CSC TT250 - Engine

TT250Owner’s andServiceManual
www.CSCMotorcycles.com
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Pushthevalvestembackintotherimsothatitisnolongerpassesthroughtherim.Remembering
wherethepunctureoccurredonthetire(ifyouwereabletoidentifythepuncturelocation),pullthe
tubeoutofthetire(you’llbepulling itoutbetweenthetire
andtherimonthesidewhereyou
separatedthetirefromtherim).
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Carefullyinspectthetubeintheareaadjacenttothetirepuncturelocationandinspectforthesourceof
theleak.Ifyoufinditandifitissmall(theyalmostalwaysare),youcanmost
likelypatchitasa
temporaryfix.Ifthetearismoreextensive,youshouldreplacethetube.
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Ifyoucan’tfindtheleak,partiallyinflatethetubeandlistenforhissing.Youmayhavetoputthe
partiallyinflatedtubenearyourearandrotateituntilyoufind
theleak.Ifyouarenearwater,youcan
immersethetubeandlookforbubblestolocatetheleak.Ifyouhearitbutcan’tseeit,youcanrubspit
aroundthegeneralareaandlookfortheleak.
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Beforeyoureinstallthetube(eitheroneyou’vepatchedor
anewone),reachinandgingerlyfeelaround
theinsideofthetire.Lookforanythingthatmightdamagethetubewhenyoureinstall
it.Warning!Exercisecaution(ifthereissomethingstickingintothetire,don’tcutyourselfonit).Ifyou
findanything,removeit.
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Gentlyinserteitherthepatchedoranewtubeintothetire.Positionitsothatthevalvestemisaligned
withtheholeintherim.Push
thevalvestemthroughtheholeintherimandthenreinstallthe10mm
nutonthevalvestemtolockthevalvesteminplace.Gentlytuckthetubecompletelyintothetire.
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Reinstallthetireontherimusingtireirons.Takecarenottopinchthe
tubebetweenthetireandthe
rim(anddon’tdamagethetubewiththetireirons)whenreseatingthetire.Liberaluseofspray
lubricantwillhelp.
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Reinstallthetireandwheelonthemotorcyclebeforeyouinflatethetube.Thisisthereverseofthe
processIdescribedabove.
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Afteraccomplishingtheabove,inflatethetireand toseatitontherim.
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CSCadviseskeepingapatchkit,atirerepairkit,andasourceofcompressedair withyou,especiallyif
yourideinremotelocations.Ifyouneedtheseitems,pleasecallCSCat909445
0900.