Chevrolet 10 Series 1970 Service Manual page 542

WHEELS AND TIRES 10-12
F ig . 9 — Removing Side Ring
F ig . 10— R e pla cing C lam p Ring
2. In sert tube in t ir e and in flate until tube is n early
rounded out.
3. Lu b ricate t ir e beads,
sides of flap with a solution o f neutral vegetab le o il
soap o r R u-G lyde o r equivalent rubber lubricant.
In sert flap in t ir e .
4. P la c e t ir e on rim with v a lv e in lin e with the va lve
hole in rim . In sert v a lv e through hole; then w ork
t ir e onto rim .
5. P la c e side rin g into position on tir e and rim ; then
p ress the side rin g into t ir e and onto the rim using
the tapered end of t ir e iro n until the clam p rin g gut­
te r is exposed. In sert end of clam p ring in gutter
and w ork p r o g r e s s iv e ly
clam p rin g is seated in the gu tter (fig . 10).
C A U TIO N : Do_ not stand unprotected in fron t of
clam p rin g when inflating t ir e .
inflation cage is not availab le, place the wheel
and t ir e in a v e r tic a l position clo s e to solid w all
with clamp rin g facin g the w a ll.
side opposite the rin g.
rim sides of tube, and both
around the t ir e until the
If a p ro te c tiv e
Inflate fro m
If no solid w all is a v a il­
F ig . 11 — Side Ring Assem bly Points
able place t ir e and wheel on flo o r with clam p
rin g down and inflate fro m ab ove.
CAUTIO N: A lw ays in flate tir e s in a safety cage
w henever p ossib le o r use a 'c lip -o n ' a ir chuck
and stand a s id e .
6. Inflate t ir e slow ly; with tir e s ligh tly inflated, tap
gently around rin g with ham m er to make sure side
ring m oves out o v e r clamp ring, lock in g it into gut­
te r . Inflate t ir e until t ir e beads a re fir m ly seated
against rim flan ges.
7. C om pletely d eflate t ir e
8. R ein flate t ir e to recom m ended p re s su re .
Two Section Rims— D e m o u n tin g Tire ( 2 Ton)
T o fa c ilita te assem bly and rem ova l, two cutaway s e c ­
tions " A " (fig . 8) and an operating notch " B " a re in c o r­
porated in the locking flange of the side ring.
In separating the side rin g fro m the wheel rim of the
spare o r new wheel fo r t ir e in stallation, stand the wheel
up with the operating notch in the side rin g at the top.
Th e straight end of a t ir e iron is in serted and d riven into
the operating notch (fig .
F ig . 12— Iron in O p e ra tin g N o tc h
by rem ovin g va lv e co re.
12). Th e to o l is m oved as a
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