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OT.Bead breaker for tires

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RoNofohio

04-28-2006 09:55:45




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I can buy a bead breaker for about $70 if I want to drive 60 miles to get it. I'm thinking that with my old pile of scrap metal and my new mig wire welder, I should be able to manufacture one. I remember using one when I was a kid working in a filling station, and probably could make something similar, but would really like to "pick your brains" to get what may be a better idea. I would need something that would work on a variety of sizes from the "N" to riding lawn mowers and in my mind, I'm thinking that there should be some way to use the hydraulics on the tractor to break a bead. I have scrap metal, chains, angle iron and fence posts. Any body got any ideas they would like to share? TIA..Ron

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Crem

04-28-2006 18:16:14




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 Re: OT.Bead breaker for tires in reply to RoNofohio, 04-28-2006 09:55:45  
About thirty five years ago I made one and still use it today. I cut off about 1' from an old axle shaft and cut about a 2" slot in the end. then I cut about 7" from an old thick truck leaf spring. The spring is a short thick one about 3/8" thick that is found on heavy duty trucks. I slid the spring into the slot in the axle and welded it up. The end of the spring is naturally tapered, but may need a little shaping so that it works well. I hold the tool with one hand on the axle part and use a pretty heavy hammer in the other hand and hammer it between the bead and the tire going around the rim. I think that it works slick.

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Jack-Illinois

04-28-2006 12:23:54




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 Re: OT.Bead breaker for tires in reply to RoNofohio, 04-28-2006 09:55:45  
The bumper jack from the old cars use to work pretty good, but just another antique from the past!! (I still have one)



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TheOldHokie

04-28-2006 11:31:16




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 Re: OT.Bead breaker for tires in reply to RoNofohio, 04-28-2006 09:55:45  
Last time I took a rear into the local truck service center their "bead breaker" was two guys with 10# sledges....

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Russ SoCal

04-28-2006 10:26:01




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 Re: OT.Bead breaker for tires in reply to RoNofohio, 04-28-2006 09:55:45  
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Ron,
The owner's manual says jack up a front tire and let it down on the tire where you want to break the bead. However, sometimes even a little more than that doesn't work. (Note the 2 bottom hanging back there.) I bought some chemical "bead breaker" but haven't tried it yet.
Are you referring to one of them slide hammer arrangements? If so, $70 is CHEAP!!!
Russ

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