Tire Changing

[ronv]

how easy is it to change a tire? I have changed atv tires and that was a pain in the . maybe someone can give me a few tips. thanx

[Kelynsdad]

Well Ron if its ATv tires you want changed I can do em for you at work if you want. Dirt bike tires I don't think I could do on the machine.

[luvsandpits]

Originally posted by ronv@Mar 25 2004, 07:36 PM
how easy is it to change a tire? I have changed atv tires and that was a pain in the . maybe someone can give me a few tips. thanx

here's a real simple "trick", Ron ... put the tires on the front seat of your car and turn the vents on maximum hot ... then close the windows except fot a quarter inch gap ... after fifteen minutes of direct heat blowing on them, they fall on the rims with NO problems ... when I want to remove tires from the rims, I do the same procedure ... it works every time :smiliethumbup:

[CronicArt]

I just take'em to the shop down the street and pay $15. This way if they pinch the tube they buy the tube. :P

[offroadjunkyjim]

sit them out i the sun for awhile .. its just like doing a bicycle tire barely harder.

[ronv]

does that work for mx tires

[rideacrf]

[size=7] Hmmmmmmm have you ever thought to use 3 tire irons and a 35 galon metal can and pry it off instead of doin all that other heating up b/s.

[Snafoow]

Well, :smiliethumbup: There you go. Warm the car up for 15 minutes. Drive down the street to the shop and get 3 irons and a can.


Anyway, warm rubber is more flexable and can make things easier. I take the core out of the stem to let all the air out and soak both beads of each tire with penatrating oil the day before. It helps loosen the crap in the bead if the tires have been on for a long time. Putting a warm tire on a clean rim with some soapy water works well. But yes, breaking them off the bead sucks sometimes.

[rpyfz450]

Originally posted by luvsandpits@Mar 25 2004, 11:14 PM
put the tires on the front seat of your car and turn the vents on maximum hot ... then close the windows except fot a quarter inch gap ... after fifteen minutes of direct heat blowing on them, they fall on the rims with NO problems ... when I want to remove tires from the rims, I do the same procedure ... it works every time <div align='right'><{POST_SNAPBACK}>

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Does this advice apply only to the winter season? Removing tires from rims has alway sbeen a chore for me even in the summer when the tires aren't cold.

[RideOrDie125]

use vaseline when it starts to get tuff, put it on the rim, and on the inner side of the bead of the tire and it works great, then after your done just wipe it off the rim