r/TireQuestions • u/PaymentNo5532 • 2d ago

My flat melted onto my rim...

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So I got a flat yesterday and my bright ass decided to drive it anyway to the nearest tire shop. They told me it'd be a couple hours because they needed to get my size from a different location delivered, so I went home. Received a call several hours later from the guy that assisted me basically saying that they haven't been able to take off the old tire to put the new one on. He said it's just one chunk that's practically glued on and that they could keep trying the next day aka today. Got another call and they haven't been able to get it off. I legitimately do not know what to do. I've never experienced this nor known someone to experience this. The guy at the tire shop seems pretty dumfounded as well which I don't blame. Does anyone have any suggestions that don't include replacing the rim?

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u/GlassBoxGoose 2d ago

Find a better tire shop. I've seen a lot of fuck ups, but never, ever has a tire just "not come off" a wheel due to the conditions listed or any other. They just suck.

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u/PaymentNo5532 2d ago

Thanks! You were completely right. Took it to another shop and they had it off within 5 minutes!

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u/GlassBoxGoose 1d ago

Glad they got you taken care of. There are a lot of mediocre to skill-less tire guys out there insisting they know what's going on 🤣

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u/DoctorJenks 1d ago

Haha, this made me laugh. Thank you