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Homemade bead breaker

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Billy Ricks

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I needed to pull a tire off of a rim to get it ready to ship so I thought I'd share a few pictures of the ram I made years ago to break the bead. A little soapy water and a few pushes on the lever and the bead is off of the rim. It takes longer to pull the hunk out of storage than to break the bead. I end up standing on the tire then forcing the lever down. A few 2x4 and a couple of bolts are all that's needed.

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Thats slick as dog snot on a screen door handle!!!! Wheres the duct tape for the handle grip...LOL
 
Nice work Billy.

This what Dan and I used until he bought a bead breaker from Harbor Freight.


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Never popped a tire off a motorcycle wheel myself, just bicycles. Why is the bead so hard to break?
 
UncleMike said:
Never popped a tire off a motorcycle wheel myself, just bicycles. Why is the bead so hard to break?
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Tubeless rims have a lip on them to keep the bead seated. The tires fit on the rim so tight and over time stick to the rim, they are a bear to get popped off the rim with just tire irons. A few minutes with some long irons and the tire will be off the rim.
 
Billy Ricks said:
Tubeless rims have a lip on them to keep the bead seated. The tires fit on the rim so tight and over time stick to the rim, they are a bear to get popped off the rim with just tire irons. A few minutes with some long irons and the tire will be off the rim.
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Makes sense. Thanks.
 
Even tubed tires are a bugger. The rubber as mentioned will adhere to the rims and need the pressure to slip them free of the bead.
 
NICE bead breaker, good buddy! Unfortunately, I don't have enough "body mass" to use Billy Rick's device and my truck sits too high to use Nessism's idea. Sooooo, as crude as it may sound, I've been putting a 2X4 across the tire as close to the bead as possible and placing a board on the driveway with one end on the concrete and the other on the board over the bead. I then use that board as a ramp and slowly back my truck up the board. The bead pops instantly. I know, I know. It does sound pretty crazy and maybe I've been lucky but its worked great the last 5 tires I've down this way.
Willie
 
willie said:
NICE bead breaker, good buddy! Unfortunately, I don't have enough "body mass" to use Billy Rick's device and my truck sits too high to use Nessism's idea. Sooooo, as crude as it may sound, I've been putting a 2X4 across the tire as close to the bead as possible and placing a board on the driveway with one end on the concrete and the other on the board over the bead. I then use that board as a ramp and slowly back my truck up the board. The bead pops instantly. I know, I know. It does sound pretty crazy and maybe I've been lucky but its worked great the last 5 tires I've down this way.
Willie
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Whatever works Willie. It beats busting knuckles and scratching rims trying to do it with irons. I'm down to under 160 now so I'm not big by any means. The length of the lever means not much muscle is needed.
 
One could just make a secondary box frame above the tire that will accept a small bottle jack. Trap the jack between the upper frame and the rubber and a few pumps and i would think it will break rather easily.
 
A good sized "G" clamp works wonders and no knuckle skin loss!!!. :-)
 
I bring them to work and use the tire machine. I hardly work up a sweat. :D
 
Hi,

I just use my teeth. You should see my dentist bill. :p


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Good idea but,(Yeah I know) it's big and heavy. I wouldnt have enough room in the garage.

I've stomped on em with success but the last one I did I used Nessisms technique.
Couple of 2x4's cut to the correct length(according to your vehicles height). Takes up much less room.
 
I also have one of these... slow but it works (out on the trail too).

http://www.happy-trail.com/Products...ont-colorFF0000now-b5997bfontp__HTPTBB-1.aspx

sometimes have to lay a tyre lever under it one side so it can clamp hard enough. Once the bead has popped on one side continuing to tighten does nothing...

Here's Ed modelling the harbor freight job... $20 Not great but good for the money. I've only used it once I think.. :D

Could do with the rear tube lengthening & a couple of wooden supports so you can use it with the rotors in place.

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When I first read the title I thought it said "Homemade BRead Breaker". Heh

I've always just used a big C (or I guess G) clamp, and if necessary a piece of pipe on the handle for more "lee-ver-age". But, that looks like it works a whole lotta much more gooderer. Little too big and bulky for my teeny and packed garages though. And I've yet to try the C-clamp on a radial or tubeless rim, as anymore I just have the tire place deal with em.
 
TheCafeKid said:
When I first read the title I thought it said "Homemade BRead Breaker". Heh

I've always just used a big C (or I guess G) clamp, and if necessary a piece of pipe on the handle for more "lee-ver-age". But, that looks like it works a whole lotta much more gooderer. Little too big and bulky for my teeny and packed garages though. And I've yet to try the C-clamp on a radial or tubeless rim, as anymore I just have the tire place deal with em.
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just stop by and use my coats 220 you girly boy:-\\\
 
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