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Default Changing a tire at home

On Feb 4, 10:16*am, Carl wrote:
On Feb 4, 8:37 am, stryped wrote:

I have a trailer with 215/70/15 inch tires. Two of the tires
constantly goes flat over a period of about a week. I went to tractor
supply and bought a 14/15 passanger radial tire tube yesterday.


Is there a good way I can take this tire off at home and install the
tube and tire without a professional tire changer? I have done it on
the small 4.80 wheels, but nothing this big.


Ir is this impossible and I am asking for trouble?


Others have good advise here, if you have a big enough C clamp or vise
that can help in breaking the tire bead loose from the rim, then stuff
in the tube. *It may be easier if you break the bead loose on both
sides. *I find big tires easier to work on than the little ones. Once
you get both beads loose there is enough room to get your hands in
there, not so with the small tires.

CarlBoyd


Can I use 2 small blocks on each end of the rubber tire, placed under
my 8n, then jack the rim with my floor jack to remove, then install
the tire if I were to take the whole tire out or would that cause
dammage?

There is room to get a tube with the tire still on the rim?