After a lot of hard work to get nowhere I remembered a tip from my previous post asking for suggestions. Yep, the soap makes it happen.

I thought it would be one of those deals where the first one takes several times as long as the rest. I hope that's true because that was the hardest 5 or 10 bucks I ever saved, but I do have the warm satisfaction of knowing that I bent the wheel myself. It was nothing major, just bent the lip a little with a crowbar - it'll hammer out.

After doing that I cannibalized a couple of pipe clamps for the conduit, shaped the ends with the BFH, filed them smooth, snatched the dish soap, and it went a lot better. The softer tire irons and the lube made all the difference.

Just picked up some Aircraft Remover and will try that in a few minutes.

Don't know if I'll try to mount the new tires or not. I'll probably try one and see what happens.

Most of the time was spent jigging up for the job. I made an octagon from 2x4's which got screwed to the workbench. It fits the rim, and in the center there's a couple of bolts with a coupling to stabilize the wheel/tire.

Also made a variation of a bead breaking device from this website.

http://users.net1plus.com/holbrook/tireeqpt.htm

Leverage and lube is where it's at.

Happy 4th.

Going on is usually easier, just make sure to start with the outside of the rim facing up and start your tire from there. Make sure the bead area is clean.

Tire #2 came off a whole lot easier.

Bob, I removed them from the inside of the wheel. I don't think that's the right way to do it. These are MG wire wheels and the center section extends beyond the rim, so I flipped them over and removed them from the backside because there's more distance to push down with the tire irons.

I guess that mounting will be different, probably stick the tool in from the top center and lever down and outwards.

Originally posted by Glenn1018:


Just picked up some Aircraft Remover and will try that in a few minutes.

It's good to have that around in case you get a 777 stuck in the radiator :D

K

K, that's the best one I've heard in quite a while. :D

Usually, I try to remove or install a tire over the "short" side of the wheel. I suspect that your wheels may be symmetrical, so it does not matter which way you do it.Just keep the tire push into the drop center while you work it on or off and it will go easily.