Thread: Bead Breaker

Originally Posted by Redback

I still have my R&R beadbreaker, so I was thinking I might get the hub kit and see if it works like in their video.

Apparently the R&R was originally designed to fit tyres, it was just an added bonus that it can be used to break the bead and remove tyres.

He re-fits the tyre in this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7slF7eg83M

Do you have a link to a video using the hub kit . I purchased 1 second hand that has the hub kit but the instructions don't show it being used.

Would not be to hard to knock up something similar to the hub kit from what I can see.

Cheers Ean

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

Do you have a link to a video using the hub kit . I purchased 1 second hand that has the hub kit but the instructions don't show it being used.

Would not be to hard to knock up something similar to the hub kit from what I can see.

Cheers Ean

If you play the video in youtube, it's the next one after that one, it's also on the website, there's a link to their website on page one.

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

Do you have a link to a video using the hub kit . I purchased 1 second hand that has the hub kit but the instructions don't show it being used.

Would not be to hard to knock up something similar to the hub kit from what I can see.

Cheers Ean

This one
https://youtu.be/_ozUNbW5o4g

The video now makes sense of whats in the kit I bought. The hub adaptor is different as it was to fit land rover rims only but it makes sense.


I will give it a try and see how it works. I wondered what those things were with the straps on them , thought it was something that may have been put in the bag by accident. I did get told they were used once as a test so they are out of the bag.


Cheers Ean

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

The video now makes sense of whats in the kit I bought. The hub adaptor is different as it was to fit land rover rims only but it makes sense.


I will give it a try and see how it works. I wondered what those things were with the straps on them , thought it was something that may have been put in the bag by accident. I did get told they were used once as a test so they are out of the bag.


Cheers Ean

Yes the hub kit was originally designed for Land Rover alloy rims, before that was an adaptor for the R&R to extend the end bead breaker to make it longer(the end that breaks the bead) this still wasn't working well, that's when the hub was introduced, it has evolved from there.

Originally Posted by Redback

Yes the hub kit was originally designed for Land Rover alloy rims, before that was an adaptor for the R&R to extend the end bead breaker to make it longer(the end that breaks the bead) this still wasn't working well, that's when the hub was introduced, it has evolved from there.

Yeh makes sense as it has L/R 18 stamped inside the hub. I have 1 bolt missing so will pick 1 up and then give it a run. I have a 17' steel rim that needs a new tyre and then I will do the 18' alloy and see how it goes.


Cheers Ean