poor mans bead breaker

[baylensman]

So i've been doing some internet readin' to get get ready to DIY my rear tire. Found this bead breaker on line. Only issue I don't have a spare mercedes lying around.

[Flyinfool]

I would think that a BMW or a Porsche would suffice.

[WildBill1]

You should be ashamed putting your Mercedes thru such humiliation.

[BratmanXj]

In a pinch I've done similar, but used the rear sub-frame / trailer hitch. With modern unit body cars I'd be afraid to bend up the pinch welds along the rockers doing it as shown in that photo.

[BlueSky]

Looks to me like a 2x4 on its side might break if you pushed very hard.

[djh3]

Yup have used that method myself. Well minus the Mercedes. I have to use the hitch on the PU

[GaryZ]

Yup have used that method myself. Well minus the Mercedes. I have to use the hitch on the PU

 

For years I used a C-clamp and a small block of wood. Then I bought a bead-breaker from Harbor Freight and never used the clamp again.

[djh3]

I can buy a lot of 2x6 for $50. Plus less storage room.

[cowpuc]

For years I used a C-clamp and a small block of wood. Then I bought a bead-breaker from Harbor Freight and never used the clamp again.

 

I can buy a lot of 2x6 for $50. Plus less storage room.

 

I picked up one of those little HF Bead Breakers a number of years ago for $15 after using one of those HF coupons. After breakin beads with 2x4's, car method like above, C-Clamps, 16 inch Channel Locks and even beating them loose by standing on the tire and using a heavy wrecking bar - gotta say that little bead breaker is the best 15 bucks I ever spent.. Sure makes the tire change routine a lot easier I tell ya cause those beads can be a formittable challenge unless your !!

[GaryZ]

I can buy a lot of 2x6 for $50. Plus less storage room.

 

I bought mine last year, paid around $25 and it hangs on the wall.