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What is the easiest way to brake the bead on a 600x6 tire.

Hankal wrote:

What is the easiest way to brake the bead on a 600x6 tire.

Put the wheel on a bench, place one end of a piece of 1x2 lumber on the tire
next to the wheel, and beat on the other end with a medium size hammer. If you
don't have access to a bench, a plank will do; just don't put the wheel on a
hard surface.

Another good method is to place the wheel under part of your car, put the base
of a hydraulic jack on the tire next to the wheel, and attempt to jack up the
car. Do *not* succeed at jacking up the car!

George Patterson
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something that cannot
be learned any other way. Samuel Clemens

A large bolt in a drill press (not turning) is fairly effective. Use the
head end next to the rim.

Michelle

Hankal wrote:

What is the easiest way to brake the bead on a 600x6 tire.



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On 22 Sep 2003 17:06:12 GMT, (Hankal) wrote:

What is the easiest way to brake the bead on a 600x6 tire.

1. I remove the valve core (deflate the tire)

2. I place the wheel flat on the cement hangar floor under the wing of
my 182.

3. I hang onto the wing strut to keep from falling over

4. I place my feet radially outward from the center of the wheel such
that my heels are together right at the wheel rim.

5. My 205 lbs is usually enough to force the tire bead downward off
the rim. Sometimes, I have to alternate putting all my weight first
on one heel and then the other.

6. Turn the wheel over and do the other side.

7. Remove the bolts holding the wheel halves together.


MikeM
Skylane '1MM
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I can verify that this procedure works with other model Cessnas also.

"mikem" wrote in message
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On 22 Sep 2003 17:06:12 GMT, (Hankal) wrote:

What is the easiest way to brake the bead on a 600x6 tire.

1. I remove the valve core (deflate the tire)

2. I place the wheel flat on the cement hangar floor under the wing of
my 182.

3. I hang onto the wing strut to keep from falling over

4. I place my feet radially outward from the center of the wheel such
that my heels are together right at the wheel rim.

5. My 205 lbs is usually enough to force the tire bead downward off
the rim. Sometimes, I have to alternate putting all my weight first
on one heel and then the other.

6. Turn the wheel over and do the other side.

7. Remove the bolts holding the wheel halves together.


MikeM
Skylane '1MM
.

"Dave Stadt" wrote in message .com...
I can verify that this procedure works with other model Cessnas also.

It won't work with a Cardinal or later 210's.

In article , "Dave
Stadt" wrote:

I can verify that this procedure works with other model Cessnas also.

and piper wheels.


1. I remove the valve core (deflate the tire)

2. I place the wheel flat on the cement hangar floor under the wing of
my 182.

3. I hang onto the wing strut to keep from falling over

4. I place my feet radially outward from the center of the wheel such
that my heels are together right at the wheel rim.

5. My 205 lbs is usually enough to force the tire bead downward off
the rim. Sometimes, I have to alternate putting all my weight first
on one heel and then the other.

6. Turn the wheel over and do the other side.

7. Remove the bolts holding the wheel halves together.

--
Bob Noel

On 22-Sep-2003, (Hankal) wrote:

What is the easiest way to brake the bead on a 600x6 tire.

The EASIEST way is probably to use a stick or two of dynamite. (Couldn't
resist!)

I have used a rubber mallet and a short piece of 3/4 inch or 1 inch wood
dowel with good success. Lay the wheel on a "giving" surface, like a piece
of plywood, rather than directly on the tarmac or hangar floor. Put one end
of the dowel on the tire just outside the rim. Hit the other end sharply
with the mallet.

--
-Elliott Drucker

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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"Dave Stadt" wrote in message
.com...
I can verify that this procedure works with other model Cessnas also.

It won't work with a Cardinal or later 210's.

Yep, you will have to borrow the neighbors 172.

On 22 Sep 2003 17:06:12 GMT, (Hankal) wrote:

What is the easiest way to brake the bead on a 600x6 tire.

We have a workbench set up in the hanger for breaking tires. On the
side of the bench that faces the wall, we've got a loop of small chain
attached to one leg near the floor. We have a length of 2x4 lumber
about 3.5 feet long with a notch cut in one end to hold against the
loop of chain. We sit the tire+wheel flat on the bench top as a
fulcrum for the 2x4 as close to the chain loop as we can get. The
chain loop holds the far end of the 2x4 like a hinge and we pull down
on the near end, squeezing the tire down, and it pops the bead
reliably every time with only moderate effort, especially with a
little soapy water to lube the tire against the wheel.