Table of Contents
Advertisement
Bead Sealing
To seal a Tire's Beads, you put a small amount of air pressure into the Tire, which pushes the Tire up
against the Rim so that additional air you put in does not leak out.
To Seal the Beads:
1. Make sure you are wearing OSHA-approved (publication 3151) personal protective equipment:
leather gloves, steel-toed work boots, back belts, hearing protection, and ANSI-approved eye
protection (safety glasses, face shield, or goggles).
2. Make sure the Valve Core has been removed.
3. Clip the Air Chuck to the Valve Stem.
The Air Chuck includes a self-gripping clip so you do
⚠
WARNING
4. Press and hold down the Inflation Foot Pedal for a second or two, then release.
Air goes into the Tire and seals the Bead.
Bead Sealing takes very little air pressure, anywhere from 0 to 3 psi, which you can monitor on the
Pressure Gauge.
You know the Bead is sealed when you no longer hear the sound of air coming out from between
the Wheel Rim and the Tire Beads.
5. Check to make sure the upper and lower Beads are sealed against the Rim.
If the Beads are
6. If the Bead is still not sealed, position the Turbo-Blast™ nozzle about an inch from where the
Wheel meets the Rim Edge and press the Button. You want the air blast to go under the Rim and
into the Tire, sealing the Bead.
Side view shown; nozzle must be held flat to use. Not to scale. Not all components shown.
R80EX Tire Changer
Do not hold the Air Chuck while you are inflating a Tire
close to the Tire, which could result in injury if there is a problem during inflation.
not
sealed, try again, this time putting it slightly more air.
not
have to hold it in place during inflation.
55
. This leaves you
P/N 5900087 — Rev. B — Jan. 2020
Advertisement
Table of Contents
