Technical reversed a couple wheels yesterday..

tires were a little close to the body on a fenderless A roadster for possible future cycle fenders
and the hub caps of choice wouldn't clear the centers.
so I thought I'd take some pictures of the process.
no tire machine, no bead breaker, not even a tire iron
did use a drill press and mig welder though..

the process has been shown countless times before but here we go again..

use something heavy to break the bead free of the rim



roll the tire over and break the other bead



rassle the tires off the rims, being careful not to hurt the tire



center punch and pilot drill the rivets, but not all the way through



using larger bit as a counter sink remove the swedged rivet head



use a hammer and punch to knock the rivets out



use the BFH and drift to knock the centers free of the rims



clean up the mating surfaces and knock the centers back in aligning all rivet holes



mount the wheel on an axle and check for true



short welds in alternating pattern to avoid warping



rivet holes welded and valve stem relocated



wrestle the tires on to the rims, use a strap to force bead to rim and fill with air



and there ya have it

 

Very cool! Thanks for showing me with pictures. That is way better for me than just reading about it.
Todd

 

Very well done.

 

Nice tech,thanks for the how-to.

 

That’s very cool! You do nice work. Thanks for the how to article. This is something I never would have thought of doing


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Thanks for the how-to.
Pete

 

Nice job. Thanks for sharing.

 

That's how it was done back in the day.

 

Awesome quick tech...Love the A roadster!

 

Very cool, thanks for the write up

 

I knew a guy about 40 years ago that had an idea something like that, only he used a torch and a stick welder. When he mounted them on the back of his 56 Chevy it wobbled so bad it about shook all the rust and bondo out of that poor old car Your way looks a whole lot better! Thanks for posting.

 

Very cool, I'm assuming these riveted wheels are not fairly common? I've never noticed but then again I just may not have really paid attention. I will in the future. Loved the dropping a truck on them to break the bead, chalk that up as another 'why didn't I think of that one" idea.

 

...you can mount tires on wheels by placing a garbage bag over the rim, then pry the tire over the rim....it helps the tire go over the rim,..mite need a bag to do each side of tire,..I tried this trick, it does work,...you can also use dish soap on the rim edge to help.

 

I used Windex as the lube when taking the tire off the rim, WD40 on the wheels when knocking them apart and Armorall when puting the tire back on the rim.
The Windex could have been any soap, WD40 could have been any good penetrant and Armorall was to not only lube but soften to help seal, it too could have been anything comparable..
All were chosen because they were handy and in spray bottles.

 

Good write up. I'd have been tempted to blast 'em and coat 'em with a shiney enamel of your choice, capless.
But I'm one of those guys who just likes the looks of a true reversed wheel!

 

We use a tractor - easier to see as you drive on. - How do you do it ?

 

We used to use a bumper jack, the square base put a lot of pressure on the bead. Great tech Paul, doing it like we did 55 years ago.

 

Thanks for sharing a lot of common sense Garage Engineering - not so common these days.


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I can see none of you guys have never had the misfortune to mount heavy truck tires. This is where a tire bead breaker hammer is used. It’s a large sledgehammer with a spoon type bill on it. A couple of well placed blows and the bead is broken. Practice on an old shity wheel and tire first. Get it wrong, and you will be looking for a new wheel. Heavy truck rims are slightly thicker than car wheels. Your results may vary!


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Holy Innovative Batman...Very Cool and the Hotrod Equally Very Cool...Run with Whatcha Got...

@Paul Remington Cushion Air are those a Modern Tire like the Firestone Champions...They look Right at Home...

 

Nice welding, nice article. Thanks

 

We used an 80 ton press, and I was amazed at just how tight they were.

 

Are those repop hubcaps?


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To be honest I never looked at them real close, not my car.
I just assumed they were original '56 Olds Fiesta.

 

Great tech write up Paul! I could have used you at our tire store back in the day

 

Nice! Thanks for the well written and illustrated how-to.

 

Last time I saw a how-to on this, the magazines were a lot smaller! I'm sure you took 'er for a test drive. Thanks, Carp.

 

Very instructive 'how-to'. Great job on the write up.
Jim

 

Cool tech, the old school way