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Old October 7th, 2017, 08:29 AM   #31
Triple Jim
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Originally Posted by Ram Jet View Post
I wish he had an easy way to get the old tire OFF.
(maybe your wish was rhetorical, but...) After breaking both beads loose from the rim, find a way to squeeze the beads together so they drop into the "drop center" part of the rim everywhere except where you're using irons on it. You may have to enlist someone to stand on the tire to squeeze the beads together while you work, especially on very old, stiff tires. If you don't get the beads into the drop center, you will think there's no way the bead will ever come off. When you do get them to drop in, the rest is easy.
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