PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-433

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 433

DECEMBER 1988
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-433 - Page 13 of 33
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DEC
88
very new or retreaded tube-Type TiRe
ThaT goes on a spliT ring wheel deserves
a new fap. An oLd Flap wiLl Fit in a
C
new Tire or retread, buT iT can cause
TroubLe±
²laps mold permanently to FIt The
rim they're oN± ³Hey keep tHe rim ´om
pincHiNg or rubbing THe Tube± When
you puLl out the fap and puT iT in a
diµerenT Tire, iT may not proTecT The
Tube± ¶Hat can ruin T·e Tube, cause
blowouTs and geT people hurT±
Always use a New fap any time you
'-±²³´µ¶·¸i
mount a new or retreaded Tube-type
tire± OnLy New Tires come wiTh ¸Laps±
I
¹etreaded Tires do not± So, iF you get
a reTread, ask your supporT Fºr a new
Flap±
Just any old FLap won'T Do± Make
sure To cHeck the right size »r your
vehicle's Tire in t·e ³M± ¼ere are the
½S½'s you need according To tire size:
SIZE
NSN
2640±-
6.²9
535-75³9
6.5´1³
472-8µ45
7.³³¶1³
861-34·4
7¸5³-¹5
·95-5767
7¸5³-16
696-³466
7º5³-¹8
797»³51³
8¼25-2³
69½¾9473
9¿³³-16
2³8-7541
9À³³-2³
147-516³
1¹Á³³-2Â
15·¶5617
16¿Â³-24
·Ã³Ä·8
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88
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You may geT caughT in a pinch and
have to reuse an old fap± So¾ save a
coupLe oF good old ¿aps Fºr eacH Tire
size your shop services±
BeFºre you reuse a fap, look iT over
careÀully± MaKe sUre iT is tHe rigHT size
Fºr T·e tiRe and t·aT it doesn't have any
cracks, »Lds, Tears, or sHarp edges ThaT
might damage tHe tire
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