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Hey guys! So my girlfriend made her way home from Georgia today, and apparently she went a long way with a flat tire. Now she expects me to fix it.... So I got all the tire scraps off of that puppy, and she is on her spare right now. All of the tire is gone except for the little bead for the back part of the rim. I have tried my best to pull the bead, cut it, but with no luck, that steel is really tough. Now im here to ask what I should do next. I was thinking 2 things, either I could put something on there to eat the rubber away, or I could do a reverse bead seat. I am not sure if that works or if it is even a thing, but basically light the opposite end on fire and push in towards the rim. Would this work? Let me know what you guys think I should do.
Thanks for the quick reply!
If I could afford a tire shop I would've already been there, but money is a bit tight right now. I think the junkyard idea is viable. I havent seen a lot of rims laying around at any junkyards though, so I dont know.
So let me get this straight...... this is your first post and you're asking for help to a pretty simple problem, you figure it out and it's our fault we didn't provide you with an answer faster? I'm sure everyone's going to jump in for the next "help me" thread you start.
So let me get this straight...... this is your first post and you're asking for help to a pretty simple problem, you figure it out and it's our fault we didn't provide you with an answer faster? I'm sure everyone's going to jump in for the next "help me" thread you start.
The bead was sealed to the rim. Ill admit it wasn't hard, It took a bit, given that I had to melt the bead off. The pushing it down to the center thing wouldnt work, because it is seated, it is sealed to the edge of the rim. I do everything in my garage, whether thats engine rebuilds or tire changes. I was annoyed when all of the replies were just people telling me to go to a tire shop. It's like if I asked you guys how to replace swaybar bushings and you said go to a mechanic because it's only $20 in labor. That's not the point.
Either way, thank you guys for replying, and sorry I took so long to respond.
Some jobs aint worth doing yourself. You work the **** out of yourself to save $10, if that. Tire shops don't charge much to break down a tire. Do you plan on mounting and balancing the new one yourself too?
05-21-2017, 06:48 PM
Break Tire bead with no tire?
