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aeronca65t
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I have a manual bead breaker and tire changer. If I have the time, I got to my friend's shop and change tires on his machine. But I was running short of time this week and needed to swap some race tires, so I decided to use my manual setup. (I'm heading to New Hampshire in less than 48 hours).
The old, worn Kumho V700 race tires on my spare rims were stuck bad and the bead breaker wouldn't budge them. These DOT/race tires have super stiff sidewalls.
Then I remembered the old trick my Dad showed me 45 years ago: drive a car (or truck) over the edge of the bead to "pop" it free (be sure the tire valve core is removed).
So I put the tire/wheel on the road, poured some soapy water near the tire bead and drove my Chevy Express Cargo over it......wiggling the steering wheel helped work it off the bead.
Then got it off with my tire changer (and tire irons). The new race tires are on and balanced. Good to go.
The old, worn Kumho V700 race tires on my spare rims were stuck bad and the bead breaker wouldn't budge them. These DOT/race tires have super stiff sidewalls.
Then I remembered the old trick my Dad showed me 45 years ago: drive a car (or truck) over the edge of the bead to "pop" it free (be sure the tire valve core is removed).
So I put the tire/wheel on the road, poured some soapy water near the tire bead and drove my Chevy Express Cargo over it......wiggling the steering wheel helped work it off the bead.
Then got it off with my tire changer (and tire irons). The new race tires are on and balanced. Good to go.
