Ranger R76LT Installation And Operation Manual page 37

The Steps in Changing a Tire
Before you start working on a Tire, review the requirements in
Changing a Tire consists of multiple steps:
1. Deflate the Tire. There is a lot of energy stored in a Tire when it is inflated. You must
deflate the Tire before you can demount it. If you do not, that energy will be released when you try
to demount it, which could result in the Tire exploding, causing injury and even death to the
Operator or bystanders.
that it is fully deflated
removed from the Valve Stem, which lets the air out.
2. Break the Bead. Tires stay in position because the Tire Bead is seated between the Bead
Retainer and the Rim Lip of the Wheel (called the Bead Seat). To demount a Tire, you must get the
Bead out of the Bead Seat all the way around both sides of the Tire. This is called Breaking the
Bead. Use care when Breaking the Bead of Wheels with a TPMS.
3. Secure the Wheel on the Turntable. It is important for the Wheel to stay in place on the
Turntable. The Tire Changer supports both Internal and External Clamping.
4. Demount the Tire. Once the Bead is broken, you still have to slide both Beads of the Tire over
the top Rim of the Wheel to get the Tire fully off. Once the Tire is demounted from the Wheel, you
can move it out of the way and then mount the new Tire.
5. Mount the new Tire. Mounting a Tire is basically the opposite of demounting. You first need to
get the Beads under the Rim (the opposite of demounting the Tire), get the Beads into position
the Bead Seats (the opposite of Breaking the Bead), and then inflate the Tire (the opposite of
deflating the Tire).
6. Inflate the Tire. Three separate stages: Bead Seal, Bead Seat, Inflate. Bead Sealing is
putting in a small amount of air pressure to push the Tire up against the Rim so that no more air
leaks out. Bead Seating is putting in more air pressure to "pop" the Beads into position in the
Bead Seats. Inflation is adding air pressure to the Tire manufacturer's recommended pressure
after the Beads have been seated.
Depending on how much air pressure was needed to seat the Bead, you may have to release
some air
7. Remove the Wheel from the Turntable. Disengage the Clamps, then move the Wheel and
Tire off the Turntable.
R76 Series of Tire Changers
Never work on a Tire unless you have personally confirmed
. The best way to do this is to make sure the Valve Core has been
out
of the Tire to get to the recommended pressure for the Tire.
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