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the tire. Remove the valve core to make sure all of the air
pressure has been removed and then make adjustments.
The clearance at the ends of the lock ring will be 25 to 32
mm (1.0 to 1.25 in) when the tire has the correct air pres-
sure.
FIGURE 35. ADD AIR TO THE TIRES
Install The Wheels
WARNING
Check all wheel nuts after 2 to 5 hours of operation --
when new lift trucks begin operation and on all lifts
trucks when the drive wheels have been removed and
installed. Tighten the nuts in a cross pattern to the
correct torque value shown in the MAINTENANCE
SCHEDULE. When the nuts stay tight for eight hours,
the interval for checking the torque can be extended
to 350 hours.
Install the wheel on the hub. Tighten the nuts as to the cor-
rect torque as shown in the MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE.
If the wheels are the two--piece rims, make sure the nuts
that fasten the rim halves together are toward the hub
when they are installed.
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