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.
www.usmessageboard.com
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 â…› 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...
www.usmessageboard.com
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 â…› 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.
