Cutting off a tyre

[Finny]

Did this today. Covered in s**t. Caught the edge of rims with angle grinder. Nearly burnt out Dremel, sweated buckets. Got it off but ended up thinking there must be a better way. Any advice or knowledge I could draw on or is it just a dirty, pain in the arse job?

[Adam_Winstone]

Good snips will go through most of the tyre, then dremmel cutting disc through the steel insert banding at the edge, keeping it away from the rim. A pain in the bum to do and not great but it works ok and allows a degree of focus that protects the rim.

[Chris in Margate]

I have done several but last year thought I would try on a early ScootRS rim with tyre levers.
Almost ! Buckled the edges beyond belief.

[cgt75b]

I always find a crow bar is very good for this job, and lots of swearing lol

[lambro]

Why are you all cutting tyres off rims??

[Muttley McLadd]

Why are you all cutting tyres off rims??

Cheaper than buying a new rim, when old tyre has been stuck on for twenty years.
Also, some shops charge $25 to take a tyre off. If you're not getting new ones fitted 'til after you've had your wheels powdercoated, that's a few extra bucks on top of the job.

Joking aside.. burn off a bit of it with a blow torch. Snip the wires around the edge with snips. Most of the tyre can be cut off with tin snips. Once you've snipped off the wires, it'll pop off the rim easy.

[Grumpy225]

Use a bench vice to squeeze the tire away from the rim, wd40 for lube and tire spoons for the rest. Works every time. Cutting a tire off with a grinder is too much work and you always risk damaging the rim.

[DigDug]

I've had to cut a couple off that wouldn't budge - just used a lot of patience, a hacksaw and plenty of elbow grease.

Angle grinder is far too 'manic' a tool unless you've got arms like Popeye.

[Bufficus]

Use a bench vice to squeeze the tire away from the rim, wd40 for lube and tire spoons for the rest. Works every time. Cutting a tire off with a grinder is too much work and you always risk damaging the rim.

Agreed.
With the right tyre levers and a warm tyre (put it in the oven when she's not looking) they come off and go on easy enough.