removing tires from wheels? how to?
 

Hey guys, I was wondering what the best way to remove tires from wheels (glued).... preferably to keep the bead intact. Is there any solvents that can be used?

The only way that I know of is to boil them... you can boil them for about 10 minutes, and the bond between the tire and rim should be broken. If its not, then usually more time is needed.

EDIT: Here is the How-to...
http://www.rcbros.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=889

you can also try soaking the tires in pure acetone.

heres another link on boiling them. link Ive also heard people bake them in the oven @ 350 and after 10 minutes take them out and using gloves, pull the beads in and let them cool. That way you dont get scalded by boiling water. Never tried either method though

Okay thanks, I'll try the boiling method first...

I was at a track for the first time the other day... and badlands don't do well on the track (ballooning), and there was a group vote to ban them from the track... something about ripping up the surface? ;) They also don't have very good lateral traction, the understeers alot with them, compared to my other tires(RD logic porcupines...awesome!) What tires are the best for hard pack dirt? What do you race guys use?

I have to admit, I have no chance against these guys (all nitro heads)... mostly because they can maneuver jumps much better (truggy's also). But my Revo can outrun them in the straight.

I've tried boiling a lot and it seems like if you glue them properly then the tires just rip up the sidewall before the glue comes unstuck.

I've taken to pulling the tire real hard and using a super sharp scalpel/hobby knife along the exposed bead. It removes it very cleanly with much less chance of damaging the tyre. Starts to hurt your thumb after a while though :P

without knowing how smooth the surface is I'd probably go with bow ties or gladiators.

that said, I love my badlands though, i reckon theyre the best most versatile ture I've ever used. the the track group voters to stop whinging about tearing up a dirt track. if they dont like a bit of rough dirt why do they race in offroad classes? they should just pave it :P

I've tried boiling & acetone. I found that soaking them in acetone gives the best results. I use a new paint can with a lid fill it with acetone & put the lid on . Usually 24 hours is enough.

Recently had this issue with my mashers on stablemaxx titans.
I did the boiling method and found that 20 minutes seemed to give the best results. The glue will turn yellow and brittle.
Only problem is the discoloration of plastic and if you have chrome rims, it ruins the finish.
My rims were white and then yellow after the boiling, so I dyed em black and it worked out fine.
Reason I did this was to kill the baloning of the mashers on the BL-Maxx by running a couple rings of duct tape inside the tires...worked like a charm.

There is also some kind of glue dissolver that you can get at hobby shops that I understand works pretty well. Most likely it has acetone in it if that is what appears to work the best.

my fav tire is the Proline LPR Crimefighters they balloon the least I have seen( I know what you mean about the Badland tires and thier ballooning) and have great lateral traction about as good as it gets with a truck tire...I would like to see the Badlands in a LPR model...here is a link


http://www.impaktrc.com/index.php?cPath=28_34_217

they come both mounted and unmounted

you could always go oldschool and use fingernail polish remover (free if your married, have a girlfriend, or have a sister or mom in the house), i wipe it on with a cuetip around the bead and pull the bead out each time so that im slowy working it loose deeper and deeper, then i use a new blade on the razor knife and just shave the plastic so not to cut the bead of the tire, then once you get one side loose flip the tire insideout and use a very small tip flathead screw driver and get it inbetween the bead and wheel and thne just run it around it to pop the that side loose.

i was doing this last night lol ill post a picture tonight i got 2 of them off un harmed but i dunno if i wanna mess with the other 2 or maybe try another method listed.

Fingernail polish usually has acetone in it :), and the acetone free stuff won't work.

Personally I'm wary of using acetone because ive had it ruin my tyres before by leaving it on too long, only seems to happen to certain compounds though.

Boiling for 15 mins a side has worked the best for me - Although I did just kill a set of mashers with this - The tire got v soft and ripped when being removed.

This has never happened with proline or traxxas tires though

That bites. Mine were fine and I bought em maybe 5 or 6 years ago...they sat on a shelf for most of that time.
Did you cool em down with cold water after boiling em and did you lower the temp of the water to a very slow/light boil when boiling em?
To much heat can deteriorate rubber(as you have found), so you don't wanna ovedo it like I did at the track one day:
http://russ.angrypacket.com/gallery/...serialNumber=2

I drove home on that action(300 miles or so)...and bought new tires the next day. LOL

what are you replacing badlands with?

That is the best method i have found also,works great