Originally Posted by
Keeferton
My tires filled up with loose dirt a couple weeks ago and i too needed to vent the tire and plug the rim. I went and bought a leather punch from Michael's for like $7. It looks like this
I just fit it over the back side of the rim and it cut right through without going into the foam. No cutting into the sidewall or un-mounting and no burning...
Well, I just got back from home depot and purchased a similar looking puncher (only its red)
...I tried it a few times on other tires..It works good, but when i punched a tire mounted on a wheel, it does go through the foam??Will this alter the integrity of the foams? The hole goes through the foam small and precise..Will this caus any issues??If i have the wheel off the tire it is a clean cut through the tire and does not effect the foam..The tire i need to punch are mounted?? I know i can make an incision of ther bead but would rather not..Will the foams be ok?
Originally Posted by
macke
I strongly advice you to do it outside...
I did..Just stuck my nose to it
...I think the hole punching, drilling methods are better though bc you can make a more precise hole and you wont burn the foams which could be worst than having a small incision hole going through them..Trully though, I don't know for sure which is worst?
Originally Posted by
Lon_L
If you are running soft compound tires you should be able to pinch the rubber on the tread of the tires and pull it up far enoungh to use some small curved scissors to cut the pinch. Just be careful, it is ez to cut the hole too large.
That seems like a cool way to get er done..So just use those small nail scissors that come in grooming kits right?