490touring Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Recently took my 1919 Chevy 490 for a slightly longer than usual (3 block long) drive and promptly blew a tire. Ordered a replacement tire and tube, but am unable to get the old tire off the rim. I can't get a tire tool under the bead and no amount of standing on it will break it loose. Any hints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mochet Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Reciprocating saw, being careful not to cut the rim. You'll need a new tube, of course!Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I didn't read the part about the saw in the owners manual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
490touring Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 Is that the only way? I only have a circular saw. This isn't an ancient tire on a rusted rim- it's a car that was fully restored 20 years ago, and the rims still have all their paint. Tire isn't dry rotted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 (edited) A hacksaw to an old clincher tire is really sometimes the only way. The rubber bead becomes one with the steelm almost like vulcanizing.I had old tires on a 1911 Hupp once, tried tire irons like you did, no way.....as mentioned, a hacksaw ( I actually used a portaband, down the last inch, then did the last inch with a hand hacksaw so as not to nick the rim).Good luck.... Edited May 5, 2012 by trimacar (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 A 1919 Chevrolet would have demountable rims. take the rim off the wheel and lay flat on the ground, on a piece of cardboard if you want to protect the side of the rim. With your modern car, drive over the tire, only the outer 4" of the assembly, not the rim. Works well to break the bead loose on straight side tires, sometimes does the trick on clinchers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
490touring Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 (edited) I just spent a while using tin snips to cut the tire, got to the inner bead and couldn't get the snips in.I used a vise on the tire to try to squeeze it together, no luck. Edited May 5, 2012 by 490touring (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Take it the dip and strip might work :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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