Tyre bead breaker - food for thought

**travelrover** · 1st February 2023, 03:43 PM

I saw some Land Rover company mechanics (JRA, as it was then) in ‘85 in Windorah with a couple of 110’s just drive over the tyre, seemed to work a treat.

**p38arover** · 1st February 2023, 03:53 PM

The old LR rims didn't have a bead lock so it was easy to break the bead.

**goingbush** · 2nd February 2023, 02:10 PM

That tyre would have been freshly broken & re-inflated, IMO the only bead breaker worth having is a pair of tyre pliers. Ive jacked tyres with a high lift , driven over them multiple times and eventually they come off after a lot of swearing & sweating. The tyre plyer works every time with minimal effort and takes up bugger all space / weight.

I removed a LR tyre the other day that been one the rim 5 years & I'm still recovering from shoulder surgery (4 months) , so basically one handed.

**sharmy** · 3rd February 2023, 08:27 AM

I have used a R & R bead breaker on a D3 alloy rim and it worked. Resealing the bead when refitting was another matter, after trying everything I could think of, I was showed the exploding petrol trick. It worked a treat and have used it since. You have to be careful not to use too much or it will catch fire. I believe using an aerosol spray is safer.

**B.S.F.** · 3rd February 2023, 07:44 PM

Under what conditions have you used that method ? On your own, 100km on the other side of Woop Woop, or under conditions of your choosing at home ?
.W.

**goingbush** · 3rd February 2023, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by sharmy

I have used a R & R bead breaker on a D3 alloy rim and it worked. Resealing the bead when refitting was another matter, after trying everything I could think of, I was showed the exploding petrol trick. It worked a treat and have used it since. You have to be careful not to use too much or it will catch fire. I believe using an aerosol spray is safer.

Ive used the aerosol method & it works as advertised but if you put a ratchet strap around the circumference of tyre & tighten it down it will inflate with a portable compressor a lot more safety.

**ATH** · 3rd February 2023, 08:05 PM

I must find where my R&R is and flog it off on Gumtree as I've never used it. Now where did I put it in the damn shed?

AlanH.

**sharmy** · 4th February 2023, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by B.S.F.

Under what conditions have you used that method ? On your own, 100km on the other side of Woop Woop, or under conditions of your choosing at home ?
.W.

Mosquito Creek, around 70 ks east of Nullagine, so nearer to 100km the other side of Woop Woop than to home here, near Bundaberg.

**sharmy** · 4th February 2023, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by goingbush

Ive used the aerosol method & it works as advertised but if you put a ratchet strap around the circumference of tyre & tighten it down it will inflate with a portable compressor a lot more safety.

Tried the ratchet strap but it did not work on the disco 3 wheels.

**Tins** · 4th February 2023, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by travelrover

Wouldn’t a hi lift jack foot plate on the Tyre have a similar effect?

Not quite. The curved 'blade' on a bead breaker is designed to force its way between the tyre and rim ( not really, of course ) so that the energy must be directed to breaking the bead. A flat plate is far more likely to get pushed away from the bead by the tyre itself as it 'rolls' away. I could definitely see an application of a purpose built HLJ 'accessory' though. Something that replaced the foot plate.

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