bead breaker

noun

A tool or device used to separate the bead from a tire rim.

“Lost in the middle of nowhere, he started to fix it by using his car-jack as a bead breaker, using the weight of the car to "gently" separate the bead from the rim.”

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Meanings

nounbead breaker (plural bead breakers)

plural bead breakers

  1. automotiveA tool or device used to separate the bead from a tire rim.

    Lost in the middle of nowhere, he started to fix it by using his car-jack as a bead breaker, using the weight of the car to "gently" separate the bead from the rim.

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APA

bead breaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bead%20breaker

MLA

“bead breaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bead%20breaker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bead breaker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bead%20breaker.

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