Installing wheel electronics

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NOTE: The following images show the installation of generation 3 wheel electronics only. The instructions also apply without alteration to the 2nd generation wheel electronics.

Insert new square-head bolt (1) in wheel module (2).

Screw single-use valve insert (3) three turns onto square-head bolt (1).

NOTE: Make sure square bolt-head (1) is correctly seated in wheel module holder.

Fig 1: Identifying Square Head Bolt, Wheel Module And Single Use Valve

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Insert valve insert with electronic wheel module into cleaned valve bore.

Both outer feet on the underside of the wheel module must be resting against the rim wall.

Fig 2: Identifying Valve Insert With Electronic Wheel Module Into Cleaned Valve Bore

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Screw on sleeve nut (1) by hand as far as it will go.

Tighten sleeve nut until the inner strip-off ring breaks. Breakage is perceptible audibly and tangibly (momentary drop in torque resistance).

Then fully tighten sleeve nut (1).

Tightening torque: 3.5 Nm

IMPORTANT: Fixing must not under any circumstances be retightened!
The square-head bolt should be located precisely in the wheel module holder.
The wheel module should still be resting evenly against the wheel after tightening.

Fig 3: Identifying Union Nut

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