Why is it such a pain to get the haves of a two piece rim off the tire on a mini bike?
In the process of mounting a new tire on a new rim I put hole in the tube so now I need to get the rim halves off the tire to put in a new tube and it is proving to be almost impossible. Before mounting the tire, I went around the inside of the tire and rim with a sanding disk and put a bit of grease on the rim but none seems to have made any difference getting back off now. I put it in the vice to break the bead and that worked but the rim halves still refuse to come out of the tire. I put the whole thing in the freezer to make the rubber hard and hopefully contract the aluminum rim. I'll be trying again tonight.
In the process of mounting a new tire on a new rim I put hole in the tube so now I need to get the rim halves off the tire to put in a new tube and it is proving to be almost impossible. Before mounting the tire, I went around the inside of the tire and rim with a sanding disk and put a bit of grease on the rim but none seems to have made any difference getting back off now. I put it in the vice to break the bead and that worked but the rim halves still refuse to come out of the tire. I put the whole thing in the freezer to make the rubber hard and hopefully contract the aluminum rim. I'll be trying again tonight.