I'm doing my second tire change now since I finished my RV-9A, 9 years ago. My last tire change was about 4.5 years ago. This time I found separating the wheels from the tires was almost impossible. I let the air out of the tubes, took the bolts out of the wheels, but I could not, despite much effort prying and pulling, get the wheel halves out of the tires. I ended up having the cut the tires (while still on the wheels), and even then it was difficult to get them off.
Is there a trick to this?
Is there a trick to this?