PS Magazine - APRIL 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 353
APRIL 1982
You can never
_
tell exactly what'll happeN
when you put a Tire, rim and lock-ring
together and then shoot the air to it. If all
goes well, the parts seat. A±r pressure Holds
²em together. ³hey'll stay that way until you
take 'em apart again.
But sometimes all does not go well! ³he
lock´ ing can fly off the rim while you²re
building pressure in the tire. If it hits you, it
cµn kilL ¶ou! ³he tire can explode·and blast
you with the concussio¸ of a bomb!
You can²t trust it until the tire¹s been
inflated to ¸ormal pressure·and nothing
bad has Happened.
So·to save yoUr ow¸ ¸ecKºalways use a
tire inflation safety cage and alwa¶s stand at
least
10
feet
»
away
from the tire while
±nflating it.
³o inflate the tire From a safe distance, you
need to add a¸ Extens¼on to that 25½ft air
hose, ¾¿¾ 4720½00-356½8557, in ¶our ¾oÀ Á
Common Shop Set.
-. ·_
-±²
.
'
³ .´µ
¶·,_ ¸¹º
Get ¼nflator-gage, p¸eumat¼c tire,
¾S¾
49Á0-00½44Á½8685.
³his is
a
gage ÂÃ and½hose about Á0 feet long. It
comes with a quick½disconnect coupler
±²
³´µ¶¸¹
and 2 coupler adaptersºregular size
lnfLator-gage
for most aUtomot¼ve tires and a larger
comes with a
size for some construct¼on equipment
quIck±disconnect .²³
tires.
³oÄ co¸nect the 25-ft hose to tHe
gage, use adapter, straight, p¼pe½to½
ÅÆÇÈÉ"ÊËÌ
»
¼
tube,¾S¾ 4730-00-39Á½377Á. You get
:±
²
r³´µ;
¶·
¸¹
º»¼.½
6 of these adapters in the tube½pipe
f¼tting Íit, ¾S¾ 4730Î00½4Ï0½6625, ¼¸
¶oUr ¾o. Á Common Shop Set.
When youÐve got your t¼re aDd rim
assembl¶ in the cage, screw the rigHt
size
coupler adapter onto tHe t¼re
valve. Ñttach tHe exte¸sion Hose by
pusHing tÒ qu¼ck-Óiscon¸ect coupler
onto tHe adapter.
3
Back off to the fÔll lengtH oF the
extens¼o¸ hose a¸d inflate Õhe t¼re.
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