Mount A Standard Tire To Rim - Hunter TCX50 Operation Manual

Mount a standard tire to rim

The mounting procedure is the same for both: standard and leverless mounting
head.
Lubricate inside and outside of both beads of the tire to be mounted with supplied mounting
paste.
Position tire on top of the rim and tilt tire forward.
Position mount/demount head through the opening of the tire and on the outer edge of the rim
lip.
Position edge of tire bead on top of the mounting lip of the head. The mounting lip is on the
left side of the head.
Push edge of tire bead under the demounting lip of the head, while keeping the other edge of
tire bead above the mounting lip.
Twist tire clockwise by hand to lock the tire into the mounting position.
Push down on tire at about the 6 o'clock position to slip the bead into drop center.
Press the wheel rotation pedal
over the lip of the rim.
Repeat procedure on upper bead of tire. Slip the bead completely into the drop center of the
rim, during mounting of the upper bead.
For additional information on special wheels, refer to "Advanced Mounting Procedures," page
42.
When basic procedures are NOT followed, sharp angled wheel flanges increase
potential damage to tires during mounting. Be sure the tire bead is placed on top of
the mounting head. If the tire is incorrectly pushed onto the rim by the side of the
mounting head, it may become "trapped" and increases mounting stress to the tire
bead.
Insufficient lubrication and failure to place tire into drop center during mounting may also
cause the polymer mount/demount head to fail prematurely.
Operation Instructions for TCX50 Tire Charger
NOTICE
LOWER BEAD
NOTICE
UPPER BEAD
to rotate the wheel clockwise until the tire bead drops
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