Invacare AVIVA RX Series Service Manual page 53

WARNING!
Risk of Injury
If tyre with one or more damaged rim threads is inflated, rim could burst and cause serious injury.
– Do not inflate tyre if one or more rim threads are damaged.
– Immediately replace rim with damaged threads.
WARNING!
Risk of Explosion
There is considerable pressure in the tyre. Risk of injury. Parts can be thrown out and injure you if you do
not secure rim halves.
– Secure rim halves with joiner's clamps.
Risk of Damage to Rim Threads
Incorrectly tightened screws can cause damage to rim threads.
– Tighten rim screws with prescribed tightening torque.
1. Remove wheel as described in respective chapter in this manual.
CAUTION!
Risk of Damage by Gel When Repairing Puncture-Protected Tyres With Red Valve Caps
Valve can become blocked by the puncture protection gel and get unusable.
– During following work you should always hold up valve so that puncture protection gel cannot enter valve.
2. Remove valve cap.
3. Let air escape completely out of tyre by firmly pressing in pin in the centre of valve.
CAUTION!
Risk of Explosion
The wheel explodes if air pressure has not been released from wheel before wheel rim is removed.
– Always let all air out of tyre before removing rim.
4.
Remove screws A on inside of wheel.
5. Remove rim halves from wheel.
6. Remove inner tube from tyre.
7. Repair inner tube and re-fit it, or replace it with a new one.
If old inner tube has been repaired and is to be used again, and became wet during repair, it is easier to replace it
if it is lightly dusted with talcum powder beforehand.
8. Install tyre in reverse order.
9. Apply rim halves to wheel.
10. Inflate tyre a little.
11. Place screws in wheel rim and tighten screws with prescribed torque. Make sure that inner tube is not clamped
between wheel rim halves.
12. Make sure that tyre is contacting wheel rim directly.
13. Inflate tyre to prescribed pressure.
14. Make sure that tyre is still closely contacting wheel rim.
15. Screw valve cap on.
16. Install wheels according to instruction. See respective chapter.
Repairing Solid Tyre
• 6 mm Allen key
• 3 joiner's clamps with plastic caps
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Fig. 6-40 This picture is an example.
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