So You Break the Bead, Now What?

[planetalaska]

When I travel in the middle of nowhere, I bring a spare tire on a rim and an additional spare without a rim.

This tire bead breaker helps you remove the tire off the rim by yourself in the outback. Now how do you put a new tire on the rim by yourself? What tool am I missing?

I plan on using this with the LC200, stock rims.

Product : Extreme Outback

YouTube - Tyrepliers Bead breaker

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[Devils Paw 80]

Couldn't you just use a tire iron to do both? (Not that I've done it) That's pretty slick though. It probably works both ways too. BTW, where in AK are you?

 

[JBHorne]

A can of WD40! No joke!!!

YouTube - Redneck Tire Mounting

 

[mark71]

it's actually ether, but i've heard of people doing this.

don't think i would take a crowbar to my alloy rims, though...ouch.

 

[gotmud]

X2 on the ether. Not that redneck actually. Find any tire guy that works on either OTR or heavy equipment tires and you'll find two things on their trucks for seating tires; a bead blaster and a case of starting fluid. -Bead blaster is likely to have cob webs on it.

 

[george_tlc]

I have tyrepliers in oz, use them on the split rims on my patrol and they work great for breaking the bead.

Unless you've tried breaking the bead before, don't dream that you'll be able to do it with tyre irons, even driving over the tyre/wheel can be a useless and frustrating waste of time.

Anyhow, with conventional rims (not split rims), getting a tyre back onto the rim can be challenging and the tyre pliers won't help you.

A mate has an R&R bead breaker (one review here BC4x4.COM four wheel drive, 4x4, offroad and fourwheeling site.) and it works great to get tyres off standard rims AND back onto to the rim.

So, for you guys with conventional rims that want to be able to remove tyres and put new ones back on, something like the R&R works great.

Obviously a good puncture repair kit is essential AND knowing how to use it. And you'll still need some tyre irons and a decent rubber mallet helps to ensure the bead is seated again while carefully adding air. Seating the bead isn't a big deal if you have a decent OBA system. Bit of soapy water helps get the bead seating.

Finally, practice before you need to do this for real...

cheers,
george.

 

[planetalaska]

BTW, where in AK are you?

I'm in Anchorage.

 

[planetalaska]

A mate has an R&R bead breaker (one review here BC4x4.COM four wheel drive, 4x4, offroad and fourwheeling site.) and it works great to get tyres off standard rims AND back onto to the rim.

The R&R seems to be a great tool. That's the first I see that can help you fit a tire. Thanks for the info. Not sure how I can buy one in the US though. I'll have to contact them and see if they ship to the US.

 

[bkfj40]

why would you not bring two spares on rims? It is not that much extra weight if you are already taking the tire...

as far as reseating a bead, I've done it with starting fluid a few times. make sure you use enough, because nothing worse than trying to put out a fire on a trailer tire in the middle of no where virginia. I have also used a ratchet strap before around the center portion of the tire and then just start inflating it.

When breaking down the bead, a highlift is easy enough to break the bead...you'll still need a set of spoons to get it off.

 

[planetalaska]

why would you not bring two spares on rims? It is not that much extra weight if you are already taking the tire...

as far as reseating a bead, I've done it with starting fluid a few times. make sure you use enough, because nothing worse than trying to put out a fire on a trailer tire in the middle of no where virginia. I have also used a ratchet strap before around the center portion of the tire and then just start inflating it.

When breaking down the bead, a highlift is easy enough to break the bead...you'll still need a set of spoons to get it off.

The only place I can put my additional spare is on the roof. My BFG tires alone are 60 pounds each (load range E). Add the rim weight, and I can't possibly move it up and down the roof. It's just too heavy for me without a winch.