摘要 |
A tire tool for facilitating the removal of a tire from a wheel rim and particularly a large diameter tire from its associated wheel rim, the tool having a substantially flat main body portion provided with an aperture in the proximity of one end and an arcuate flange at the opposite end, an arm member extending outwardly from the body in a direction away from the flange and at a planar angle with respect to the body, a plurality of first roller members journalled at the outer end of the arcuate flange for engagement with the inner wall of the tire during a tire removal operation, and a plurality of second roller members journalled at the outer end of the arm member for engagement with the wheel rim and moving axially therealong during the tire removal operation, the bore being adapted for engagement by an elongated lever member for pivoting the tire tool in a direction for moving the second roller members axially along the wheel rim as the first roller members deform the tire for disengagement of the tire from the wheel rim, the tool being provided with bumper members for facilitating the tire removal operation.
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