The revolutionary R&R bead breaker takes the hard work out of breaking the bead and the
same tool spreads and refits the tire.
Sounds good?
That's because it is.
The bead breaker kit is compact and easy to store.
It's patented design eliminates damage to the bead and because it's best used on a bench
or tailgate, it vastly reduces back strain.
The bead breaker is made from quality BHP steel and carries a lifetime guarantee.
So discover what many farmers and four wheel drive enthusiasts already have.
The R&R bead breaker.
Australia is one of the world's most beautiful countries and one of the harshest.
Every year tens of thousands of four wheel drive enthusiasts set off on adventures to
see and experience the great outback.
Some well prepared, some not so organized.
In your four wheel driving you often find yourself in places that are many hundreds
of miles from help and in areas that are only accessible to other four wheel drives.
And although many enthusiasts equip themselves well with winches and loads of other recovery
gear, a lot become unstuck when they pick up two or more punctures on a trip.
Trying to repair a tire in the bush without the right tool can be bloody hard work and
in more extreme cases impossible.
This can leave you stranded and at times may even be life threatening.
Safari 4x4 Centre have manufactured the R&R bead breaker.
This compact, easy to use tool that breaks the bead, spreads the tire and very importantly
refits the tire to the rim with a minimum of fuss and effort.
The R&R bead breaker is a tried and tested product that produces the goods.
To demonstrate its power we'll break the bead in this tire that still has some 30 PSI in
the tire to simulate a tire being stuck on the rim for many years.
The R&R bead breaker is widely accepted and not only by the off road boys.
Farmers have also discovered how practical this tool is on their properties with tire
changes on cars and utes, four wheel drive bikes, bobcats and many other vehicles.
You may also fall into a situation where you will need to get a tire from a farmer and
work on site to fit to your rim.
It is reassuring to know that no matter how long the tire has been on the rim that the
R&R bead breaker will get it off where other tools will let you down.
For further information phone the R&R bead breaker hotline on 1300 369 332 for your local
distributor.
Now, let's have a look at the R&R bead breaker instructional video.
The R&R bead breaker kit comes packed like this.
Firstly remove the retaining nut, slide out the retaining bolt, screw the retaining nut
back onto the bolt leaving approximately 5 millimetres of thread exposed.
Then screw it into the threaded hole.
Now lock down the lock nut and the unit is ready to break the bead on an 8 inch to 15
inch rim.
At this point, so as to keep the tire balanced as true as possible, mark the valve to tire
and weights to rim so to keep wheel balanced when tire is refitted.
Also do the same to the weights on the rear of the wheel.
It is most important that the first time the tool is used that the threaded rod and brass
washer be well lubricated and keep this maintained in future operation.
To break the bead on a 16, 16.5 or split rim, you'll need to make one adjustment.
First, remove the 13 millimetre bolt, remove the plate so it's withdrawn one inch.
Then screw the bolt back into the second hole.
Now the unit is ready to break the bead on a 16 inch rim.
Simply put the bead breaker on top making sure the back section is sitting on top of
the tire and the front section is on top of the rim.
Put the anchor into position.
Now the angle of pull needs to be set.
You have four positions to pick the correct position.
The threaded rod must be on a 60 degree angle.
This will make the R&R bead breaker pushed down while pushing forward along the rim.
This is wedging the R&R bead breaker between the bead and the rim whilst forcing the bead
into the rim without any effort from the operator who will only need to screw down the barrel
nut.
Unwind the barrel nut a few turns, you'll then be able to remove the bead breaker.
You're now ready to remove the tire.
Using your tire levers, pull the tire over the front edge of the rim.
The natural tension of the tire will help you break the back bead.
If your balancing weight happens to come off, don't worry, you've marked where they came
from so just put them aside to be refitted later.
Now all you need to do is turn the tire over and go through the same procedure on the rear.
The R&R bead breaker has been ergonomically designed so you can do the job on top of the
tailgate keeping your back straight through the whole process preventing back injury.
It may be necessary to repeat the procedure in another position on the tire such as when
the tire has been on the rim for a long time.
Now you're ready to remove the rim from the tire using the hooked end of your tire lever,
place it between the tire and the rim.
Then using the flat end, simply feed the tire off the edge of the rim.
Put the rim aside.
It's now time to make any repairs to the tire.
A tire spreading attachment is also available to assist in internal repairs.
As you can see, the inside of a tubeless tire has a rough surface which will damage a tube.
This is why it's recommended that you don't fit tubes in tubeless tires.
Nevertheless, you should still carry spare tubes for a real emergency.
To use the tire spreader, adjust the bead breaker to the position for breaking the bead
on a 16 inch rim.
Remove the pivot bolt, then slide the spreader over the tool and reinsert the pivot bolt.
Adjust to finger tight only, making sure that the pivot block is in the second position
from the pivot bolt.
Tighten the threaded rod so that it does not come in contact with the pivot bolt.
Now fit it into the tire and wind the nut until the tire is open sufficiently.
To repair the inside of a tire, you'll need to wrap up the area around the damage with
a rasp.
Then apply cement around the area and allow it to set tack free.
Now peel off the backing to the patch without touching the adhesive side.
Apply the radial patch to the inside of the tire.
Using the stitcher, roll over the patch repeatedly until it has bonded well.
Also fit a tube to keep pressure against the patch to stop leakage around the damaged area.
A tubeless tire with a nail or screw can be repaired by inserting a plug.
First, find and remove the problem, then use the reamer to clean out the hole.
Turn the reamer several times.
Now put the center of the plug in the insertion tool and push it into the tire, making sure
to go right through the tire.
Pull the tool out and trim off the plug.
To repair a tube, find the damaged area, use the hand rasp to wrap up the area around the
hole, then select a suitable size patch that will cover the area well, applying vulcanizing
fluid to a slightly larger area than the patch.
Allow to set tack free, then peel off the backing to the patch without touching the adhesive
side.
Apply the patch to the area and use the stitcher repeatedly until the patch is well bonded.
Recheck, then fit two tire.
Now paint plenty of soapy solution onto your bead.
Soapy solution is simply a cup of water with a tablespoon of detergent mixed in well.
You can't use too much of this.
Before you put the rim into the tire, you'll find it helpful to apply plenty of soapy solution
onto the edge of the rim.
Throw the rim into the tire, forcing it down as far as you can.
Then use the tire lever to feed the bead of the tire over the rim.
Again, take small bites to make the process easy.
Now, turn the tire over so you can refit the other side over the rim.
At this stage, you'll need to check the mark to make sure it's lined up with the valve.
This will ensure the tire is as balanced as possible.
By fitting a different tire onto the rim, leave all the weights off and have it balanced
when next possible.
To use the unit to refit the tire, replace the retaining bolt and turn the front nose
plate over so it becomes a hook.
Once again, to refit a tire with 13, 14 or 15 inch rims, use the front hole.
For 16 and 16.5 inch rims, you use the rear hole.
Put plenty of lubricant onto the unit itself so the tire will slip off easily when the
job's finished.
Lift the tire up, place the R&R V-breaker under the tire, sitting it on top of the rim.
Then using the flat end of your tire lever, pull the tire back away from the rim and put
the tool into position.
Return the anchor plate, screw up the barrel nut just finger tight so it's holding behind
the rim.
Then you can withdraw the tire lever.
Using your 19 millimeter spanner, wind down the barrel nut until the R&R V-breaker is
touching the rim.
The tire is being directed into the well of the wheel by the back section of the R&R V-breaker
and at the same time, the retaining bolt is applying tension, which will stop the tire
from skating around the rim.
It is actually the tension that will fit the tire.
Trace the hooked end of your tire lever around the rim and feed the tire back on.
By tracing the levers around the rim, this will keep the levers away from a tube if you're
working on a tube tire.
You'll need to use two tire levers, one on each side, so you can bring the tire back
onto the rim evenly.
And once again, taking small bites makes the job easier.
Halfway on the 15 and 16 inch rims, you'll find the tire will go underneath the tool.
So now the tool will direct the tire into the well of the rim.
This is the way the tire and rim was designed originally.
On 13 and 14 inch rims, the tire will start off already under the tool.
As you can see, there's no need to use a rubber mallet.
Rubber mallets would damage the bead of the tire anyway.
Towards the end of the job, you'll find the tire on a 16 inch rim will slip onto the end
of the tool.
With a 13, 14 or 15 inch rim, once the bead is forward from the retaining bolt, unhook
the anchor, slide the R&R bead breaker back and lift to let the bead slip onto the rim.
You'll see that on a 16 inch rim, you will need to let the tire go over the edge of the
tool.
Then just give a little push and on goes the tire.
Check that your marks are aligned and now just pump up your tire.
Because you haven't had to use a rubber mallet and haven't damaged your bead and air can't
escape through the bead, you can use a quality portable compressor.
If you do have a small air leak, give the tire a couple of bounces where it's leaking.
This will normally seal it up and allow the bead to pop onto the rim.
Once the tire is inflated, you need to refit any weight front and back.
Now the tire and wheel can be refitted to the vehicle and you can see why you wouldn't
want to head into the outback without an R&R bead breaker.