Pulling a tire from a rim

[RUkered]

First off, I apologize for creating an entire thread on a question this stupid. Now on to the stupidity.

I got an offer on the steel rims I'm selling, and I'm just wondering how difficult it is to separate a tire from a rim myself...or if it's even possible to do with common tools/my hands, without destroying either the tire or rim.

For what I would get out of the rims, I doubt it would be worth it to take them to a shop and have them unmounted.

[hadfield4wd]

You can probably have them unmounted for around $5 each.

The chance of you doing it without scratching the rim are slim. However a friend and I did a trailer tire at Crawfords Camp at Tellico with 2 crow bars. I won't mention whose tire it was. But he didn't properly torque down the lug nuts.:harhar:

[cootees]

First off, I apologize for creating an entire thread on a question this stupid. Now on to the stupidity.

I got an offer on the steel rims I'm selling, and I'm just wondering how difficult it is to separate a tire from a rim myself...or if it's even possible to do with common tools/my hands, without destroying either the tire or rim.

For what I would get out of the rims, I doubt it would be worth it to take them to a shop and have them unmounted.

I have unmounted a tire once before using two pry bars but it was a task all on it's own. I would never do it again without the proper tools or equipment.

fwiw, I know I have taken some tires to a small garage before and they have only charged me $2/dismount. But since then that garage has closed.

[jhowery]

However a friend and I did a trailer tire at Crawfords Camp at Tellico with 2 crow bars. I won't mention whose tire it was. But he didn't properly torque down the lug nuts.:harhar:
I've heard that story...I heard the lug nutz were torqued to 90 ft lbs....I would guess it was someone that was with the trailer. Every time that person is around that trailer, something happens, jacks get bent, wheels get messed up, etc. :drunkbuds:

[hadfield4wd]

I've heard that story...I believe the lug nutz were torqued to 90 ft lbs....I think it was someone that was with the trailer. Every time they are around that trailer, something happens, jacks get bent, wheels get messed up, etc. :drunkbuds:

I bet they weren't checked before they went on a 8 hour drive :sSc_eek2:

That would be a safe bet.:driving:

And I was not near it when the jack bent.

For the record I did not borrow Josh's trailer. I drove my jeep. I was near it though.:yup:

[TerryD]

I put the 31's that were originally on my jeep after I lifted it on with tire spoons in 90*+ weather. To break the bead, I used my high-lift jack under the front of the tractor. I know it's kinda pricey when you can have them dismounted for so little, but you can get tire spoons at Tractor Supply Co that make this job easier and faster. You can also get a manual tire changer for about $40 from harbor freight. We now have one of those. :2thumbsup: If it wasn't such a drive for you, I'd tell you to bring them down and we could snap them off in a few minutes. If you're close to Blacksburg, Steinberg from SC4WDA has one of these modified to work in a class 3 reciever hitch. I'm sure he'd help you out if you asked.

[RUkered]

I've heard that story...I heard the lug nutz were torqued to 90 ft lbs....I would guess it was someone that was with the trailer. Every time that person is around that trailer, something happens, jacks get bent, wheels get messed up, etc. :drunkbuds:


If I hadn't met you guys yet, I would swear you were talking about me. I seem to have some stupid things happen to me from time to time.

Anyway, thanks for the tips guys. I assumed it would be a little more expensive to get it done, but for that cost, it's definitely not worth me trying it on my own. Because if it's easy to destroy a rim doing it, then that's what would happen to me.