Thread: Portable tyre changers ?

I doubt you will get a Land Rover alloy to play the game.Every time Ive had a D2 or Defender Xtreme alloy changed the tyre shop machine struggles.Mr Beaurepairs say the euro alloys have a much stronger bead retention.My last D2 rim had to go out to the truck bay to get released,the car tyre one wouldn't budge it.Yet to see how a D4 rim or GOE 18" rim goes.
Andrew

you can do them with tyre pliers.

but they fight.


the tray mount hand turn ones struggle but should be able to do it again, you need the muscles.

Lube helps. If I dont have proper tyre lube I use hand soap. The best stuff Ive found is the el cheapo plain white soap thats about 6 bars for $1.50 from woolies make a paste from it and brush it on.

hand soap in the pump bottles and conditioner works well as well.

That item is a copy of the old ironman tyre changer, all tyre shops had them until tyre fitters got sooky and demanded Coates 20/20 pneumatic machines.
The theory and design works extremely well, my only concern is the gulf between Supercheap / China's definition of heavy duty and mine.
I'd like to see how they anchor it to the ground, if as they say, it is portable.

As Andy has said, European wheels are notoriously hard to break the bead.
Use plenty of lube, Dave's all over that.
Wooden wedges and a hammer work quite well, a slide hammer and stamina augment the wedges nicely.
If you intend changing four tyres with this primitive method, factor in half a carton of stubbies.

I find the R&r bead breaker kit easy to use

Originally Posted by dero

I find the R&r bead breaker kit easy to use

Good to hear of an easy kit to use.
WHICH wheels/tyre size is it easy to use on???
Steel wheels are a walk in the park.Later Landy alloys are a pig to remove tyres from.
Andrew

Originally Posted by V8Ian

As Andy has said, European wheels are notoriously hard to break the bead.
Use plenty of lube, Dave's all over that.
Wooden wedges and a hammer work quite well, a slide hammer and stamina augment the wedges nicely.
If you intend changing four tyres with this primitive method, factor in half a carton of stubbies.

Per wheel and a day each?????
Andrew

I have never used it on alloys .
It does seem to give a good mech advantage , it may well work .