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Thread: How do your break these stubborn beads on the tires? I want to tube my front tire

  1. 12-09-2014, 01:04 AM #1
    myridge
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    How do your break these stubborn beads on the tires? I want to tube my front tire

    the tread is great but it has dry cracks and leaks down quickly. I want to try and tube it but have jumped on it and I'm not light (300lbs) and it won't budge. What's the best way to bust this crusty old thing loose?

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  2. 12-09-2014, 08:27 AM #2
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    just to let you know those tyres make the front end handle like I would suggest something more rounded such as a nobby! but you will need a bead breaker I have one my dad built I can take some pics!
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  3. 12-09-2014, 08:50 AM #3
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    You can do it the poor mans way and drive over the tire with a truck.
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  4. 12-09-2014, 09:13 AM #4
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    I place the tire and wheel flat under the rear bumper of my truck then put the base of a hydraulic jack next to the bead and the top under the trailer hitch. Then jack away.
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  5. 12-09-2014, 09:16 AM #5
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    This:
    http://www.beadbuster.com/
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  6. 12-09-2014, 10:19 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by wonderboy View Post
    This:
    http://www.beadbuster.com/
    Have you tried this, Frank?
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  7. 12-09-2014, 11:32 AM #7
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    I have a very similar tool to this one, but not this exact one. I was going to pull the trigger on that one, and then I found the official Honda bead breaker tool on e-bay (the one that they describe in all the service manuals in the tire section)

    The Honda tool works on the same principal though. You have a press-block which pushes on a foot which is clamped into place. The way that the press foot is clamped into place, it prevents if from flexing out and pushing on the sidewall of the tire. These tools are locked in and push directly on the bead.

    I used to have to always pay the tire shop to break down my tires, now I am self sufficient.

    I'll post up pics of the official Honda tool when I get home tonight.
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  8. 12-09-2014, 11:35 AM #8
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    i am in love... i would buy one but it looks to easy to make if you have a welder and scrap.....
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  9. 12-09-2014, 11:52 AM #9
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    I just got a regular bead breaker. Tires are always a pain but it has been easier for me now.

    That bead buster looks really cool. I will have to look into the Honda one, Frank!

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  10. 12-09-2014, 03:06 PM #10
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    Yeah this little tool looks cool. Might have to get one of those in the future but for now I'll try the truck tire method
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  11. 12-09-2014, 09:10 PM #11
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    Here is the Honda official beadbreaker from back in the day. Keep your eyes on e-bay, they come up from time to time.
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    Here is how it is used (from the service manual tire section):
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    Last edited by wonderboy; 12-09-2014 at 09:11 PM. Reason: Put instructions in proper order
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    take it to a tireshop its easier.
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  13. 12-09-2014, 10:46 PM #13
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    slide on the edge of the rim/bead.
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  14. 12-09-2014, 10:52 PM #14
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    Highlift jack setting on the bead, under the front bumper of my old truck.
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  15. 12-09-2014, 10:59 PM #15
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    I'll have to try the highlift jack method cause the truck didn't do it. That thing is one stubborn SOB. Good news is the tube came in the mail tonight. So now I really want to break this bead
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