Invacare Spectra XTR Service Manual page 73

®
Invacare - Bora
Repairing the flat tyre
ATTENTION: Explosion hazard!
There is considerable pressure in the tyre. Danger of injury! Parts can be thrown out and
injure you if you do not evacuate all the air from the tyre.
 Press the release pin in the valve inwards and evacuate all the air from the tyre.

Unscrew valve cap.

Depressurise tyre by pressing in the pin in
the valve .

Unscrew the 5 Allen screws (back of the
wheel, 3).

Remove the rim halves from the tyre.

Remove the inner tube from the tyre.

Repair inner tube and replace, or insert
new.
Note
If the old inner tube is to be repaired and re-used, and has become wet during repair, you can
make replacement easier by sprinkling the inner tube with a little talcum powder.

Insert the wheel rim halves from outside into the tyre.

Pump a little air into the inner tube.

Insert the Allen screw once again, and screw the wheel rims together tightly.

Ensure that the tyre outer is seated correctly.

Pump the tyre up to the prescribed pressure.

Check that the tyre is seated correctly once again.

Screw the valve cap back on.

Refit the wheel.
Fitting the wheel - alternative 1:

Place the wheel on the axle.

Insert countersunk screw TX40 in its hole using a high-strength screw blocker system such
as Loctite 270 and tighten it.
Fitting the wheel - alternative 2:

Place the wheel on the axle.

Insert the four Allen screws and tighten them.
SERVICE MANUAL
73