Tires; Tire Removal - Club Car 2008 Turf Maintenance And Service Manual

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WHEELS AND TIRES

TIRES

See General Warning, Section 1, Page 1-1.

TIRE REMOVAL

NOTE: Tire must be removed or installed from the valve stem side of the rim.
1. Remove the tire and wheel assembly from the vehicle as instructed. See Wheel Removal on page 7-1.
2. Remove the valve cap and valve core and allow air to escape from the tire.
3. If possible, use a tire machine to remove the tire from the rim.
3.1. If a tire machine is not available, loosen both tire beads by applying pressure to the tire side walls
and pushing the tire bead away from the rim flange and into the rim well (Figure 7-1, Page 7-2,
Detail A).
3.2. With the valve stem side of the wheel up, use a tire tool to carefully start the upper bead over the
edge of the wheel rim (Figure 7-1, Page 7-2, Detail B). See following CAUTION.
CAUT ION
• To avoid damage to the tire, do not use excessive force when starting the bead over the edge
of the rim.
3.3. When top bead is free of the rim, pull the bead from the bottom side of the rim up into the upper part
of the rim well. Insert the tire tool under the lower bead as shown (Figure 7-1, Page 7-2, Detail C)
and carefully pry the lower bead over the rim flange.
3.4. Once the lower bead is started over the rim flange, the tire can be removed from the rim by hand.
UPPER TIRE
BEADS
LOWER
TIRE BEADS
A
Page 7-2 2008 Turf/Carryall Vehicle Maintenance and Service Manual
TIRE BEADS
POSITIONED
IN RIM WELL
RIM
FLANGE
VALVE STEM SIDE UP
Figure 7-1 Tire Removal
TIRE TOOL
B
Tires
C