Invacare STORM4MAX Service Manual page 81

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Invacare - STORM
Removing the tyres:
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Remove the wheel as described in chapter 8.10.1.
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Unscrew the valve cap (2).
ATTENTION: Explosion hazard!
If the wheelchair is fitted with pneumatic tyres, the wheel can explode if the air is
not released from the tyre before removing the wheel!
· Always release the air from the wheel before you remove it. Depress the small
tappet in the centre of the valve!
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Press the spring pin on the valve and remove the air completely from the tyre.
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Undo the five 6 mm Allen screws (4) on the inside of the wheel.
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Release the inner (3) and outer rim ring (6) from the tyre (1).
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Remove the inner tube (5) from the tyre.
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Replace defective or worn parts or repair the parts.
Refitting the tyres:
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Refit the inner tube in the tyre.
NOTE
If the old inner tube is to be repaired and used again and has become wet during repair,
installation can be facilitated by applying some talcum powder to the inner tube.
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Refit rim rings (3) and (6) to the tyre. Please ensure that the boreholes and thread for the
screws are exactly above each other.
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Fill some air into the inner tube.
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Refit the five Allen screws on the inner side of the wheel and tighten them.
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Check the exact fit of the tyre on the rim.
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Inflate the tyre to the prescribed air pressure.
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Re-check the exact fit of the tyre on the rim.
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Screw the valve cap back on.
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Refit the wheel.
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