tire changer
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a nearby Honda dealer wants about $20 each per tire change. I'm wanting to get new tires for the DS. That's $80 alone just changing them. He said they do it by hand which got me thinking. They sell those tire changer deals in Rocky Mountain & other mail orders. Has anyone used one? Do they work? I mean for $80 I might as well have one around. It's not the hardwork of changing a tire I dread. I just worry about ruining the wheel or tire. Any advice?
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I use a press to break the beads. I made some rings for 8,9,10 inch wheels, the rings just sit right on the bead and use the press to pop them off, works great. Then I use some pry bars with a plastic coating for taking the tires off of the wheels. It is much better then paying somebody else to do it.
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I got a tire changer from a friend which he got online at harborfreight.com it can be mounted to the ground and comes with a bead breaker and long pry bar. the only thing is that since the atv rims are so deep and only 9 or 10 inches I had to modify the piece that holds the tire in place by cutting it with a grinder. They sell for around $35 plus shipping. It's alot better than paying the dealer $80 to change a set. I now do all my friends tires as well as go back and forth with the 2 sets of rears that I have depending on where I am riding. This way I didn't have to shell out for another set of rims.
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That's not the one I have here is where you can see the one that I got http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=34542
i have heard the same thing about the bumper style jacks working well to break the bead but have never tried it. The changer I have has never damaged anything.
i have heard the same thing about the bumper style jacks working well to break the bead but have never tried it. The changer I have has never damaged anything.
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