the present apparatus is for fitting and removing an automobile tire from a wheel and by which it is possible to adjust the tool at a desired distance from the wheel . this apparatus comprises a rotatable table mounted on a frame and including jaws radially movable for gripping a wheel , means for rotating said table and for radially moving said jaws , a column extending vertically from said frame , an arm movable transversally in the column and fitted obliquely and slanting down towards the wheel , a vertical rod carried by and vertically adjustable in height in this rod , a tool carried by the bottom end of said rod for fitting and removing the tire , and means acting between the arm and the vertical column for moving and locking said arm .