn_icecube@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Quick question. I have 4 tires on rims and I would like to take them
> off their rims without going to a shop. Is it possible to do using the
> same technique as one would use for bike tires? Anyone tried this?
>
> I was just thinking of deflating them and then lift them off the rim
> with a metal bar, carefuly so not to "rip" them.
>
>
> Thanks!
>

Tubeless tires are much harder to remove than are bike tires. The
hardest part is that you have to break the bead, which is to move the
bead off the rim. This is done with pressure in. I doubt that you can
do it by hand without special tools. At the very least you would need
something like this:


http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=34542

John

Re: Take tires off rims, from home
 

cdn_icecube@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Quick question. I have 4 tires on rims and I would like to take them
> off their rims without going to a shop. Is it possible to do using the
> same technique as one would use for bike tires? Anyone tried this?
>
> I was just thinking of deflating them and then lift them off the rim
> with a metal bar, carefuly so not to "rip" them.
>
>
> Thanks!
>

Tubeless tires are much harder to remove than are bike tires. The
hardest part is that you have to break the bead, which is to move the
bead off the rim. This is done with pressure in. I doubt that you can
do it by hand without special tools. At the very least you would need
something like this:


http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=34542

John

Re: Take tires off rims, from home
 

I have used a bumper jack on the tire to break the seal. You could use a
small hydraulic jack or the jack that comes with the car. Put the tire
under the car or truck and the base of the jack on the tire. Jack against
the bumper or wherever there is a solid place above the jack.
You will need two or more tire irons to get the tire off the rim after the
tire is loose.
Derek

Re: Take tires off rims, from home
 

I have used a bumper jack on the tire to break the seal. You could use a
small hydraulic jack or the jack that comes with the car. Put the tire
under the car or truck and the base of the jack on the tire. Jack against
the bumper or wherever there is a solid place above the jack.
You will need two or more tire irons to get the tire off the rim after the
tire is loose.
Derek

Re: Take tires off rims, from home
 

I have used a bumper jack on the tire to break the seal. You could use a
small hydraulic jack or the jack that comes with the car. Put the tire
under the car or truck and the base of the jack on the tire. Jack against
the bumper or wherever there is a solid place above the jack.
You will need two or more tire irons to get the tire off the rim after the
tire is loose.
Derek

Re: Take tires off rims, from home
 

I have used a bumper jack on the tire to break the seal. You could use a
small hydraulic jack or the jack that comes with the car. Put the tire
under the car or truck and the base of the jack on the tire. Jack against
the bumper or wherever there is a solid place above the jack.
You will need two or more tire irons to get the tire off the rim after the
tire is loose.
Derek

Re: Take tires off rims, from home
 

Derek Lawler wrote:
> I have used a bumper jack on the tire to break the seal. You could use a
> small hydraulic jack or the jack that comes with the car. Put the tire
> under the car or truck and the base of the jack on the tire. Jack against
> the bumper or wherever there is a solid place above the jack.
> You will need two or more tire irons to get the tire off the rim after the
> tire is loose.
> Derek

That said, it should take any tire shop less than 15 minutes to remove four
tires from four rims, and the better ones won't even charge you for it. It's a
lot of work to undertake without the proper tools.

Re: Take tires off rims, from home
 

Derek Lawler wrote:
> I have used a bumper jack on the tire to break the seal. You could use a
> small hydraulic jack or the jack that comes with the car. Put the tire
> under the car or truck and the base of the jack on the tire. Jack against
> the bumper or wherever there is a solid place above the jack.
> You will need two or more tire irons to get the tire off the rim after the
> tire is loose.
> Derek

That said, it should take any tire shop less than 15 minutes to remove four
tires from four rims, and the better ones won't even charge you for it. It's a
lot of work to undertake without the proper tools.

Re: Take tires off rims, from home
 

Derek Lawler wrote:
> I have used a bumper jack on the tire to break the seal. You could use a
> small hydraulic jack or the jack that comes with the car. Put the tire
> under the car or truck and the base of the jack on the tire. Jack against
> the bumper or wherever there is a solid place above the jack.
> You will need two or more tire irons to get the tire off the rim after the
> tire is loose.
> Derek

That said, it should take any tire shop less than 15 minutes to remove four
tires from four rims, and the better ones won't even charge you for it. It's a
lot of work to undertake without the proper tools.

Re: Take tires off rims, from home
 

Derek Lawler wrote:
> I have used a bumper jack on the tire to break the seal. You could use a
> small hydraulic jack or the jack that comes with the car. Put the tire
> under the car or truck and the base of the jack on the tire. Jack against
> the bumper or wherever there is a solid place above the jack.
> You will need two or more tire irons to get the tire off the rim after the
> tire is loose.
> Derek

That said, it should take any tire shop less than 15 minutes to remove four
tires from four rims, and the better ones won't even charge you for it. It's a
lot of work to undertake without the proper tools.

Re: Take tires off rims, from home
 

Matt Ion wrote:
> Derek Lawler wrote:
>> I have used a bumper jack on the tire to break the seal. You could use a
>> small hydraulic jack or the jack that comes with the car. Put the tire
>> under the car or truck and the base of the jack on the tire. Jack
>> against
>> the bumper or wherever there is a solid place above the jack.
>> You will need two or more tire irons to get the tire off the rim after
>> the
>> tire is loose.
>> Derek
>
> That said, it should take any tire shop less than 15 minutes to remove
> four tires from four rims, and the better ones won't even charge you for
> it. It's a lot of work to undertake without the proper tools.

indeed. it can be done, but it's major sweat. you'll spend more on
rehydration fluids than you will paying the guy at the garage to take
them off on the proper machine.

Re: Take tires off rims, from home
 

Matt Ion wrote:
> Derek Lawler wrote:
>> I have used a bumper jack on the tire to break the seal. You could use a
>> small hydraulic jack or the jack that comes with the car. Put the tire
>> under the car or truck and the base of the jack on the tire. Jack
>> against
>> the bumper or wherever there is a solid place above the jack.
>> You will need two or more tire irons to get the tire off the rim after
>> the
>> tire is loose.
>> Derek
>
> That said, it should take any tire shop less than 15 minutes to remove
> four tires from four rims, and the better ones won't even charge you for
> it. It's a lot of work to undertake without the proper tools.

indeed. it can be done, but it's major sweat. you'll spend more on
rehydration fluids than you will paying the guy at the garage to take
them off on the proper machine.