i had a couple of tyres taken off yesterday and it cost me a fiver and i said id keep the tyres at that to avoid the disposal charge. so does anybody know how you can get them off without that fancy machine?

Tyre levers???

aye large tyre irons

pop the valves out and drive over corner of tyre in van or somet , or just take down to local national tyres or somet and ask them

just pay the fiver, not worth the messing about doing it any other way.

just pay the fiver, not worth the messing about doing it any other way.

well I'm not so green to not think about levers, but i haven't seen any got any or have any idea about technique. and so I'm pretty much in agreeance with you pettsy cos their strong and fit so tight unless someone can give me some more detailed advice il probably carry on paying!

Agree.. Just pay, its quicker an easier!

When i can't afford to i get one of those climbing ladders, (the ones that they use to get Land Rovers unstuck then grab a plank of wood then force the wood into the roof, this pushes the tyre off the rim (once its got no pressure obvs!) then use tyres levers to remove completly!

I do recomend paying though!

honestly, taking them to a garage will save the biggest pain in the arse you'd regret starting if you attempted to take them off yourself lol

It is much easier to pay the fiver if you only have a few.

I used to do a lot of drifting meaning that for one days drifting I needed around 5-10 pairs of rear wheels and tyres as this would be expensive I would change them myself by hand.

To break the beads I used a peice of 4x2wood, a jack and the lintle of my garage door, stack the three under the lintle, jack, wheel rim 4x2 against the bead and jack up into the lintle. Do this both sides to break the bead. then using lots of washing up liquid and at least two, if not three tyre leavers lift the beads over the wheel.

It's breaking the bead that's the tricky bit. I used to have a manual breaker, but really got sick of it, then broke it anyway.

If I were doing it by hand now, I'd get a slide hammer like the blokes that do HGV tyres use. Best way is work out when the boss isn't at your local tyre place and offer the shiftiest looking one a tenner in his hand to do a heap of them.

i am actually looking into buying a manual bead breaker, and then i can cahrge people £4 for two tyres off

i am actually looking into buying a manual bead breaker, and then i can cahrge people £4 for two tyres off

i made my own tyre bead breaker from a acrow prop and a cut down tyre lever . works a treat :-)

heres my tyre changine set

i made my own tyre bead breaker from a acrow prop and a cut down tyre lever . works a treat :-)

heres my tyre changine set

it just so happens that me, being a bit of a gypo has an almost identical acrow pop sat on ones yard doing note. and big bars and hammers...well nuff said! please can you give me a bit of a how to do it on your kit point me in right direction!

hello just made a video for you to watch on tyre changing

You could just cut the tyres off if you don't need them anymore?

hello just made a video for you to watch on tyre changing

wow your faster than the kids nicking wheels on the estate! do kwik fit know about you?

i wasnt quite sure how the prop came into it but makes sense now. you obviously know what your doing so it makes it look pretty easy but i reckon i can manage that easy enough! out of interest though have you done it on alloys, wondering if they could get damaged if your not careful?

but thanks thats great, infact it should be pinned up to help everyone out!!!!!

You could just cut the tyres off if you don't need them anymore?

some i do some i dont, iv tried it in past but the steel banding makes it hard work. maizetinas vid is brilliant actually!

hello just made a video for you to watch on tyre changing

wow your faster than the kids nicking wheels on the estate! do kwik fit know about you?

i wasnt quite sure how the prop came into it but makes sense now. you obviously know what your doing so it makes it look pretty easy but i reckon i can manage that easy enough! out of interest though have you done it on alloys, wondering if they could get damaged if your not careful?

but thanks thats great, infact it should be pinned up to help everyone out!!!!!

yes i have done alloys put a carpet tile down first,so you dont damage the face just go steady,

look where you put the tyre lever in the last stage so you dont do any damage :-D

I did start to type full instructions on tyre changing but it was quicker to do a video for you :-D

yes i have done alloys put a carpet tile down first,so you dont damage the face just go steady,

look where you put the tyre lever in the last stage so you dont do any damage :-D

I did start to type full instructions on tyre changing but it was quicker to do a video for you :-D

thats what i thought, just pad it out anywhere you could damage, and its only to get them off for refurb not like I'm going to try fitting them. dont worry il go a lot steadier than you, cant keep up with that pace! yeah the vid says so much than words its good to see exactly what someone means!

hello just made a video for you to watch on tyre changing

Poor tyre it never had a chance! :-D

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Poor tyre it never had a chance! :-D

i know but it was all over so quickly it never felt a thing!

you tight bastard! just pay £5! lol

or try shouting at them????????????

you tight bastard! just pay £5! lol

or try shouting at them????????????

i looked through all my wheels and have over £40 worth to take off.

i am the tightest of the tightest and damn proud of it

Me 2 sami,

ATS Aint having my money i had about 10 wheels that needed swapping about