R80EX Tire Changer
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P/N 5900087 — Rev. B — Jan. 2020
Mount/Demount Heads
The Mount/Demount Head is the main tool on the Tire Changer for demounting and mounting Tires.
The Tire Changer comes with two Mount/Demount Heads:
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Plastic Polymer
. Dark gray color. Non-marring surface will not scratch or otherwise damage
paint or powder coating on Wheels.
The following drawing shows the location of the Demount and Mount Lips. It also shows where the
Tire Bead goes during demounting and mounting.
Side view. Set Screws on other side. Not necessarily to scale. Not all components shown.
•
Alloy Steel
. Silver in color. Includes plastic inserts on the inside to avoid damaging Rims.
The following drawing shows the location of the Demount and Mount Lips and demount/mount
locations for Tire Beads.
Side view. Set Screws on other side. Not necessarily to scale. Not all components shown.
The Demount Lip and Mount Lip work as follows:
•
During
demounting
. The Tire Bead goes
over the Demount Lip
and
under
the
Mount Lip
.
•
During
mounting
. The Tire Bead goes
over the Mount Lip
and
under the Demount Lip
.
You can easily switch between the two Mount/Demount Heads using the two Set Screws and a 6 mm
hex wrench. Loosen the Set Screws, slide the Head down and off, replace it with the other one, and
then tighten the Set Screws.
The Alloy Steel Mount/Demount Head includes an
additional
installation bolt that gets put into place
from underneath.