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chucked
10-16-2003, 08:06 PM
How do i break a bead on a 400ex rim?? I cant get it loose!!! And i aint payin $35 a rim to have it done.
Tommy 17
10-16-2003, 08:12 PM
is it a stk rim and tire for the 1st time...


they pretty much glue them on there... have fun...

i say call around and find a differnt tire shop to do it... around here i can have 2 tires changed for like 5$
remlapr
10-16-2003, 08:22 PM
The stock tires can be rough. I took them to two different tire shops that couldn't get them off using every machine in there shop. I took them out to the quadshop and Jeff got them off using his manual stand style breaker.
10-17-2003, 07:38 AM
Originally posted by chucked
How do i break a bead on a 400ex rim?? I cant get it loose!!! And i aint payin $35 a rim to have it done.

that $35 won't sound to bad when your sittin in the ER waitin ta get your finger sewn back on from tryin to do it yourself. Call around and find a cheaper place man, that's the best advice I can give ya. Tryin the ole board on it, drive up board with truck to break it down will get ya know were too. Forklift forks can press them off if ya got a forklift sitten around...:o
infantry317
10-17-2003, 12:59 PM
Go to a tractor dealer, they did all 4 of mine for $15. There are heavy steel cords in the bead of the oem tires that make it so awful, I tried to cut mine off first..lol. :eek2: Good luck.
ex kid
10-17-2003, 07:58 PM
get a sawzaw or pay the shop becuase ive ran a stock tire over with a truck and IT DID NOT COME OFF THE BEAD. the only way is with the right tools pretty much or a forklift if you happen to have one.
d-14 rider 27
10-17-2003, 08:29 PM
JL bead breaker, some of the best money i ever spent, has no problem knockin them bad boys off the rim.
toby400ex
10-17-2003, 10:11 PM
A friend of mine put nails in a board then drove up the board with is truck, worked for him. Stock tires and rims too.:confused: :blah:
400exr
10-17-2003, 10:48 PM
We use wedges made of hardwood like oak or fir. you pound those suckers in between the tire and the rim, make sure their about an 1"- 1 1/2" apart. Hit them in sequence ( first to last, last to first, etc) See if that works, just be carefull cause they'll splinter and shoot around like a mofo!! :D
10-17-2003, 11:22 PM
stock tires are the hardest i guess...after i had a local auto store do mine for $15 I can now do all my tires myself by running over the TIRE with my truck. It pops them off so easy. :macho
hondarider2006
10-18-2003, 01:41 AM
when I got new tires, they took off the old tires for me for $5 a tire...he was telling me about someone that had tried to drive up onto the tire to get them off, and had bent the rim all to *****...be carful when driving up onto your tire....Cause it may cost you more than just $35 a tire....:devil:
MEL
10-18-2003, 04:02 PM
Originally posted by d-14 rider 27
JL bead breaker, some of the best money i ever spent, has no problem knockin them bad boys off the rim.

i have one of those, and its great. i broke all four of mine down in 10 min. it helps to have someone stand on the rim to hold it down.
chucked
10-18-2003, 07:22 PM
Originally posted by d-14 rider 27
JL bead breaker, some of the best money i ever spent, has no problem knockin them bad boys off the rim.

where can i get one of these at, I ended up just paying my buddy 20 bucks to do it.
d-14 rider 27
10-18-2003, 11:10 PM
www.jlatvproducts.com
chucked
10-19-2003, 09:51 AM
hey i got one of those catalogs.
4wheelboy
10-20-2003, 04:30 PM
we use a hydrolic press works good;)
chucked
10-20-2003, 05:37 PM
what i actually ended up doing was getting a really wide screw driver, hammering it inbetween the rim and the bead and turning it with a wrench, I did it all the way around and now I got my brand new spider tracs on there, then 5 mins into the first ride my clutch cable snaps... o well, ordered another one, should be in today or tomorrow.
10-20-2003, 06:01 PM
im telling you...the truck over the tire is the easiest way to break the bead...;)
chucked
10-20-2003, 06:16 PM
I ALREADY DID IT!!! THE TIRES ARE ON!!!
10-21-2003, 05:30 AM
i was saying for next time
10-23-2003, 11:22 AM
Originally posted by toby400ex
A friend of mine put nails in a board then drove up the board with is truck, worked for him. Stock tires and rims too.:confused: :blah:

I"m sure he'll be winning a darwin award before long...:eek:
danney f
10-24-2003, 01:21 AM
$85 dallors for that? I got one of these for less than $60 shipped.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/34500-34599/34542.gif

or I could have got one of these for less than $40
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/34500-34599/34552.gif

The trick to getting them off is that you have to have some pressure left in the tire to stiffen up the side walls. Let all the air out and the walls flexes to easy and gives away so it makes it real hard to break the bead. Once I get one side broke, I add just add enough air pressure to the tire to where I can brake the other.
10-24-2003, 05:18 AM
Originally posted by danney f
The trick to getting them off is that you have to have some pressure left in the tire to stiffen up the side walls. Let all the air out and the walls flexes to easy and gives away so it makes it real hard to break the bead. Once I get one side broke, I add just add enough air pressure to the tire to where I can brake the other. now that i think about it this does make alot of sense :)
Braff1
10-24-2003, 06:03 AM
Call around to some of the tire shops. It cost me 5.oo to take a tire off and mount another.

If you are trying to do it your self be sure to leave about 2-3 psi in the tire. It will help to keep it stiff to push it over the bead.

A tool we use to break the beads is an old car jack. I am talking about the kind that either hooked into the bumper or onto the bumper. Now you young pups prolly don't know what I am talking about but this is the kinda jack we had in my younger day, not them ole scissor jack.
chucked
10-24-2003, 09:58 AM
how did you use the jack to get the tire off. BTW I DO have one. came out of a 1970 dodge dart
Braff1
10-24-2003, 10:19 AM
You hook the bumper part of the jack as normal under the bumper of your favorite vehichle. Then you put the edge of the base in between the lip of the rim and tire. You might have to use a hammer to knock the base in further as you start jacking. jack the car up. We usually will do one section and slide over about 4 inches and that usually gets it. Be sure to leave about 2-3 psi in the tire, it helps.
chucked
10-24-2003, 02:19 PM
Redneck Bead Breaker

hey, if it works, actually that sounds like the best idea ive heard so far