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FORD MODEL A
the tire together and down in-
to the rim well, approximate-
ly one foot each side of the
valve stem. Insert tire iron un-
der both beads at point oppo-
site valve and force tire over
rim. The tire can then be re-
movedfrom the wheel with the
hands.
Mounting Tire an
Ford
Steel
Spoke Wheels (Drop
Center
Rims)
Inflate tube until it is bare-
Figuru 24
ly rounded out, and insert
Mounting Tire on Rirn
tube in casing.
If
tires are
marked with a red dot on red guide line, the tube must be placed
in the tire with the valve stem at point marked with the red
dot. (Caution: never use a tire flap when mounting tires on
Ford Steel spoke wheels.) With wheel placed so that valve stem
hole is at top, place casing and tube on wheel with valve
in
valve stem hole. (See Figure
24.)
Working both ways from the
valve stem, press the casing together and down into the rim
well, until lower part of casing can be forced over rim flange at
bottom.
A
tire iron may be used if necessary. (See Figure
25.)
Raise tire up, (see Figure
26)
until it is perfectly centered on
rim and beads are seated on bead seats. Inflate tube to not more
than two pounds pressure and
work casing bask and forth
to insure proper setting of
tire, indicated by red line on
tire being equally spaced
from rim all way around.
(See Fig. 27.) CAUTION:
With Ford steel spoke wheels
(drop center rims) use only
casing with red centering line
just above rim flange, and
tubes marked "for drop cen-
ter rims."
It is particularly important
that the red line show an
even distance from the rim
all
around on both sides be -
Ficrure
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Installing Tire
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