R&R Beadbreaker

Would like to practice a change on my vehicle but I'm worried about damage to my 17 'alloy rims.
The bloke at the show supplies a piece of material (about $30 plus) which is supposed to help prevent this but he indicated it wasn't guaranteed to not cause some damage.
Any one tried it on alloys?

Mine are alloys and were OK. The beadbreaker is fine - you only need to protect the rims when your are using tyre levers. I used a cut piece of garden hose.

Pete

Thanks Pete
First posts so hope this is the correct way of things?

Yeah I have had one for many years now and they are the best system without a doubt.

I was just going to use the jack to break beads so I didn't have to carry even more weight, but that looks pretty simple and quick Mick.

About how heavy is it?

Great blog thks.

Cheers.

7.75 Kg
Look here and all will be revealed R & R Beadbreaker Site

Thks John.

Cheers.

JB
I should have added that the only extra you need to carry is a can of "Mighty Mick O Bead Seating Butane"
I hear Mick has it on special this month :-P

John B,

As well as brealing the bead it makes putting the tyre back on even easier - no rubber mallet required.

Pete

Thks Pete; I've sent R&R an email requesting which model would be best for the LC200.

Cheers.

I've got an ex aircon unit (home made job) bolted to the motor... another brilliant bit of gear

and the base of the bullbar is an air reservoir tank

A Bush Pig. I was hoping it wouldnt be enough and I would have an excuse to buy a better unit but it was fine.

DOH!

Pete

I bought one from the local Malz car spares shop. I could not get the tyres off the rims on my Prado,, bent the bar trying. They would work ok with car tyres but not heavy enough for 4WD tyres. I took it back and got a refund .

hi again
forgot to mention i've had an r&r b/b for ten years and used it on several different size tyres it's lite and very good and easy to usewith a bit off liquid detergent on the bead
cheers

16" tyres and the compressor is currently packed up for our trip to the Flinders this weekend. It is a 70cfm Bush Pig.

"70cfm Bush Pig"......I wanna see the size of the trailer you use to lug that bad boy around.
No wonder it will reseat beads easily :-)


Cheers
Glenn

Whoops - a 70lpm!

I bought a 19 mm longer than normal spanner to go in the bead breaker kit. That way I don't need to get out a tool roll as well as the bead breaker kit. The spanner lives in the kit.

Did not buy it from R&R just went to local store.

The only difference between the standard and heavy duty kit is the length of the hook at the end of the tool (and $10!). The HD one can still be used on any sized tyre.

Pete

I have had the R&R for years and it has done a great job.
Recently got a set of Tyrepliers as I teach tyre changing at our club so I thought I had better try it out.

My observations are :

Both units are great.
The tyrepliers are quick to use but need a bit more strength but not much more.
If you don't regularly use them then it is probably easier to rember how to use the R & R.
Tyre pliers pack up and fit in the nooks and crannies better.

Now to tyre changing.
Some people would suggest "i don't need a bead breaker I will use a jack" To those people I say make sure you have recently had your tyres changed. I have seen plenty of experts end up jacking their car off the ground without breaking the bead.

Next thing is that someone mentioned "you don't even need a mallett" Well I have never used a mallet to remove or put back on a tyre and if plenty of lubricating paste is used you can even sometimes put them back on by just using your hands or just one tyre lever. It is not a difficult job and I have trained many women and people that are light on strength to do the job.

I would suggest anyone buying the tyres seeks out from their clubs about the training on offer for actually changing the tyre.

Lastly , if you have the gear then try it at home and practice before you go on your trip.

David