Safety Precautions for Removing and Installing Tires
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- Always note the instructions and danger warnings identified in the following description!
-- Remove the nickel plated valve insert and let the air out of the tire.
-- Make sure the tire valve -arrow- is on the opposite side of the press-off blade -1- when dismounting a tire using a tire dismounting/mounting machine.
Press-off blade must be applied at maximum 2 cm removed from rim flange.
-- Remove the balance weight and any dirt from the rim.
-- Press off both tire beads around circumference while thoroughly applying tire mounting paste between tire and rim flange -arrow-.