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dxmedia:

--- Quote from: Disco Matt on December 08, 2009, 00:29:18 ---See, I do a lot of road miles in mine and I don't tend to hang around much. So I think I'll need to get them properly balanced when I next change tyres! I want to go to 245/75 R16 Kumho KL71s, so won't hit the problems people have with extreme mud patterns.

Might get one of those bead breakers as a handy thing to own though. I did once try to remove a tyre which had a big hole in the sidewall using my hilift and towbar but couldn't get the bead to break.

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Just keep on working around. I've never failed to brake a bead (changed dozens and dozens of tyres this way), but sometimes it can take several attempts at different points on the side wall before it goes, that and the back of the truck being in the air ;)

Saffy:
never failed to break a bead with hilift here either but have had some tough ones (old hard as hell tyres on ancient rusty Series II rims were worst!) , if rotating doesn't help no need to go silly and crush it down , weight of truck with jack in right place and leaving it like that for a wee while to let it think about the error of it ways seems to bring it around.

Disco-andy:

--- Quote from: dxmedia on December 07, 2009, 23:36:33 ---oo into the landy bit ;)

High lift on the bead and jack off the tow bar.

Balance with 400 grams of bb shot.

Jobs a good un ;)

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is bb shot the stuff you can buy for balanceing tyres or a cheeper alternative?

Iv chaanged my own tyres for a few years now but balanceing has always been a problem.

topless matt:
You can buy the special beads or use bb shot.
You must have the same weight of either so it if using bb shot, you may need a lot of them
Mine arnt ballanced but when they need it, i will use beads

robkav:
[!Expletive Deleted!] that boys make friends with someone at a local tire place and give them a "drink" i used to cut tires of rims with a petrol disc cutter even took ages.

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