joe27979

Well-Known Member

• Apr 18, 2014

• #1

how do I get the tyre off of a defender rim at home?
I've chopped through it but can't get the inner bead to release..

any tips?

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Apr 18, 2014

• #2

should of used ya hilift jack on it before ya cut into it. Now you'll have to cut thru the tyre bead. to get it off.

 

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divie

Well-Known Member

• Apr 18, 2014

• #3

Most times I jump on em with my work boots on. Last really hard one I did I put on a radial drill table, clamped the rim and brought the machine quill down to break the bead. Be a bugger now you have started to cut it though.

 

trax

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Events Planner

• Apr 18, 2014

• #4

funnily enough i found an old ass air tyre machine in the workshop today, i need to figure out how to use it and if it still works.. not that this helps you at all

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Apr 18, 2014

• #5

trax said:

funnily enough i found an old ass air tyre machine in the workshop today, i need to figure out how to use it and if it still works.. not that this helps you at all

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It's fooked might as well send it down to me..

 

joe27979

Well-Known Member

• Apr 18, 2014

• #6

I have a 12tonne press but tyres to wide to fit in..

I'm intrigued how I would use my farm jack to break bead though?

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Apr 18, 2014

• #7

joe27979 said:

I have a 12tonne press but tyres to wide to fit in..

I'm intrigued how I would use my farm jack to break bead though?

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stick wheel under front of landy, put hilift on tyre and under bumper, jack fender up. wait for weight of landy to break bead.

 

SmileySteve

Well-Known Member

• Apr 18, 2014

• #8

Pikey said:

stick wheel under front of landy, put hilift on tyre and under bumper, jack fender up. wait for weight of landy to break bead.

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Great tip! will be doing mine at some point, cheers Pikey!

 

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Freetime101

Active Member

• Apr 18, 2014

• #9

Or drive over it if you're feeling lazy

 

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nickjaxe

Well-Known Member

• Apr 19, 2014

• #10

Is the rim a tubles type...if it is it will have raised bead to help keep the type in place when flat...you need to dive in a thinnish flat bar 5mm that you can hit with a hammer between the bead or the tyre and the rim,

Once its moving lift the bar more upright and hammer the bead off deep down to the base as you can....smooth off and round the edges of the bar so no to damage the rim.

Nick.

 

joe27979

Well-Known Member

• Apr 19, 2014

• #11

cheers nick,
I put it under tow bar and put jack on it under inside rim, it squashed right down but didn't break bead, will get a pic up

 

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Romahomepete

Member

• Apr 19, 2014

• #12

Jack up under font bumper (more weight). Leave it and go and have a cuppa. Time will work the tyre down the rim. Done it loads of times. Just done it with a tyre from our Berlingo van and the distance the tyre has to move is further.

The other alternative is to carefully drive opver the tyre close to but not over the rim.

Peter

 

onecelledcreature

Active Member

• Apr 19, 2014

• #13

my local tyre place was £1 a wheel with disposal, easy really

 

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nickjaxe

Well-Known Member

• Apr 20, 2014

• #14

I have made a tool for doing this job as I do all my own tyre work...the old style rim with no bead retainer will break quite easy...its the type with the raised section that are hard,

This type of jack is ok as it can be knocked down deep into the bead gap,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztYmUgGBObk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztYmUgGBObk

My bead breaker is more like the wooden one...but mine is metal and it just fits under one on my road springs to give weight and a pivot point...

But for many years I just used a hand tool and lump hammer...but I am getting to old for that now.

Nick.