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H U D S O N E I G H T
Removal and Installation of Wheels
the hub. Place the handle of the wrench through the lower cap screw hole in
the wheel and the drum. Lift up on the wrench so that the wheel will clear the
ground and push the wheel in place. Align the screw holes by moving the
wrench back and forth. While holding the wheel in place with the wrench,
start at least two of the cap screws. Remove the wrench and start the remain-
der of the screws.
Tighten every other cap screw until all are down just enough to hold the
wheel in place to be sure it is square on the hub. Tighten every other cap
screw, continuing around until all screws are securely tightened.
Check tires once a week and keep inflated to a minimum pressure of 32
pounds. Be sure front tire pressures are equalized.
To remove the tires from the wheels, let all air out of the tube. Push valve
stem up into tire. Starting at the valve stem press the beads of the tire together
and into the base of the rim for about one foot in each direction. Insert an iron
under both beads directly opposite the valve and force the tire over the rim.
The tire can then be lifted off.
To install a tire, inflate the tube until it is barely round and place it in the
casing with the valve stem in line with the red dot on the side wall of the
casing to preserve the tire balance. Press the beads of the tire together at the
valve stem and place tire on wheel so that the beads go to the bottom of the
rim well and the valve stem enters the hole in the rim. Working both ways
from the valve stem, press the beads together and down into the rim well until
the portion of the tire opposite the valve can be forced over the rim. Raise tire
up and allow beads to spread until the tire is centered on the rim. Inflate tube
to five pounds pressure and work tire back and forth to insure proper seating
of tire on rim. Inflate to proper operating pressure.
A D J U S T M E N T
To remove either the demountable
wood or wire wheels, place a screw-
driver behind the hub cap and pry off.
Loosen the five cap screws "A" with
the socket wrench provided in the tool
kit. Remove the cap screw "A" which
is at the lowest position on the wheel
and insert the handle of the wrench
through the screw hole in the wheel
into the hub. While holding the wheel
in position with the wrench, remove
the other cap screws "A" and lift off
the wheel.
When reinstalling the wheel, jack up
the car so that there is just sufficient
clearance for the wheel to slide onto
Tires
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