PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 349
DECEMBER 1981
PS Issue
339
ran a stoRy on how tO demoUNt-breAk tHe bead-on large
size tires ±sed o² ³T frKliFts, cranes, LoADers anD ot´er oFFµtheµroad con¶
Use the Constrictor
Yo·r best helper F¸r this job ¹s a
bead exºanding co»strictor tool, ¼S¼'
4910-00-138±1Sl9.
½t¾s a·thorized by
¿ppeÀdÁx ¿, CT¿
50²970
.
.
±
and conÂ
sÃsts oF a hydÄa±LÅÆ ram, ram Frame,
pump, slÃDe bar ram head, hose air
aDApter, beLt, parts lÁst and operatorÇs
mAn±alÈ
Yo±¾LL aLso need
2
saFety chains, a
ɱple oF tÁre irons, sledge hammer,
and a tire l±brÁcant lÁke ¼S¼
2640²00²
256
¶
5527
.
The tÃres, bead seat bands, lock
rings and FLanges m±st be Free oF r±st
and
dirt,
especÊally
the
Ë
Lock
ring
groovesÌ
Be s±re yo± have the right parts F¸r
the ÍireÎ Mismatched paÏts wÃll Fly
apart when the tire is ÁnFlatedÎ ÐF yo·
Ñ
have aÒy q±estÅons aboÓt the rÔgÕt tire
pArts, ask ÖoÓr s±peÏvisor.
¼ever ±se cracked, badly worn or
Dam ged parts× WeakeneØ or repaired
parts cÙ±ld Úecome ÛÅssÅles.
¼ever ±se Üany paÏÍ oF tÕe tire/rÝm
assemblÞ Íhatßs been reworked, welàá
ed, heated or ârazedÎ ãeaÍing co±ld
weaken a äaåt, and it can zap yo± iF Åt
b±sted ±nder aiÏ press±re.
æFter yo± mo±nt the tire on the çèm,
do±ble check to see that aé êartsëlock
rìng,
bead
seat
and
í
Flangesëare
exa
c
where tîïyÇre s±pposed
t
beð
WHen INflatIng the tiRe use a
TIRE ±age foR added safety. ²n
any
case,
aLways
hav³
th³
sp´IT lo±kµng RIng sIde of tIRE
fa¶Ing down-oR away·;_fRom
you¸
•
Put
the
constricToR
baNd
a³ound The tiRe and Take up The
sLack´
·
•
PuT µ safeTy Chains aRound the
ti³e and ThRu The Rim assembLy´ PLAce
'em abouT ¶¸¹° ºpaRt»
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