How To Remove The Truck Wheel

The steps to disassemble a truck wheel include deflation, marking, separating the hub and tire, removing the expander, turning over the tire and hub, removing the inner tube and skin, treating the wound, installing the inner tube and other parts, and inflating. 12

Deflation and marking: First, you need to deflate the tire and mark the position of the tire.
Separate the hub and tire: Use angle iron and a sledgehammer to smash the hub expander and tire apart. If conditions permit, you can use a special expander tool, so steps 2 and 3 can be omitted.
Remove the expander: Use two pry plates to remove the expander.
Turn over the tire and hub: Turn the tire and hub over as a whole. Generally speaking, the hub and tire can be separated at this time. If they cannot be separated, use the angle iron and sledgehammer again, and then take out the hub.
Take out the inner tube and skin: Take out the skin and inner tube.
Treat the wound: Find the wound and treat it accordingly according to the size of the wound, such as grinding, gluing, fire repair or tire replacement.
Install the inner tube and other parts: install the inner tube, mouth skin, wheel hub, and expansion ring (note that the opening of the expansion ring should not overlap with the marked area).
Inflate: Finally, inflate the tire.
In addition, the following points should be noted when removing the truck wheel:

Before disassembly, thoroughly clean the tire, including the tire surface, the contact surface between the wheel and the rim, and the bolts and nuts on the wheel to reduce the impact of the repairman during the disassembly and assembly process and reduce the entry of dirt into the tire.
Before disassembly, lubricate the grooves of the bolts and nuts to facilitate disassembly and reduce wear. Use a matching torque wrench, leave a spacing of 2-3 nuts, and disassemble them in diagonal order to reduce irregular force on the bolts and reduce fatigue loss of parts.
Be careful and pay attention to safety during the operation, especially when using leverage, thermal expansion and contraction principles, or using relative movement of the wheel rim and the shaft head, apply force evenly to avoid damage to the tire or wheel hub.