Sodding tyre beads

Two hours trying to change the rear tyre on the GT550. One bead popped
with the aid of hefty feet and G-clamps. The other, despite two of us
jumping up and down on the sidewall, absolutely refused to budge. Down
to the dealer tomorrow to get the new tyre fitted.

Oh well - popped off the bevel box and re-greased the splines, anyway.

 

(The Older Gentleman) wrote in

did you try the sidestand method? Using the LT should've sorted it...

 

Ah... ignore previous post- it was getting it off, not back on...

 

Yeah. Broke the bead on one side of the tyre, but it absolutely refused
to break on the other side. My neighbour and I were jumping up and down
on it in unison, and it just refused to go. Doing a G-clamp up as far as
I would didn't break it either. Sodding thing.

 

Angle grinder.

 

http://www.abbastands.co.uk/product_details.asp?id=11

Well worth it for the grief it saves. Wish I'd got one (or similar)
years ago.

 

There's a lube -v- ring stretching joke to be done here, but I'm too PC
to take it on.