Invacare Spectra XTR User Manual page 147

Repairing a flat tyre
• Unscrew valve cap.
• Depressurise tyre by pressing in the pin in the valve .
• Unscrew the 5 Allen screws (1).
• Remove the tyre with inner tube from the wheel rim halves.
• Repair inner tube and replace, or insert new.
NOTE
If the old inner tube is to be repaired and re-used, and has become wet during repair, you can
make replacement easier by sprinkling the inner tube with a little talcum powder.
• Insert the wheel rim halves from outside into the tyre.
• Pump up the tyres a little.
• Insert the Allen screw once again, and screw the wheel rims together tightly. Avoid crushing
the inner tube!
• Ensure that the tyre outer is seated correctly.
• Pump the tyre up to the prescribed pressure.
• Check that the tyre is seated correctly once again.
• Screw the valve cap back on.
• Refit the wheel.
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