SECTION IV WHEELS
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WARNING:
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH MAY RESULT FROM:
EXPLOSION OF TIRE/RIM/WHEEL ASSEMBLY DUE TO IMPROPER
MOUNTING – NEVER EXCEED 35 PSI (AIR PRESSURE) WHEN
SEATING BEADS. – ALWAYS USE SAFETY CAGE OR OTHER RE-
STRAINING DEVICE AND CLIP-ON EXTENSION HOSE. ONLY SPE-
CIALLY TRAINED PERSONS SHOULD MOUNT TIRES.
TIRE FAILURE DUE TO MISAPPLICATION/IMPROPER
INFLATION/OVERLOADING/EXCEEDING MAXIMUM SPEED – FOL-
LOW TIRE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS. CHECK INFLATION
PRESSURE FREQUENTLY WITH GAUGE.
EXPLOSION OF THE TIRE/RIM/WHEEL ASSEMBLY DUE TO
WELDING THE RIM WITHOUT FIRST REMOVING THE TIRE – NEVER
REWORK, WELD, HEAT OR BRAZE THE RIM OF A TIRE/RIM/WHEEL
ASSEMBLY.
WARNING:
TIRE CHANGING CAN BE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE DONE BY
TRAINED PERSONNEL USING PROPER TOOLS AND PROCE-
DURES. ALWAYS READ AND UNDERSTAND ANY MANUFAC-
TURER’S WARNING CONTAINED IN THEIR CUSTOMERS’
LITERATURE OR MOLDED INTO THE TIRE SIDEWALL.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE PROCEDURES MAY RESULT IN
FAULTY POSITIONING OF THE TIRE AND/OR RIM PARTS, AND
CAUSE THE ASSEMBLY TO BURST WITH EXPLOSIVE FORCE, SUF-
FICIENT TO CAUSE SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH. NEVER
MOUNT OR USE DAMAGED TIRES OR RIMS.
WARNING: REINFLATION OF ANY TYPE OF TIRE/RIM ASSEMBLY
THAT HAS BEEN OPERATED IN A RUN-FLAT OR UNDERINFLATED
CONDITION (80% OR LESS OF RECOMMENDED PRESSURE), CAN
RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE TIRE MAY BE DAM-
AGED ON THE INSIDE AND CAN EXPLODE WHILE YOU ARE
ADDING AIR. THE RIM PARTS MAY BE WORN, DAMAGED OR DIS-
LODGED AND CAN EXPLOSIVELY SEPARATE. NEVER REWORK,
WELD, HEAT, OR BRAZE THE TIRE/WHEEL/RIM. HEATING THE RIM
OF TIRE/WHEEL/RIM ASSEMBLY CAN CAUSE A TIRE TO EXPLODE,
CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE USE OF ANY FLAMMA-
BLE MATERIAL DURING TIRE SERVICING IS ABSOLUTELY PRO-
HIBITED. USE OF STARTING FLUID, ETHER, GASOLINE OR ANY
OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIAL TO LUBRICATE, SEAL OR SEAT
THE BEADS OF A TUBELESS TIRE CAN CAUSE THE TIRE TO EX-
PLODE OR CAN CAUSE THE EXPLOSIVE SEPARATION OF THE
TIRE/RIM ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
NEVER HAMMER, STRIKE OR PRY ON ANY TYPE OF TIRE/RIM AS-
SEMBLY WHILE THE TIRE CONTAINS INFLATION PRESSURE. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SEAT ANY PART WHILE THE TIRE CONTAINS ANY
INFLATION PRESSURE. THIS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH.
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