Did this for another board, but thought it may be handy for you guys too. I hope to complete an "install" how-to when my new tires come in.
I got bored this evening so I figured I would take the old set of tires off of the rims so I can mount the new tires for Talladega/CMP whenever they come in. I took some pictures during the process in case anybody was wondering how it was done. Please note this was my FIRST time doing this, so there could be a better way to do it. This method seemed to work pretty decent for me and I never once had to sling a tire iron, punch the wall, or "take a timeout" due to frustration. Also note that I did not protect the rim. If you are worried about the appearance of the wheel lip, you should buy some rim savers or cut up some shampoo bottles/orange juice jugs/milk jugs.
1. Here are the items you will need: a couple of 2x4's to keep the wheel (and brake disc) off the floor/ground, an 8"/200 mm c-clamp (Sears has them for $13.50), and a piece of 1x2 or some other thin board. Not pictured are tire irons. I used 4 (1 - 11 1/2" and 3 - 9" irons)
This also comes in handy (thanks for the recommendation Sig :wink)
2. The first step of actual work is to take the valve out of the tire. You can get a valve remover at Advance or Pep Boys for about $3. Once the valve is it out, it's time to break the bead.
For the rear, you can just put the c-clamp on there and one side will break easily.
In order to break the bead on the other side, you will need to use the thin board in this fashion (pic was taken on front wheel)
Here is what it will look like when the bead breaks
To finish breaking the bead on the rest of the rim, lay the wheel down on the 2 2x4's like this
And you can either use your hands like this
or for the stubborn bead, you can use your knees
3. Now that the bead is broken, its time to get the bead up and over the rim. This was probably the closest thing to being frustrating. Here is where the Honda polish comes in handy. Spray some on the bead and on the rim lip to make sure everything is nice and slick. I found that for a one person operation, place 4 irons between the tire and rim like this
Start with one of the irons on the end and lever the bead over the rim lip. Now just go down the tire iron line doing the same thing. Once you get all four spots levered over, the tire should look like this (I know, pic is already in the thread :redflip). Note the bead on the right is over the rim.
At this point, you should be able to grab the tire bead that is already over the rim lip and pull the rest of the bead over (may need to add more Honda polish). Note: I recommend using your hand to hold the wheel down instead of a foot. I used my foot (only the ball of it and only on the center hub) so I could take the picture yet show that the wheel needed to be held in place
IMPORTANT NOTE: when you go to pull the rest of the bead over the rim, make sure the "bottom" bead is in the deep (center) portion of the wheel, otherwise you will be working against yourself.
4. To get the "bottom" bead off of the rim, I pretty much repeated step 3 with the exception that I only had to use 2 tire irons and was then able to pull the tire off of the wheel (or in my case, pull the wheel out of the tire ). Honda polish is your friend here as well.
That pretty much sums it up. Please remember to do not put pressure or stress on your brake disc's. They do sometimes get in the way, but you can usually find a way around them. If you are scared of screwing up the brake disc's, by all means take them off as its a small price to pay for peace of mind.
Please feel free to add tips, tricks, and techniques that I did not touch on. I thought this may be handy for some of you do-it-yourselfer's. Enjoy. :thumbup
© Copyright 2005 - R6Messagenet.com - All rights reserved.
I got bored this evening so I figured I would take the old set of tires off of the rims so I can mount the new tires for Talladega/CMP whenever they come in. I took some pictures during the process in case anybody was wondering how it was done. Please note this was my FIRST time doing this, so there could be a better way to do it. This method seemed to work pretty decent for me and I never once had to sling a tire iron, punch the wall, or "take a timeout" due to frustration. Also note that I did not protect the rim. If you are worried about the appearance of the wheel lip, you should buy some rim savers or cut up some shampoo bottles/orange juice jugs/milk jugs.
1. Here are the items you will need: a couple of 2x4's to keep the wheel (and brake disc) off the floor/ground, an 8"/200 mm c-clamp (Sears has them for $13.50), and a piece of 1x2 or some other thin board. Not pictured are tire irons. I used 4 (1 - 11 1/2" and 3 - 9" irons)
This also comes in handy (thanks for the recommendation Sig :wink)
2. The first step of actual work is to take the valve out of the tire. You can get a valve remover at Advance or Pep Boys for about $3. Once the valve is it out, it's time to break the bead.
For the rear, you can just put the c-clamp on there and one side will break easily.
In order to break the bead on the other side, you will need to use the thin board in this fashion (pic was taken on front wheel)
Here is what it will look like when the bead breaks
To finish breaking the bead on the rest of the rim, lay the wheel down on the 2 2x4's like this
And you can either use your hands like this
or for the stubborn bead, you can use your knees
3. Now that the bead is broken, its time to get the bead up and over the rim. This was probably the closest thing to being frustrating. Here is where the Honda polish comes in handy. Spray some on the bead and on the rim lip to make sure everything is nice and slick. I found that for a one person operation, place 4 irons between the tire and rim like this
Start with one of the irons on the end and lever the bead over the rim lip. Now just go down the tire iron line doing the same thing. Once you get all four spots levered over, the tire should look like this (I know, pic is already in the thread :redflip). Note the bead on the right is over the rim.
At this point, you should be able to grab the tire bead that is already over the rim lip and pull the rest of the bead over (may need to add more Honda polish). Note: I recommend using your hand to hold the wheel down instead of a foot. I used my foot (only the ball of it and only on the center hub) so I could take the picture yet show that the wheel needed to be held in place
IMPORTANT NOTE: when you go to pull the rest of the bead over the rim, make sure the "bottom" bead is in the deep (center) portion of the wheel, otherwise you will be working against yourself.
4. To get the "bottom" bead off of the rim, I pretty much repeated step 3 with the exception that I only had to use 2 tire irons and was then able to pull the tire off of the wheel (or in my case, pull the wheel out of the tire ). Honda polish is your friend here as well.
That pretty much sums it up. Please remember to do not put pressure or stress on your brake disc's. They do sometimes get in the way, but you can usually find a way around them. If you are scared of screwing up the brake disc's, by all means take them off as its a small price to pay for peace of mind.
Please feel free to add tips, tricks, and techniques that I did not touch on. I thought this may be handy for some of you do-it-yourselfer's. Enjoy. :thumbup
© Copyright 2005 - R6Messagenet.com - All rights reserved.