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That won't help. To the contrary, the more you separate the wheel halves, the tighter the tire beads will grab the wheel. And don't use any solvents! Just regular dish-washing detergent and driving some improvised (hardwood) wedges in between both surfaces, working your way all around.

OK, to respond that let's assume that Hutchinson knows well what they are doing....:giggle: If so, then each of the beads of a 395 XZL tire - mounted on a 10" wide rim - will have to give/compress/deform: A) about 0.2", if we installed their rubber-outlined steel band beadlock (p/n 12414420)...

Not so sure, I think 10" won't fit, IMHO........ The A3 wheel measures exactly 11 inches from (rim) flange to flange, and the bead thickness of a typical 395 is more or less 1-5/16". With the tire mounted - and beads well seated - that leaves 8-3/8" free space in between them. So your beadlock...

Please note that this thread is about beadlocks, not the runflat inserts. You seem to be confusing both......? What you need in the civilian world are beadlocks. Installing- or removing a beadlock(band) is child's play compared to the runflats. It does not require any force or special tools...

Not sure... have seen only one, so far and it has a part# 12301119. (It came inside an FMTV tire/wheel, so someone had replaced the original Hutchinson metal band (# T1001)

Unlike the solid rubber runflats these "rubber band-type" beadlocks can be installed with bare hands and no tools required. Good lubrication (with tire soap) helps a lot.

Yup, they are too narrow for the A3's 20x11" wheels

Those will work for 395s, as well.