Breaking the bead - any tips?

[adlowe]

Originally Posted by ken99287

Breaking the bead on a motorcycle tire - YouTubeThis is easy and pretty much free.

I knew someone was going to post about using a car or truck but I expected the 4-wheeled vehicle would be in motion.

[ken99287]

I've seen someone screw a 2x4x12 to a tree or a wall in the garage vertically to use for leverage. Works well.

I just put a new front and rear on last week

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[rac3850]

I have a small 1 1/2 ton bottle jack. Much like the video, I put the tire under the back of my car (with a trailer hitch), and put the bottle jack between the trailer hitch and the tire bead. A few easy pumps of the handle and the bead is broken.

[ken99287]

Originally Posted by rac3850

I have a small 1 1/2 ton bottle jack. Much like the video, I put the tire under the back of my car (with a trailer hitch), and put the bottle jack between the trailer hitch and the tire bead. A few easy pumps of the handle and the bead is broken.

Yeah, hitch is a must.


Good idea with the Jack.

Do you ever scratch the rim??

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