Chevrolet Light Operator's Manual page 66

for so many years that it can be assumed that all motorists
are familiar with the procedure for changing tires; however,
the special information per taining to "synthetic tubes" above
should be car efully followed.
3/.&
Ton Tire Changing-Demounting,
1. Completely deflate tire by removing valve core.
2. Support wh eel
disc
(retaining ring side up) on three or
four wood blocks (2" x 4" block 3" or 4" long) to keep tire off
the floor.
3.
Loosen the tire bead from its seat in the rim by driving
the flat end of the tire iron between the bead and the rim.
Hold the iron down on the side wall to avoid cutting the bead,
and make sure the iron is driven in until it strikes the rim.
Apply downward pressure on the tire iron to force the bead
away from the retaining ring. Continue around the tire until
it is l.oosened all the way around and the retaining ring can be
moved from
its
support on the gutter diameter and into the
gutter well.
4.
Insert curved end of tire iron
in the square notch in the retaining
ring and pry out and up while hold-
ing the ring down into the gutter at
the opposite side (flg. 63). Continue
this operation until the cutaway por-
tion of the retaining ring nearest the
tire iron spans the outside diameter
of the rim gutter.
5.
Continue to pry the remainder
of
this
half of the retaining ring
from the gutter
'h
y
movin g progres-
sively toward the other cutaway
portion in the ring.
fig. 6J _~/. Ton rir,
R.movol
6. The remainder of the retaining ring can n ow be pried
out of the gutter and the ring removed. : _
7.
Turn
the wheel over and place it on the blocks with the
ring side down; then force tire from wheel rim. Remove tire
flap and tube from tire.
%
Ton
Tire
Changing-Mounting.
1. Remove
all rust scale from the rim and retainer ring.
2. Insert tube in tire and inflate until tube is nearly rounded
out.
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