Thread: Portable tyre changers ?

I rekcon those manual bead breakers would be a waste of time these days. I have wheels with old michelin tires on them here that I can't break the bead on. I have a pneumatic bead breaker.. it pancakes the tire .... peals it down the rim, but can't get it over the safety land. I then get a very big heavy sledge hammer and some soft pine and beat the living **** out of the bead around the area it's twisted over and pancaked. Usually You'll get an inch over the safety land ... But you release the pressure in the bead breaker to rotate the wheel sightly .... and the damn tire pulls itself back over the safety land and seats itself (VERY) firmly back onto the rim.

It's a waste of time.... I just can't do the michelin tires, especailly once they have some age into them. I'm talking 185 80 profile tires too ... on metal rims. Nothing fancy low profile on alloys!

seeya
Shane L.

Lube, you're missing the lube.


it'll take a bit but while youve got the bead folded down tooth brush the lube as a paste under the lip and then inch around and take another bite, it might take you 10-30 loops but it will go.

Yes lots of lube.
I use Lux flakes and water. It makes heaps. Good for refitting tubeless as can make it thick and plaster around the bead to stop the air coming out.

Keith

For lube, I grated a couple of bars of laundry soap with the cheese grater from the kitchen and bunged them into a plastic jar (plastic jars don't shatter!). It lives in the bag with the beadbreaker, cheap paintbrush lives in a zip-lock bag in there too. When I use it, I put a few drops of water in and apply with the paintbrush. The soap has formed itself back into a solid lump inside the jar with a hollow in the middle from use. It works a treat.

Originally Posted by POD

I've had the R&R Beadbreaker since just after they came on the market. They struggle with the European alloys due to the bead-retaining ridge- unless you put the rim in a lathe and take the ridge off
I had to make an adaptor for LR rims but I think the later ones have this covered.
They are slow to use because of the screw mechanism as opposed to a lever, but less effort for the same reason and don't need to be mounted to anything.

I also have a few years old R&R it worked fantastic on standard LR steel rim`s and after market steel rim`s .
I have tried on D2 alloy rims no good it does need some sort adaptor which i did`nt worry about just packed it up and buried in the shed for a rainy day project.
Also in a pinch i have used wd40 for lube (read in a pinch)
Plus i cant see using the D2 as a remote tour jalopy

I have successfully used Tyre Pliers on a D2 alloy rim.

I bought an R&R Bead breaker back when I had a 300 Tdi Disco..... minimum of 15-18 years ago.
Got it from ARB Osborne Park on Russell Booths recommendation (RIP Russell)
And I've never used it! Got the soap etc. but no, never a puncture even.
I suppose saying that will definitely mean future trouble......
AlanH.

Originally Posted by ATH

I bought an R&R Bead breaker back when I had a 300 Tdi Disco..... minimum of 15-18 years ago.
Got it from ARB Osborne Park on Russell Booths recommendation (RIP Russell)
And I've never used it! Got the soap etc. but no, never a puncture even.
I suppose saying that will definitely mean future trouble......
AlanH.

Yep it usually does!!!!