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  1. HDN

    HEMTT Rim, Breaking loose the bead. No beadlock. Ideas to make this a smoother process.

    That sounds familiar, except I got away with not using tire soap or butter! The only thing I did differently with the clamp ring is that I flipped the wheel over on two tires (one on each "end" of the tire) with the rim in it clamp ring side up. Then I used a jack and a few blocks to jack the...
  2. HDN

    HEMTT Rim, Breaking loose the bead. No beadlock. Ideas to make this a smoother process.

    Are you using the ratchet straps to pull the rim into the tire? I did mine by first seating the rim while it was standing upright, then flipping the wheel onto either blocks or old tires rimside-up and jumping on the rim until it finished getting seated.
  3. HDN

    HEMTT Rim, Breaking loose the bead. No beadlock. Ideas to make this a smoother process.

    Thanks for measuring that! It seems the military super singles have about a 0.5" sidewall regardless of tire size. The 14.5R20 and 395/85R20 have the same sidewall thickness as what you measured. I hope the rest of your tires come off easily! If you can get the remainder off the rim without...
  4. HDN

    HEMTT Rim, Breaking loose the bead. No beadlock. Ideas to make this a smoother process.

    I found that a Harbor Freight bi-metal reciprocating saw blade can cut through two tires before losing enough teeth to become ineffective :ROFLMAO: I remember having melted rubber gum up the blade too, but I found that improving my cutting technique helped with that! Looking at the way you...
  5. HDN

    HEMTT Rim, Breaking loose the bead. No beadlock. Ideas to make this a smoother process.

    I don't think I'd want to try that without putting safety chains around the wheel center and rim, or a wheel cage. I'd hate for that thing to launch and break something. Duckbill hammer or flat end of a pick axe works too. But if you have no reason to keep the tire intact, just sawzall it off...
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