MaintenanceInstructions
WARNING
Topreventpropertydamage,personalinjury,and
/ordeath,alwaysfollowtheseinstructionswhen
mountingtiresonwheels:
•Onlypersonnelwhohavehadpropertraining
andexperienceshouldmountorremovetires
fromrimsorwheels.
•Useonlyheavy-dutyrimsorapprovedrimsfor
radialtires.Itmaybenecessarytocontactyour
wheelandrimdistributortodetermineifyour
rimsareapprovedforradialtires.
•Ifatubeistobeused,makesurespecialradial
tiretubesareusedbecauseoftheincreased
exingofthesidewallsonradialtires.
•Neveruseantifreeze,silicones,or
petroleum-basedlubricantswhenmounting
radialtires.Onlyanapprovedlubricantshould
beusedasanaidformountingtires.
•Alwaysinatetiresinasafetycage.
WARNING
Topreventpropertydamage,personalinjury,and
/ordeath:
•Donotmixstud-pilotedwheelsorfastenerswith
hub-pilotedwheelsorfasteners.Mixingwheel
typesmaycauseprematurewheelfailure.
•Donotchangefromsteelwheelsorasteel
innerandaluminumouterwheelcombination
toaluminumwheelswithoutchangingthe
mountinghardwaresincethethickeraluminum
wheelsrequirelongerstuds.Insomecases
withangenutmountingsystems,changing
thehubandstudassemblymayberequired.
Improperlymixingcomponentscouldcause
wheelorfastenerfailures.
•Donotmixforeign(notmadeinNorthAmerica)
wheelmountingpartswithdomestic(made
inNorthAmerica)parts.Manyforeignwheel
componentslooksimilarto,butarenotexactly
thesameas,domesticmadecomponents.
Mixingcomponentscancausewheelorfastener
failures.
WARNING
Topreventpropertydamage,personalinjury,
and/ordeath,donotmounttube-typetireson
tubelesswheelsortubelesstiresontube-type
wheels.
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