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Dan in MI · 09-23-2022, 07:41 PM

Poke a hole in the middle of the sidewall with a knife then cut around the wheel in the middle of the sidewall with a saws all. Repeat on the other side. The thread should then fall off leaving the beads (like the tire carcass on the bottom of a construction barrel). Then I use a die grinder with a small diameter (1 1/2”) wheel to cut through the cords in the bead. Once you get through the bead it should come loose.

09-23-2022, 07:41 PM	#5
Dan in MI Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Livonia, MI Posts: 94	Re: Removing a stubborn junk tire from a wheel Poke a hole in the middle of the sidewall with a knife then cut around the wheel in the middle of the sidewall with a saws all. Repeat on the other side. The thread should then fall off leaving the beads (like the tire carcass on the bottom of a construction barrel). Then I use a die grinder with a small diameter (1 1/2”) wheel to cut through the cords in the bead. Once you get through the bead it should come loose.