If I remember right, put the jack base on the bead and jack up the
car/truck. The weight breaks the bead. At least that's the Arkansas
way......
"Doc" > wrote in message
om...
> > wrote in message >...
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> >
> > For those of us who grew up in rural areas, mounting and dismounting
tires
> > is not exactly rocket science. You can break the bead with the car's
own
> > jack, dismount and mount the tire with simple tire irons, seat the bead
with
> > air pressure, and balance it with a bubble balancer. No big deal,
really.
>
> Can you outline how you break the bead with the jack?