How to remove tyres from a rim diy

Johnnytoxic · 21 Dec 2012 at 14:17

I watched this video, very entertaining btw

After realising what was involved I'm going to a tyre shop.

Conscript · 21 Dec 2012 at 14:50

So you get your crowbar in and you're like AWW DAMNIT.

leigh_boy · 21 Dec 2012 at 14:52

lol i was waiting for that screw driver to slip and go in to his sack lol

ci_newman · 21 Dec 2012 at 14:58

Like a pro...

rossk26 · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:02

Fairy Liquid!!!!

Noooooooooooooooo

Dogbreath · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:06

rossk26 said:
Fairy Liquid!!!!

Noooooooooooooooo

Absolutely nothing wrong with fairy liquid to help remove a tyre from a rim.

tigerstyle · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:08

And then you're like damn why won't it come off?

Cristian · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:18

While the "application" of the technique isn't exactly guide worthy, the steps are absolutely valid for the enthusiastic diy-er.

rodenal · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:34

And there's why nobody will ever suggest you do your own tyres - I find it enough of a faf changing a road bike tyre nevermind attempting one on my own car.

Clarkey · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:37

Guy is a bit slow right, lets speed things up..

Philz0r · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:42

that poor rim

scratch · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:48

I would not be happy if the guy in the second video attacked my rims with a hammer like that!! He could at least have done it on the rear of the wheel where hammer marks aren't going to be noticed!

rossk26 · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:53

Clarkey said:
Guy is a bit slow right, lets speed things up..

Like a boss

233 · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:59

rossk26 said:
Like a boss

indeed,

actually sems to have a far superior technique than the monkeys at my local fast fit tyre emporium as well

Scooby_WR1 · 21 Dec 2012 at 16:07

Why the hell did he use a hammer?
The rear of the tyre can just be pushed on, its the front that's the hard part.

Dogbreath · 21 Dec 2012 at 16:26

scratch said:
I would not be happy if the guy in the second video attacked my rims with a hammer like that!! He could at least have done it on the rear of the wheel where hammer marks aren't going to be noticed!

Don't be daft, you don't hit the rim with the hammer

Scooby_WR1 said:
Why the hell did he use a hammer?
The rear of the tyre can just be pushed on, its the front that's the hard part.

Using a hammer like this is to remove the last bead from the rim is absolutely standard procedure when manually fitting tyres to rims. I was taught this probably 30 years ago and have seen it done hundreds of times. It works perfectly with no damage at all, provided you can wield a hammer with reasonable accuracy. I wouldn't ever use a claw hammer though, a dead blow hammer is my tool of choice.

On some tyre wheel combinations you can just pull the wheel out using a bit of elbow grease. However, they are often too tight to do this, and require extra persuasion.

IAmATeaf · 21 Dec 2012 at 16:42

leigh_boy said:
lol i was waiting for that screw driver to slip and go in to his sack lol

That's exactly what I was thinking when he perched himself on top of the tyre.

Also, shouldn't it be entitled how to screw up your alloy?

IAmATeaf · 21 Dec 2012 at 16:47

Scooby_WR1 said:
Why the hell did he use a hammer?
The rear of the tyre can just be pushed on, its the front that's the hard part.

What is one side of a tyre rim a diff diameter to the other?

If it is then why aren't all tyres labelled to say out and in?

Matt82 · 21 Dec 2012 at 16:54

They're meant to be a joke right?

Got to be far easier ways. Even if you do it at home you've got to balance it after

Dogbreath · 21 Dec 2012 at 16:57

IAmATeaf said:
What is one side of a tyre rim a diff diameter to the other?

If it is then why aren't all tyres labelled to say out and in?

Once you have one bead off, the other is easier since you have more flexibility within the tyre

Matt82 said:
They're meant to be a joke right?

Got to be far easier ways. Even if you do it at home you've got to balance it after

Why would this be a joke? What "easier" ways would there be if you have no automated tyre machines to do the bead breaking etc? Using a screwdriver and a crowbar with no rim protection as in the first video is stupid, and is likely to lead to damage to either the rim, the tyre or the person removing the tyre, but the technique is still the same when using proper tyre levers.

This thread certainly shows which people have never attempted to changed a tyre themselves