Mounting tires with a mounting machine:

Clamp rim on mounting machine.

Push tire with lower bead partially over rim flange.

Valve 10 cm to right of mounting head.

Swivel or tilt fitting head into position and lock into place.

Check fitting head setting, readjust and clamp down if necessary.

Press tire by hand under fitting head.

Make sure lower tire bead is correctly seated on fitting head.

Allow fitting machine to run forwards gradually in clockwise direction.

Lower tire bead will drop into well.

Position special tools 36 1 093 and 36 1 094 as shown on rim.

Fig 1: Positioning Special Tools On Rim

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Make sure upper tire bead is correctly seated on fitting head.

Allow fitting machine to run forwards gradually in clockwise direction.

In so doing, position special tool 36 1 095 as shown on rim flange.

Fig 2: Seating Tire Bead On Fitting Head

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Allow fitting machine to continue running in clockwise direction.

Upper tire bead jumps into the rim drop center.

Fig 3: Fitting Tire Into Rim Drop Center

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After completing fitting, first release clamping claws.

Fig 4: Settling Tire

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Inflate with air (without valve insert).

Increase pressure up to 3.3 bar (330 kPA) in stages (jumping pressure).

If the tire bead does not slip fully past the rim edge all round, do not under any circumstance increase the pressure.

Release air, force off tire bead again.

Coat rim flange with tire mounting paste again.

Inflate tire again up to 3.3 bar.

When tire beads are resting perfectly on rim shoulders, increase inflation pressure to max. 4.0 bar to "settle" tire.

Screw in valve insert and correct tire pressure.

After completion of work, balance wheels. Refer to 36 10 508 STATIONARY WHEEL BALANCING (WHEEL REMOVED)  .