BA 901/1101 en – Edition 2.1 * 91101b530.fm 5-23
Maintenance
Fitting the wheels
☞ Proceed as follows:
• Place the wheel onto the wheel bolts
• Tighten all wheel nuts part-way
• Raise the machine from the jacks and lower it again on firm and level ground
• Fully tighten the wheel nuts with 175 Nm of torque
Airboss tires (option)
Tire and rim damage does not affect Airboss tires as much as so-called conventional tires.
In case of damage, the separate tire segments A can be replaced quickly and without
removing the entire tire.
An Airboss wheel consists of:
1 steel rim and
20 rubber segments screwed onto the rim.
Removing a tire segment
Proceed as follows:
☞ Remove the four fastening nuts B of a segment.
☞ Remove the segment from the rim.
Installing a tire segment
Proceed as follows:
☞ Fit the new segment onto the rim.
☞ Tighten the four fastening nuts B.
➥ Tightening moment of nuts for tire segments: 13 Nm
Fig. 107: Airboss tires
A
B