elcamino/wheelhorse 9,357 #1 Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) I have been updating my work on my 310-8 on "What have you done to your today " but thought this needed a separate thread. Plan on putting 8 inch rims on the front and had set of rims with mounted tires . One tire was flat so finally figured out it had bad cracks in the side walls. Had another set of tires that I had gotten a year ago. Removed first tire from rim and mounted new tire. No problem piece of cake. The second tire had a tube so here I go. Broke seal and flipped rim over to break seal so I could remove tube. Only took a 1/2 hour to break seal . Flipped rim over and started pulling out tube. I got a 3rd of tube out and realized I had some of kind of C - - - all over my hands and tube. My guess is a PO had a flat and pickup his can of Fix A Flat or one of the other products on the market. Well it did not work so a tube was installed without cleaning the tire or rim. The tube was basically glued to the tire and rim. I fought with the tube for an 30 minutes without any success. My redneck background hit high gear , grabbed the Saw all and inserted new blade. 15 minutes later got the bead cut thru on one side flipped rim over and started with a new blade finally after 30 minutes I finally got the tire and tube off the rim. No harm was done to rim during this adventure. Would have taken pictures but there was too much sweat dripping in my eyes. I had the A/C running in the shed the whole time. Tomorrow I will clean the rim both the fix a flat c- - - and the rust that it created. Life is grand when you are having fun and getting cranky. Edited July 22, 2017 by elcamino/wheelhorse I can't spell 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,464 #2 Posted July 22, 2017 Cranky is the new normal! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,134 #3 Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) I like cranky... it's how live gets done. Edited July 22, 2017 by AMC RULES 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,357 #4 Posted July 22, 2017 One of these days I will learn how to spell . Sawall should be Sawzall . I least I know my tools , my spelling just sucks. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,883 #5 Posted July 22, 2017 Wall Gym...that is a reall inderestin storie. for dose of us that cann't spel a Saw all is a grate tole. I loved myne!! 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,910 #6 Posted July 22, 2017 That is why many tire places will not work on tires that have been slimed or will charge you extra 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,464 #7 Posted July 22, 2017 1 hour ago, stevasaurus said: Wall Gym...that is a reall inderestin storie. for dose of us that cann't spel a Saw all is a grate tole. I loved myne!! That took a lot of work to type and even more work to read. I need a nap now! 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #8 Posted July 22, 2017 You can't beat working with a sawzall! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,464 #9 Posted July 22, 2017 21 minutes ago, KC9KAS said: You can't beat working with a sawzall! TORCH! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,910 #10 Posted July 22, 2017 During my high school days I worked part time at a service station. Several times if a customer's tire had picked up a nail I would plug it while it was on the car and send them one their way. In the spring a regular customer came in to have his snow tires removed and regular tires installed, I deflated one of the tires and broke the bead; couldn't get the tube to come out. I pulled and tugged and finely it came loose but had a hole in it. I removed the tire and discovered a plug had been inserted and it had plugged the tire and tube together. I told the customer that "some dummy" had plugged a tube type tire! He replied, yes, that dummy would be you! Turns out I had noticed the tire had a leak and plugged the tire out at the gas pumps one day while his wife was getting gas. It had held air without any problem all winter. Needless to say I didn't charge him to patch the tube. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,464 #11 Posted July 22, 2017 Never plug a tire when the car is on a lift and the hole is eye level. That glue stings! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R. L. Addison 299 #12 Posted July 22, 2017 I had the same experience with a tire, took me about four hours to get the tube out. (I didn't have a sawzall!) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doc724 925 #13 Posted July 22, 2017 1 hour ago, R. L. Addison said: I had the same experience with a tire, took me about four hours to get the tube out. (I didn't have a sawzall!) Me. too, but I had a Sawzall, and I went for it after only 15 minutes. Best tool ever invented. I use it for trimming trees from a ladder. Way safer than bringing a chain saw up a ladder! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,357 #14 Posted July 22, 2017 @squonk Only a squonk would mention a torch on a story about rubber tires. Insurance adjuster : Can you tell me exactly what happened so we can honor your claim. Bubba ; Me and my buddy have a few beers and we couldn't get a tire off a rim. We tried a torch. It was doing fine until we couldn't see for the black smoke next thing was the fire department was late getting here. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,464 #15 Posted July 22, 2017 Nobody lets me get the "Flame Wrench" out! 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,910 #16 Posted July 22, 2017 43 minutes ago, squonk said: Nobody lets me get the "Flame Wrench" out! Wants to torch a tire. Wants to torch a tire. Wants to torch a tire Wants to torch a tire. and, Wants to torch a tire. 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACman 7,621 #17 Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) My grandpa would buy old used surplus tires like the ones used on deuce and a half military trucks. I had the fun job of mounting and fixing them . We used them on manure spreaders and big gravity feed wagons . Those are some tuff beads , especially those old rusty crusty ones that were mounted for decades . I can remember a couple , a sawzall was the only way they were coming off . Did those military trucks have split rims ? Jim don't worry about the spelling. If my iPad didn't have auto spell and voice text there's no way anyone could understand what I was writing ! Edited July 24, 2017 by ACman 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,910 #18 Posted July 22, 2017 1 minute ago, ACman said: I my grandpa would buy old used surplus tires like the ones used on deuce and a half military trucks. I had the fun job of mounting and fixing them . We used them on manure spreaders and big gravity feed wagons . Those are some tuff beads , especially those old rusty crusty ones that were mounted for decades . I can remember a couple , a sawzall was the only way they were coming off . Did those military trucks have split rims ? Jim don't worry about the spelling. If my iPad didn't have auto spell and voice text there's no way anyone could understand what I was writing ! Some had lock rings..not a true split rim (My M37 has lock rings..have changed tires an are still here alive) chain them up or use a cage........and some had combat rims (sided bolted together) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACman 7,621 #19 Posted July 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, pfrederi said: Some had lock rings..not a true split rim (My M37 has lock rings..have changed tires an are still here alive) chain them up or use a cage........and some had combat rims (sided bolted together) I had to mount them on regular rims with a tube . Talk about being tuff job ! We also used chain with locking rings. Thankfully I never seen one come apart ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chip61 664 #20 Posted July 23, 2017 36 minutes ago, ACman said: I had to mount them on regular rims with a tube . Talk about being tuff job ! We also used chain with locking rings. Thankfully I never seen one come apart ! I worked in a heavy truck shop as a teen-ager many years ago, we saw part of a split rim go through the side of our shop one night-next day we had a cage to inflate split rims. Luckily no one was hurt. I hated working on tires-still do! Maybe I'll bring them to you from now on Jim 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,357 #21 Posted July 23, 2017 @chip61 please don't do me any favors . I have had enough fun with this one tire to last awhile. I am sure something that should be easy to do with give me a fight in the near future. Right now the heat and humidity is kicking my behind. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuneup 1,433 #22 Posted July 23, 2017 Yeah, this humidity is kickin' my butt! I had one rag out yesterday to clean parts and another to wipe my face every 5 minutes so I could see. It's high even for Georgia. When the rain came, we were doused for 30 minutes. The 'resort to sawzall technique' explains why dynamite and fishing go together. I never had the patience to fish. just can't buy dynamite at the local Ace anymore. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPWH 6,123 #23 Posted July 23, 2017 I'm with you on the humidity. I live in Upson county. I like the heat but the humidity could come down a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ohiofarmer 3,276 #24 Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) Actually, a propane torch and a Bobcat with pallet forks are my go-to tools for the worst glued-on tires. I heat the rim in a 12" arc at the bead just until white smoke appears and take a fork to it at just the right angle. Only takes a minute to break the bead and I do not even have to apply enough heat to burn the paint Edited July 24, 2017 by ohiofarmer 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Road-Track 39 #25 Posted July 24, 2017 I use a Hackzall as my go to tool! Just a miniature sawsall, but portable! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
