Invacare STORM - Replacing a Tyre or Inner Tube

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8.16.2 Replacing a tyre or inner tube
Requirements:
• 6 mm Allen key
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• Repair kit for inner tube tyres or a new inner tube.
• Talcum powder
Removing the tyres:
• Remove the wheel as described in Chapter 8.16.1.
• Unscrew the valve cap (2).
• Press the spring pin on the valve and remove the air completely from the tyre.
• Loosen the five 6 mm Allen screws (4) on the inside of the wheel.
• Release the inner (3) and outer rim ring (6) from the tyre (1).
• Remove the inner tube (5) from the tyre.
• Replace defective or worn parts or repair the parts.
Refitting the tyres:
• Refit the inner tube in the tyre.
NOTE
If the old inner tube is to be repaired and used again and has become wet during repair,
installation can be facilitated by applying some talcum powder to the inner tube.
• Refit rim rings (3) and (5) to the tyre. Please ensure that the boreholes and thread for the
screws are exactly above each other.
• Fill some air into the inner tube.