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TIRESANDWHEEL
UnderinatedTires
Lowpressureisatire’sworstenemy.
Underinationallowstirestoex
improperly,causinghightemperatures
tobuildup.Heatcausesearlytire
damagesuchasexbreak,radial
cracks,andplyseparation.Low
pressuremayaffectcontrolofyour
vehicle,especiallyatthefrontwheels.
Mosttirewearproblemsarecaused
byunderinationastheresultofslow
leaks,soyou’llwanttochecktire
pressureregularly.Lowertirepressure
doesnotprovidebettertractiononice
orsnow.
WARNING!
Donotoperateavehiclewithunder-
inatedtires.Theextraheatcaused
byunderinationcancausesudden
tirefailuresuchasatirereorblow
outwhichcancauseanaccidentre-
sultingindeathorpersonalinjury.
Lowpressuremayaffectcontrolat
thefrontwheels,whichcouldresult
inanaccidentinvolvingdeathorper-
sonalinjury.Keepyourtiresinated
tothemanufacturer'srecommended
airpressure.
WARNING!
Donotattempttoraisethevehicleto
removeorinstalladamagedtireand
wheelassemblyifyouarenotfully
qualiedandnotequippedwiththe
propertoolsandequipment.Donot
attempttore-inateatirethathas
beenrunat.Obtainexperthelp.
Apersoncanbeseriouslyinjured
orkilledifusingthewrongservice
methods.Trucktiresandwheels
shouldbeservicedonlybytrained
personnelusingproperequipment.
FollowOSHAregulationspersec-
tion1910.177.
NOTE
Followallwarningsandcautions
containedwithinthetireandwheel
manufacturersliterature.
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