REFLECTOR: RE: [Canards] Great Tire Changing Tool

Jim Sower canarder at frontiernet.net
Tue Sep 7 23:52:13 CDT 2004


OTOH you don't have to worry about busting the bead ....


Frank Pullano Jr wrote:

> I assume that this doesn't need to be said but JUST IN CASE...  Please 
> be very cautions and deflate your tires BEFORE you try to remove the 
> bolts.  If you loosen the bolts while the tire holds pressure, you can 
> easily kill yourself or who ever might be in the line of fire.  For 
> what it's worth.
>  
> -Frank
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* Canards-bounces at tnstaafl.net
>     [mailto:Canards-bounces at tnstaafl.net]*On Behalf Of *Ronnie Brown
>     *Sent:* Sunday, September 05, 2004 2:49 PM
>     *To:* Canards at tnstaafl.net
>     *Cc:* reflector at tvbf.org
>     *Subject:* Re: [Canards] Great Tire Changing Tool
>
>     Here's the same changer cheaper at Harbor Freight ($29.95). 
>      
>     http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=34552
>      
>     And for those of you who haven't had the pleasure of removing an
>     airplane tire - you can't get the tire off the rim by removing the
>     3 bolts that hold the wheel together.  You have to break the bead
>     of the tire loose from the wheel first. (Don't ask me how I know
>     this!!!) That is what this tool does.
>      
>     Ronnie
>
>         ----- Origina
>



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