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Originally posted by Rookie
Ok I'm a newbie at this, trying to get the tires off my Chev Portee.
They are deflated, all rim bolts off but the rims are rusted to the tyre, have parked a 4 wheel drive on the tyre to try and get pressure downwards, unfortunately they are the original 1941 tyres that I believe you can drive on after they have been puntured etc. They are as tough as Jiff,s nuts (so I have been led to belive!! ) Am now looking at driving a truck over them when I get one heavy enough. I know I am re inventing the wheel (excuse the pun)
ANY SUGGESTIONS
Rookie
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All jokes aside I've done this on several sets of tires now by hand and though I'd love to have Herman Van Hove's tool the best thing to do is take them to a heavy truck or tractor tire shop. Once they see that these are not "split rim design" you should have no problem getting them to put them on their power bead breaker and push the tires off. This is what I did on the last set and disposal charge for getting rid of the old tires was almost as much as charge for breaking the tires off. While your there ask them if they have an automated sandblaster for cleaning the rims. Several of the heavy truck places around us now have these units and for about $20 a rim they will bead blast them to nice clean steel. Once you have them clean paint them well and that should be the end of your problems getting tires off and on the CMP rims.
Cheers Phil