[Mgs] Take along tools

[Monte/Jane Morris]

I'm the proud owner of a set of tire removal tools. I once tried to remove a
junk tire off a wheel I was having powder coated. After pounding
and sweating for at least hour, I decided to punch a hole in the tire with a
sawzall and remove it that way. I got through most of the steel belts except
the ones on the bead right next to the rim. After about another hour of
cussing, I finally then took it to the station to have them remove it the
rest of the way. They sweated and cussed me for another eternity as they
tried to remove the shredded mess and they charged me probably more than I
could have bought a new tire for:).
Moral of story; if you own a set of hand tyre removal tools use them
for weights on fishing line, ear rings for African tribes, tongue
depressors, inserting suppositories into people that sell them, or  ANYTHING
ELSE besides tire removal!


On 5/9/08, Simon Matthews <simon.d.matthews at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> I had previously tried large persuaders.
>
> Actually, the problem happened to me twice (same type of car,
> different cars: Alfasud). The first time it happened, I did not have a
> flat, rather a flat spot on the tyre, so I drove to work, where 15
> minutes with some releasing fluid did the trick.
>
> I have never found releasing fluid that worked as well as they had at
> that lab (Lucas Research Centre). It was pure magic in a can!
>
> The reason for the problem on that car was that the wheel was an
> interference fit on the boss on the hub. This rusted, unless one
> greased the hub/wheel contact point.
>
> Regards,
> Simon
>
> On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Paul Root <ptrmgb at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I had that, used an 8lb persuader, alternating side to side. With a block
> of
> > wood.
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