Thanks Andrew for your video, just over 5 minutes right? I have 2 almost treadless tires on my Wrangler and I didn't want to take it to my neighborhood PEP Boys. Back in the 70's I worked at several 'full service' gas stations in the San Fernando Valley and I faintly remember one mechanic showing me how to remove the rim with a crow bar and your video brought it back to a full clear memory.
Thanks for your comment. New tires and clean rims make a big difference. Sometimes the tire is so rusted to the rim the bead comes apart. A slide hammer goes a long way to get the tip wedged between the steel and the bead and gives you the best chance of saving an old tire. Chemicals help too. But not every tire can be removed intact. Within five years this tire will come right back off with a couple of whacks. I hope it does not need to come off for twenty years.
Glad I found your chan. I expect you will get quite a few suBs via swDweeB. The glass idea is neat. Thinking non tempered glass. So much working with tires is technique. A friend who used to own a tire shop taught me enough to make do. Seems the smaller the tire the harder it is. I use a BeadBuster XB-450 ATV/Motorcycle/Car Tire Bead Breaker Tool if I run into a tough one. These are over $100 But one could Be faricated.
Glad to have you comment Dan. I bought some high temperature glass and it lasted two minutes after the pour, then exploded. I have one more piece but am saving it. Got a lot of pours I want to try and don't want to spend the money on glass if I don't need the casting.
@@andrewmartin4258 Yeah its a huge thermal shock. I am surprised the aluminum gets all the way to the end prior to the glass shattering. I am not telling you what to do here, but with the high temperature glass it MIGHT stand a better chance if it was preheated. But that would be a lot of extra work.
Thanks Andrew for your video, just over 5 minutes right? I have 2 almost treadless tires on my Wrangler and I didn't want to take it to my neighborhood PEP Boys. Back in the 70's I worked at several 'full service' gas stations in the San Fernando Valley and I faintly remember one mechanic showing me how to remove the rim with a crow bar and your video brought it back to a full clear memory.
Thanks for commenting. Are you going to change them yourself?
@@andrewmartin4258 Yes, I have a 6' crow bar and a hooked 4' bar and lots of idle time on my hands.
@@recycology5468 Cool. Where could I get some idle time? That's what I need the most.
A little pre lubing helps there buddy
Thanks. I always lube going on but not breaking down. You're saying the lube will get in and help?
Andrew Martin most definitely
Okay glad to see that it is that difficult. Fed up with these videos of someone breaking the bead with a couple of whacks with a hammer.
Thanks for your comment. New tires and clean rims make a big difference. Sometimes the tire is so rusted to the rim the bead comes apart. A slide hammer goes a long way to get the tip wedged between the steel and the bead and gives you the best chance of saving an old tire. Chemicals help too. But not every tire can be removed intact.
Within five years this tire will come right back off with a couple of whacks. I hope it does not need to come off for twenty years.
we used to swing a big ass tire hammer
I used to, too. Haha
Glad I found your chan. I expect you will get quite a few suBs via swDweeB. The glass idea is neat. Thinking non tempered glass.
So much working with tires is technique. A friend who used to own a tire shop taught me enough to make do. Seems the smaller the tire the harder it is. I use a BeadBuster XB-450 ATV/Motorcycle/Car Tire Bead Breaker Tool if I run into a tough one. These are over $100 But one could Be faricated.
Glad to have you comment Dan.
I bought some high temperature glass and it lasted two minutes after the pour, then exploded. I have one more piece but am saving it. Got a lot of pours I want to try and don't want to spend the money on glass if I don't need the casting.
@@andrewmartin4258 Yeah its a huge thermal shock. I am surprised the aluminum gets all the way to the end prior to the glass shattering. I am not telling you what to do here, but with the high temperature glass it MIGHT stand a better chance if it was preheated. But that would be a lot of extra work.
I have old tractors and it is a bitch to break the bead. Had to weld up a tool to help.
There's a lot of methods. Some undoubtedly better than mine, but I'm usually successful. This was a tough one.