02GF74
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 10:38 AM |
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removing a tyre
let's say one had a wheel with a worn tyre but does not want to spend money at the tyre shop for the peeps to remove tyre and then be charged
for tyre disposal.
What would be the best/easiest/safest way to remove tyre off the rm without damage to rim?
Tyre can be destryed n the process, in fact it wold need to be cut up into samler chunks to fit a wheelie bin so how wold you go about doing that?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 10:41 AM |
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good luck, their as tough as hell to cut and full of wire. Even getting them off is hard without the proper gear.
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nitram38
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 10:49 AM |
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An angry grinder, once you have let the air out! 
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r1_pete
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 11:07 AM |
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Yup, break the bead then angry grinder through the tyre beads
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02GF74
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 11:09 AM |
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I though of angry grinder but that is gonna be smelly with the melting/burning rubber hence the "safe" bit.
My gut feel is I'm gonna have to stop up the readies.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 11:15 AM |
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I would have thought local independent tyre fitting company would do it for some beer money for you.
Failing that you spend hours and make yourself a DIY bead breaker from scrap angle iron - I'm sure i have seen plans for one somewhere....seems
like a lot of work though.
Cheers
mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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balidey
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 11:34 AM |
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I tried cutting some new tread into a tyre for my racing mopeds (don't ask) and after a few atempts I gave up, it was too slow, very noisy, very
very smelly. So god knows how its would be going through a car tyre. Then you have the problem of cutting through it near the wheel without getting
the rim.
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02GF74
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 11:35 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
I tried cutting some new tread into a tyre for my racing mopeds (don't ask) and after a few atempts I gave up, it was too slow, very noisy, very
very smelly. So god knows how its would be going through a car tyre. Then you have the problem of cutting through it near the wheel without getting
the rim.
^^^^ exactly what I envisaged - so bad idea then. best start saving those pennies.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 12:21 PM |
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to break the bead lay it on the floor, let the air out then drive onto the edge of the tyre! 
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 12:23 PM |
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I have tried an angle grinder on a tyre, forget it, horrible acrid smoke just pours off , along with black sticky bits of rubber and the disk gets so
hot it's libel to shatter. Only suitable for annoying the folk next door.
[Edited on 4/4/08 by Mr Whippy]
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 12:25 PM |
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Jig Saw? - the power tool before anyone says the ovbvious! 
[Edited on 4-4-08 by DaveFJ]
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Delinquent
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 02:04 PM |
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it'll take you about 1/2 hour to knock up a bead breaker if you have some offcuts of angle laying around.
It'll then take you only a few hours of swearing and throwing things around until the bead finally breaks rather than it's prefered
reaction which is to kick the wheel and tyre half way across the garage.
It just isn't worth the effort unless you are so hard up for cash that old newspapers now adorn where Andrex finest quilted used to hang...
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MikeCapon
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 03:56 PM |
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Second vote for driving car onto wheel to break bead. Full lock, back and forth and the bead will break. Then a hacksaw?
Edited to add: You could always be normal and use tyre levers
[Edited on 4/4/08 by MikeCapon]
www.shock-factory.co.uk
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MikeR
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 04:56 PM |
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good god, how much is the local tyre place going to charge to remove 1 tyre???
If you're really worried about the cost, go to the local part worn place - i'd expect they'd be cheaper still and tell them
you'll 'sell' them the tyre 
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phelpsa
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| posted on 4/4/08 at 05:58 PM |
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Your local tyre place will take it off for you for free. Say you're going to refurb it and bring it back to them for a new tyre!
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