Wheel And Tire Assembly; Demounting Tire From Wheel; Mounting Tire To Wheel; Tire Rotation - Lincoln Continental 1964 Shop Manual

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wheel cover. lf the wheel still rotates
roughly or noisily, clean or replace
the bearings and cups as required.
PART 3-4-WHEEtS AND TIRES
TIRE ROTATION
For longer tire life, all five tires
should be cross-switched as shown in
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL
1. Pry off the wheel hub cap or
cover. Loosen but do not remove the
wheel hub .nuts.
2. Raise the car until the wheel
and tire clear the floor.
3. Remove the wheel hub nuts
from the bolts, and pull the wheel
and tire assembly from the hub and
drum.
DEMOUNTING TIRE FROM
WHEEL
The tire can be demounted on a
mounting machine. Be sure that
the outer side of the wheel is
positioned downward. If tire irons
are used follow the procedure given
here.
1. Remove the valve cap and core,
and deflate the tire completely.
2. With a bead loosening tool,
break loose the tire side walls from
the wheel (Fig. 4).
3. Position the outer side of the
FIG.
4-Bead Loosening
Tool
F1058-A
wheel downward, and insert two
tire irons about 8 inches apart be-
tween the tire inner bead and the
back side of the wheel rim. Use only
tire irons with rounded edges or
irons designed for demounting
tubeless tires.
4.
Leave one tire iron in position,
and pry the rest of the bead over
the rim with the other iron. Take
small "bites" with the iron around
the tire in order to avoid damaging
the sealing surface of the tire bead.
5. Stand the wheel and tire up-
right with the tire outer bead in the
drop center well at the bottom of
the wheel. Insert the tire iron be-
tween the bead and the edge of the
wheel rim, and pry the wheel out
of the tire.
MOUNTING TffiE TO WHEEL
1. If a used tire is being installed
remove all dirt from the tire.
If a tire is being mounted to the
original wheel, clean the rim with
emery cloth or fine steel wool. Check
the rim for dents.
If a new wheel is being installed,
coat a new valve with RUGLYDE
or similar rubber lubricant and posi-
tion the valve to the new wheel. Use
a rubber hammer or a valve replac-
ing tool to seat the valve firmly
against the inside of the rim.
2. Apply RUGL YDE or a similar
rubber lubricant to the sealing sur-
face on both tire beads. With the
outer side of the wheel down, pry
the beads over the wheel
rim
with
two tire irons. Do not use a ham-
mer or mallet to force the beads
over the rim.
3. Align the balance mark on the
tire with the valve on the wheel.
4. Hold the beads against the rim
flanges by positioning a tire mount-
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MAJOR REPAIR OPERATIONS
FRONT WHEEL GREASE SEAL
AND BEARING REPLACEMENT
AND/OR REPACKING
If bearing
adjustment will
!lOt
eliminate looseness or rough and
noisy operation, the hub and bear-
ings should be cleaned, inspected,
and repacked. If the bearing cups or
the cone and roller assemblies are
worn or damaged, they should be
rc:placed.
1. Raise the car until the wheel
3-29
Fig. 3. See Group 19 for the speci-
fied intervals.
ing band over the tire (Fig. 5). If a
mounting band is not available, tie
a tourniquet of heavy cord around
the circumference of the tire. Tighten
the cord with a tire iron. Center the
tire on the wheel with a rubber
mallet.
5. Give the tire a few quick bursts
of air to seat the beads properly,
then inflate the tire to 40 pounds
pressure. Check to see that the bead
positioning rings (outer rings near
the side walls) are evenly visible
just above the rim flanges all the way
around the tire. If the rings are not
even, deflate the tire completely and
inflate it again.
6. When the rings are properly
positioned, deflate the tire to the
recommended pressure.
INSTALLATION
1. Clean all dirt from the hub and
drum.
FIG. 5-
Tubeless Tire
Mounting Band
Fl 021-A
2. Position the wheel and tire as-
sembly on the hub and drum. Install
the wheel hub nuts and tighten them
alternately in order to draw the
wheel evenly against the hub and
drum.
3. Lower the car to the floor, and
torque the hub nuts to specification.
and tire clear the floor.
2. Insert a narrow screwdriver
through the brake adjusting hole at
the inner side of the brake adjusting
plate, and disengage the adjusting
lever from the adjusting screw. While