Dismounting tires

chefdab · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:28 pm

I want to sell my old tires but keep my old rims that they are still mounted on. Without going to a tire shop, how can I dismount them myself?

InCommando · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:48 pm

You CAN do it with pry bars and/or BIG screw drivers, but it is a lot of work. Let the air out & pop the beads by driving over them with another vehicle. Get the rubber bead pulled up over the rim & then work it over with the tools, working around until it is all off. Start over with other bead.

A LOT of work. If you can get them there, most tire places would only charge a couple of bucks each to just take a tire off of a rim. Wally world charges $2 each.

daspes · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:49 pm

chefdab wrote:

I want to sell my old tires but keep my old rims that they are still mounted on. Without going to a tire shop, how can I dismount them myself?

You can though it is a PIA if you don't own tire spoons. A set of hefty screwdrivers will do the trick but it takes some man handling. IMO it's easier to pay the 5 bucks per tire for a shop/garage to unseat them.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:51 pm

nevermind, what ^^^ those guys said summed up what i went to say 30 minutes ago and got distracted :lol:

probably be cheeper to get it done at the shop vice buying the spoons

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:18 am

There was a video I saw on Youtube, a guy dismounted a tire using a hi-lift jack and a bumper to break the bead. Looked pretty dangerous...let me see if i can find it.

ObiHann · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:30 am

Just the right amount of high explosives

Inc · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:54 am

jeepkj02 wrote:

There was a video I saw on Youtube, a guy dismounted a tire using a hi-lift jack and a bumper to break the bead. Looked pretty dangerous...let me see if i can find it.

That is pretty easy actually.

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