Widow-makers
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I think I am misunderstanding your question. Do you want to unmount the tire from the rim or get the wheel off the truck?
Either way I think you should deflate the tire first, especially if the rim is rusty or you don't know the history.
Either way I think you should deflate the tire first, especially if the rim is rusty or you don't know the history.
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Secure chains around it. Remove valve core. Get away.
Come back when it's done equilibrated.
Many valve caps have a soft rubber cover over a brass core removal tool.
My older son and I just broke six tires off the rims safely. We now run AWS's lock ring wheels and new rubber.
Come back when it's done equilibrated.
Many valve caps have a soft rubber cover over a brass core removal tool.
My older son and I just broke six tires off the rims safely. We now run AWS's lock ring wheels and new rubber.
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Many folks prefer to deflate prior to removal from axles.
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From: Sussex county, NJ
I want to remove the rims off the truck and the tires off the rims. (And Im not taking it lightley. I guess its just a poor attempt at humor.)
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Ditto all that's been said. Let air out while they are still mounted on the truck. I would add that standing off to one side, out of line of fire of a rear dual, is most critical. While fronts and inner duals will blow in, you could still get injured by an old dead tire if it comes apart in the process. So I'd say pull the valve cores one by one and get outta the way. Stu
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Just curious, once the WM are removed, what is the disposal procedure? I'm thinking that they can still "blow up" at any time, especially during handling, correct?
To those that had WM and were successful in removing them, what did you do with them afterwards? How/where did you dispose of them?
To those that had WM and were successful in removing them, what did you do with them afterwards? How/where did you dispose of them?
Marmon-Herrington Man
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The ones I've pulled apart have all had dead tires, or I just sacrificed the tires. So once the air has been released and the wheels safely off the truck, I use a sawzall to cut the tires off, then have pulled them apart to get the beads off. Then it's off I go to the recyclers. Tires go to a big truck shop near here, and wheels to the crusher. Stu
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From: W. Central FL.
Just curious, once the WM are removed, what is the disposal procedure? I'm thinking that they can still "blow up" at any time, especially during handling, correct?
To those that had WM and were successful in removing them, what did you do with them afterwards? How/where did you dispose of them?
At least one of mine will have second life as a fire ring. I never throw anything away that I don't later regret. Once the air pressure is gone the biggest danger is mashing a toe if it falls on your foot.
To those that had WM and were successful in removing them, what did you do with them afterwards? How/where did you dispose of them?
At least one of mine will have second life as a fire ring. I never throw anything away that I don't later regret. Once the air pressure is gone the biggest danger is mashing a toe if it falls on your foot.
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Earlier this year I sold a set of 19.5" tubeless wheels to a new F-4 owner. As he was loading his new treasure on the trailer it blew an inner dual WM. Scared sin out of him, thankful it blew inward toward the truck instead of blowing an outer dual out away from the truck. His first act was to buy wheels. All my WMs, I have several, sit with no air in them. Stu