Tool For Knocking Tire Beads Off Wheel Rims
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Karl Oysmueller, Pink Mountain, B.C.: "I made a tool for knocking tire beads off wheel rims when changing or patching tires. It's quite simple. A solid steel rod fits inside a larger pipe. At the bottom of the pipe, there's a short length of rod flattened to form a wedge. This wedge is free to move up and down about 1 1/2 in. on top of a spring that's held in place by two welded-on collars. The flattened end is pushed between the rim and the tire. Holding the pipe with one hand, I use the inside rod to hammer on the bottom piece which forces the bead off the rim. It usually takes just a few blows to knock the bead off. I've used it on everything from car tires to big truck tires."
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Tool For Knocking Tire Beads Off Wheel Rims TIRES/WHEELS Miscellaneous 27-3-36 Karl Oysmueller, Pink Mountain, B.C.: "I made a tool for knocking tire beads off wheel rims when changing or patching tires. It's quite simple. A solid steel rod fits inside a larger pipe. At the bottom of the pipe, there's a short length of rod flattened to form a wedge. This wedge is free to move up and down about 1 1/2 in. on top of a spring that's held in place by two welded-on collars. The flattened end is pushed between the rim and the tire. Holding the pipe with one hand, I use the inside rod to hammer on the bottom piece which forces the bead off the rim. It usually takes just a few blows to knock the bead off. I've used it on everything from car tires to big truck tires."
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