2012 Volvo S60 T6

[CCoburn]

Am I reading this correctly...you tried to break the bead on a tubeless tire without first removing the valve stem and getting all the air out???  Wow!  Yeah, if that's the case, you definitely found out the hard way how not to demount a tire!  If it's a vehicle tire, I always take mine to a tire shop; it's way worth it to me (but me and the tire shop guys are on a first name basis with all the tires we need to get worked on).

Yup, you read it correctly. Lots of times when I do a job it involves buying more tools, and I didn't have the tool for removing the valve core, but I did hear you can use tweezers although I didn't try that, so I just opted for the doomed method(I guess) of just letting and squashing out as much air as I could. I did waffle a bit as to whether or not I should just go pick up the valve core removal tool but never did.

It was my first attempt at demounting a tire, a low profile no less, which I was hearing is a little more difficult, and apparently even moreso when you got a little leftover air trapped inside. In hindsight I suppose that valve removal tool wasn't so negligible after all.

I might think about trying it again, but I'm also thinking that even if done the absolute correct way it still ain't going to be worth it, and I'm better off just paying the 20-25 bucks at the tire shop.

There might be a couple reasons why I might want to do it myself though:

1. I could clean the rim up really good including the Fix-A-Flat I've used. I'm thinking those shop kids aren't concerned so much about that; it probably just pisses them off and makes their job more difficult.

2. I don't really trust anyone to work on my car these days; I think I do a better job because it's mine and I actually give a shit about it. There is one independent mechanic I like(and trust) though who does good work and is reasonable, but his yard, workspace, office, and house is a total fucking disaster, there's junk everywhere, but he's good though, and I guess he's just busy being a mechanic is all. I think he's into a lot of other work too like welding and fabricating. Very busy guy. He won't even answer his phone, and I have to drive twenty minutes or so just to talk to him or make an appointment.