PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 339
FEBRUARY 1981
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With tHe spade tip pointing
down and the hydraulic ram In tHe
retracted positIon, put the spade and
ram in the frame. PLace the spade tip
between The TIre bead and the rim
flange. ±ift the ram until the trunnion
engages The "rame shouLder support.
Move the stop screw into the support
S ade ti
down
Release the pressure, take the
spade and ram assembly from the
frame. ±oosen the clamping jaw boLts
anD remove the frame from the
flan_ge.
C
²ove
the bead breaker to
another spot on ³He rim about
90
degrees
from
tHe first
spot-in
either
dIrection-and repeat t´e
whole thing.
YOu may have to move the bead
breaker
2
or
3
times. No sweatµ ¶t
beats using hammers, forklifts and
oTher tooLs that damage tires.
T®
¶F The TIre Is noT free after
movIng the Tool arou·d the rim, use
the bead breaker on the back side¸
Inner tire beaD¹of the tireº No
fra»e assembly is needed, tho¼ Just
brace the ram against the vehicle
frame anD let the spade tIp do Its
thing against tHe inner tire Bead anD
½im fla¾¿ÀGÁe.
1.
Âe sUre aLL aIr Is out of the TIÃe Ä
ÅefoÃe ÆoU TaKe off any wheel
cO»ÇOnenTººº nUT, cla»Ç, etc. A rI»
1
ÇarT unDer ÈIÉh aIÃ pressUre Êcan
CO»e
aÇarT
anD
inËure
yoU º.º or
worseº
2±
Âe sUre TO TaKe the vaLve core
f
OuTº
3²
AlwaÆs
sTanD
clear
when
Ì
DefLatinÉ tires anD when using the
hÆDraULIc beaD Åreakerº
i±
PuT The valve Cap back
Í
on To
proTect The tÈreaDs when you taKe
Off the Tireº
4³
Âe exTÃa careful taKinÉ the TIre
off the wheeLÎ Ïse mechanICaL aids If
ÐheÆ'Ãe
avaILaÅLe.
ÑeavÆ,
wet,
slIÇÇerÆ Tires can CÃunch a hanD oÃ
foot reaL quIcKº
It
WorK The tire off the rim.
MaKe sure the VaLve is prieD ouT
5´
Òeep
fInÉers clear
of
ri»
fLanÉes wÈen UsinÉ TooLsÓ Ôire tooLs
are unDer ÇressUre when you'Õe
breaKinÉ beaDs wiTh Öe», sO Keep a
ÉooD ÉriÇ on The ironsº A fLÆinÉ tool
Can CLOÅÅeà youµ
enoUÉh to cLear
·
the ri» gutTer.
-
TM
µ-¶6·¸¹¶¸¸º¶¸,
Repair of
±
Pneumatic Tires and Inner Tubes
(Para
¶º¶»
), calls for its use on large
tires. It is made to mil specs, so you
_
,.
;
migh< •±e •Ligh< difBen²E³ in model•
made by different manufacturers.
•
"
They aLl work With a hand-operated
;.
re´Ote control hydraulic ramµ
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