What Chris doesn't mention that these days it seems you're just as likely to
damage the tire with said tire irons (whether it's inexperience or weaker
sidewalls or just the amount of force to budge the tire off the rim, etc).
Just don't ask how I know :(
Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cak@dimebank.com [SMTP:cak@dimebank.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 3:27 PM
> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Tire mounting equipment
>
>
> In the old days, folks did it with long tire irons. You can still
> buy such irons, but you will run into problems: breaking the bead
> of the tire away from the wheel requires a lot of downward force,
> and stretching the (steel reinforce, usually) bead over the wheel
> also requires a lot of force.
>
> Not a lot of fun, even for small wheels.
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