HOW do you break your tire beads?

[JasonsBanshee]

This is crazy! I bought a tire changer and it won't break the bead. My tire changer is awesome at breaking car tire beads and motorcycle beads but my Banshee wheel beads, forget it! I've even resorted to some hillbilly methods such as driving my truck over the sidewall and jacking up the truck and lowering down the hitch on the bead. Nothing I try even budges the bead. I did get my back tires off with a lot of work with my tire changer but these fronts are stuck forever unless someone can help.

 

I know I could take it to a tire shop, but I want a do it yourself method so I can change them at home.

[2001Stroker]

A crowbar, and a BFH. Get it up under the lip of the rim, and beat the hell out of it. Work your way around the rim until it comes off. Make sure you put a rag between the bar and the rim, so you don't gall it. It's worked for me in the past. Hope that helps.

[banshee_terror_]

same here. i used a chrow bar and stuck it between the tire and rim and beat it with a 2 pound sledge. never used a rag but thats a good idea. and yah work your way around until it eventually pops

[GrMeyer]

I use a truck, 2x4 and put the 2x4 on the tire and drive up on the 2x4 slowly and off it goes... Helps to have someone there to guide you. Or go to Haror Freight and get a breaker

[HAUSERSMOTORSPORTS]

i got my front tires off fine with my bead breaker. i used soapy water and two prybars. my tire had a hole in the sidewall so i just ended up cutting it off but i broke both beads with it. did you take the valve core out?

[JasonsBanshee]

did you take the valve core out?

 

 

Yea I took it out.

 

 

The bead breaker I have is the Harbor Freight one.

 

[shee4speed]

I think they make an atv adapter for that breaker from HF.

[JasonsBanshee]

Yea, they do. I'm going to pick it up to see if it helps. It says it's for bead lock type rims though which makes no sense because the beadlocks don't need the beads broke on the bead lock side.

[shee4speed]

Theres a dude at the dunes that has one of the units like you have with the adapter and he breaks beads in seconds.I think you'll be fine.

[JasonsBanshee]

I guess I'll have to dig deep into my pockets and fork over $3.99 for the adapter tomorrow. I'll let you guys know how it goes. LOL

[fastrthnu]

pull the valve stem and drop some dilluted dish soap in the tire and spin it around so you get the actual bead lip lubed and try and try and bang it off. The worst case I have taken a razor and slice the side wall all the way around on both sides and remove the tire, then cut the remaining bead off with an angle grinder being carefull no to knick the rim. Ive done that several times out of aggrivation,,..... it worked.

[POORBOY350]

it is worth taking it to a tire shop and letting them do it. i have used a vehicle and a lil car ramp just put whatever you use close to the lip of the rim, not touching it tho. and drive the vehicle up the ramp and pow. flip it over do other side. makes it pretty easy

[JasonsBanshee]

I was thinking about that too

[firebanshee]

I use the power jack on my toy hauler, it works pretty good or a handy man jack by putting the base of the jack on the tire and jacking up something heavy.

[regalrocket]

I inflate my tire a bit, maybe 5 psi, and then brake the hard side (the one with the farthest distance to the tire well in the wheel. Then flip it around and hit the other side. This is all with a standard automotive machine. Works every time.