TIRE CHANGER FOR TRUCK TWC-1600
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N.B. for rims with channel, clamp the wheel so that the channel is near the
outside of the rim (fig. E/1)
TUBELESS AND SUPERSINGLE WHEEL
S
BEAD
BREAKING
1) Look the wheel on the self-centering chuck, as previously described, and
ensure that the tire is deflated.
2) Take the mobile control unit to work position C.
3) LOWER THE TOOL-HOLDER ARM (14, Fig. F) into is working position and
allow it to lock.
4) Operating form the mobile center, manoeuvre the wheel until the outside of
the rim skims the bead-breaker disk (fig. F).
5) Rotate the wheel and at the same time, advance the bead-breaker plate
with small forward movements following the profile of the rim, with the plate.
6) Continue until the first bead is fully detached. To facilitate this operation,
lubricate the bead and the edge of rim with tire lubricant whilst the wheel is
rotated.
DANGER!
This operation can be extremely dangerous.
Do it manually only if you are certain you can keep the wheel
balanced.
For large and heavy tires an adequate lifting device must be used.
DANGER!
Do not very the area with a wheel clamped on the tyre changer
and lifted up from the floor.
