Who, if any mounts thier own tires?

**gomer202** · 03-08-2011, 07:12 PM

Me and my dad do all of ours but then again he has a mechanic shop so we have all of the right tools but the tire machine Doesent work for the rims

**ironchop** · 03-08-2011, 08:11 PM

I do all my own....$35 PER WHEEL is what they are getting around here for an "off and on" on an ATV wheel (more $$ than to do a car wheel)

I have three brand new Fast Trekker 18x8 with nipples still on the tires and have beads torn to hell...thanks to the "certified tech" with his "ATV wheel machine" at the local shops...they won`t replace the tires as they tried to blame the tires being bad (bad and NEW)...worst part was I told him the first tire to lube the bead and quit running the machine on it with dry beads...he didn`t listen. The police had to come and escort me off the property after some things I said regarding "how" I would get my money back from them.

Next was another shop who promptly twisted up a brand new Blue Label Douglas wheel into a shiny pretzel while trying to mount a two-ply tire....Blue labels are thin but DANG MAN...and I did not get a new rim (forgot to read the sign where it says "If WE break it, YOU still bought it")

Lube the tire beads real good...use good irons (NOT a giant screwdriver)...put them on short bead side first...and take LITTLE bites with the irons and it`s not that bad....frustrating sometimes yes, but not near as frustrating as them trashing three tires and a rim and you foot the bill...because there apparently is NO HONOR in business anymore

**ironchop** · 03-08-2011, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by cr480r

the kid tried to tell me it was already like that... and even lied in front of his manager...

I would have been arrested at the tire shop...for assault

you sir, are a better man than me for I would NOT have been able to control my temper...takes a special kind of douche to lie on a guy right in front of him

better man than me, indeed.

**tx200m** · 03-08-2011, 08:32 PM

Is it possible to break the beads loose by deflating the tire and going for a little ride? A old man told me he did that once on a quad. I may just cut mine off then , Ive got plenty of tools.

**swifty** · 03-08-2011, 09:06 PM

if you have steel wheels or aluminum ones that are not real nice heat the bead of the rims, the most stubborn bead will usualy pop off with ease, ive had auto beads on huge superswamper truck tires and rust fused beads in my shop that even a professional tire machine wont bust, put some heat to um off they come, just like rusty bolts and heat!
just dont get to crazy if you want to save the tire or you can char the bead, otherwise heat the $h1t out of it

**bugler30** · 03-08-2011, 10:12 PM

the old school atc tires have a HUGE bead on them, like 2 inches wide, they can be a beast. This is also why tires shops tend to charge so much. "modern" tires aren't so bad as the seat like a normal car tire. My brother and I have changed many tires with an ancient tire press and some ingenuity. Bottom line is if you do it often enough it is worth investing in some sort of equipment, then you only have your self to be pissed at when you mount the

backward

**nd4speed** · 03-08-2011, 10:55 PM

Tire chain by me, Discount Tire, raised their prices to $8 for dismount or mount.

I have watched them use the touchless tire machine and it looked far safer than a beadbreaker on .125" rims

**motordude** · 03-08-2011, 10:56 PM

This is great. thanks for all the insight guys, The tire is junk and I never thought of just cutting it off

**aldochina** · 03-09-2011, 01:46 AM

original oem tires are usually a real pain. I made myself a manual changing machine recently, and have had great sucsess with it on some tuff tires, but this original 85 350x front tire just would not come off. I got one side to break, and could not get the other side!! i was pissed!! i hate failure!! had to cut it, which isnt easy if you want to not make a mess of the rim. i have tried the truck method, worked on some, others not so much.

**bcredneck** · 03-09-2011, 03:46 AM

i use my work bench and a modifide dodge neon car jack worked fine till the bench snaped after about 5 tires

**greenhuman** · 03-09-2011, 08:58 AM

I just had to open this thread and have a look. I thought before I did though that I like some of my tires a lot but have never thought of mounting them. I'm glad it was about changing tires. Whew.

**WIkid500** · 03-09-2011, 09:27 AM

It's a simple procedure that can often be turned into a b!tch of a procedure. I used the truck to brake the beads on the last four tires I changed, it sucked. Then I had my friend change my tires when he worked at the tire shop, live was easy then. So my advise is if you don't have a tire changer find a friend who does or pay a few bucks and have them changed at the local shop.

**bcredneck** · 03-09-2011, 01:20 PM

if i cant brake a bead ok tire in town brakes them for free cause i know the owner

**nd4speed** · 03-09-2011, 11:50 PM

I saw a thread where someone from New York got taken for $100 to do 4 tires I think (hope).
here it is:
http://www.everything2stroke.com/for...ad.php?t=45330

Wow , that sucks.

**Grizzlypeg** · 03-10-2011, 12:40 PM

I made a crescent shaped head for my hydraulic press and I use that to break the bead on everything from ATV to truck tires.

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