Missourian
Diamond Member
Tl;dr ... Simple but effective.
This was on the clearance shelf at the Harbor Freight for $31...couldn't pass that up...especially since I had a tire that I needed to get off the rim as it is leaking at the bead.
Also...my F150 is a heavy half ton...which means that if I buy tires at Walmart like $99 Wranglers... Walmart will not install them on the truck...as they use the VIN number to determine their liability...so I end up changing a lot of tires manually.
My former method of breaking stubborn beads was to put a wooden 4x4 on the deflated tire and drive up it with a vehicle.
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Used this bead breaker today and it was a breeze...literally took seconds.
Sprayed the bead with some soapy water, set it in the bead breaker, pushed the bead down, let off the pressure, gave the wheel and tire an ⅛ if a turn and pressed the bead down again...and it came away from the rim easy as pie.
Not a lot of pressure is required.
Regular price is $80...but you could EASILY make your own. I couldn't see why the base and upright couldn't even be made from construction lumber...but I'm a redneck, not an engineer, so use your own best judgement.
This was on the clearance shelf at the Harbor Freight for $31...couldn't pass that up...especially since I had a tire that I needed to get off the rim as it is leaking at the bead.
Also...my F150 is a heavy half ton...which means that if I buy tires at Walmart like $99 Wranglers... Walmart will not install them on the truck...as they use the VIN number to determine their liability...so I end up changing a lot of tires manually.
My former method of breaking stubborn beads was to put a wooden 4x4 on the deflated tire and drive up it with a vehicle.
How to break a tire bead and then reset it...
...at home without special tools... (Assuming you have an air compressor...but I doubt you'd try anything tire related without one) The back tire on the pickup had a slow leak so I pulled it off and sprayed it with soapy water to find the leak...and...unfortunately it was leaking from the...
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Used this bead breaker today and it was a breeze...literally took seconds.
Sprayed the bead with some soapy water, set it in the bead breaker, pushed the bead down, let off the pressure, gave the wheel and tire an ⅛ if a turn and pressed the bead down again...and it came away from the rim easy as pie.
Not a lot of pressure is required.
Regular price is $80...but you could EASILY make your own. I couldn't see why the base and upright couldn't even be made from construction lumber...but I'm a redneck, not an engineer, so use your own best judgement.
