Can I let all the air pressure out to seperate the bead of the tire to the lip of the rim, to seperat the rim from tire? If not, can I remove the two myself?

 

Not sure If I'm answering the right question but yes you have to let the air out to seperate the bead of the tire from the rim. You'll need something to push the bead off though becuase most places apply a soap/glue application when putting tires on and this will cause the bead to stick a little. You'll need a tool that takes the valve out of the valve stem. Or you can just use needle nose pliers and twist is out.

 

green-pro-street: It really depends on what type of wheels you have. If they are aluminum wheels i'd say forget it. You can use a sledgehammer and 2 crowbars to remove tires from steel rims. i worked at frank anderson tire for 1.5yrs. It is a real pain to remove the tire from an aluminum rim without the tire-changer to hold the rim still and that'll make for some nasty scratches.

 

K, I will just polish them with the tires on. Thanks guys!

 

well back home (under the shadetree) me and my dad (long time ago) used to take a steel I beam place it on the tire next to the rim, than he would drive his '81 reagal up on the I beam and than we would rock the car until the bead broke than we would put a rag on the rim as so not to damage it and use a crowbar with a wierd rounded end and pry the tire above the edge of the rim and than he would use a second crowbar to go around the edge to un seat the tire. and finally:lala: :lala: :lala: :lala: :lala: :lala:

 

Wow. Don't do this.... go a tire shop in your area and pay them the 5 dollars per tire for dismounting the tires.

Hellraiser

 

like I said it was a few years back when I was a kid and under the shadetree and it worked- we never messed up a wheel or tire. Oh, by the way did I mention we used starting fluid and a lighter to seat the tire

 

Classic! That's great! I love it!