Tire Mounting and Dismounting

NOTICE: It is important to note that damage to either the tire mountings surface or the wheel mountings holes can result from the use of improper wheel attachment or tire mountings techniques. It takes 70 seconds for all the air to completely exhaust from a large tire. Failure to follow proper procedures could cause the tire changer to put enough force on the tire to bend the wheel at the mountings surface. Such damage may result in vibration and/or shimmy and under severe usage lead to cracking. Use a tire changing machine to mount or dismount the tires. Follow the manufacturer's instructions. Do not use hand tools or tire irons to change a tire. These may damage the tire beads or the wheel rim flanges.

NOTICE: Do not scratch the clear coatings on aluminum wheels with the tire changer attachments, wheel mountings techniques, or tire changing tools. Failure to follow proper procedures could cause the aluminum wheel to corrode and the clear coatings to peel from the wheel.

1. Clean the rim bead seats with a wire brush or coarse steel wool in order to remove old rubber and light rust or corrosion. Before you mount or dismount a tire, clean the bead area. Lubricate the bead area well.
2. Install the valve core.

CAUTION: To avoid serious personal injury, do not stand over tire when Inflating. The bead may break when the bead snaps over the safety hump. Do not exceed 275 kPa. (40 psi) pressure when Inflating any tire ff. beads are not seated. If 275 kPa. (40 psi) pressure will not seat the beads, deflate, lubricate the beads and reinoculate. Overinflating may cause the bead to break and cause serious personal injury.

3. Inflate the tire to the proper air pressure.
4. Check the locating rings to ensure these rings show around the rim flanges on both sides of the wheel.