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CHAPTER 5 – USE
5.2 REMOVAL OF EXTRALOW PROFILED TIRES OR RACING TIRES
5.2.1 UPPER BEAD
•Lock the rim onto the turntable as shown in tire-
changer’s installation, use and maintenance guide;
•In case of difficulty, use the bead-pusher (4) of
PRESS ARM for keeping the rim pressed onto the
turntable clamps and facilitate its locking (fig. 16);
•Position the mounting head as indicated by standard
proceeding for tire removal inside the installation, use
and maintenance guide;
•Position (fig. 17) HELP roller (8) at the right side of
the mounting head (X) and PRESS ARM bead-pusher
(4) at the opposite side, so that they press slightly the
tire downwards, in order to facilitate introduction of
the bead-lifting lever (Y);
•Release HELP and lower the lever to bring the tire
bead onto the mounting head;
•Release PRESS ARM and follow removing standard
proceedings;
•By means of HELP bead-lifting disk, press the lower
tire rim in order to avoid its re-beading (fig. 18).
5.2.2 LOWER BEAD
•Follow standard proceedings for tire final removal
and use HELP and PRESS ARM bead-lifting disks for
keeping the tire at the same level of rim’s groove.
In this way, the introduction of bead-lifting lever will
be facilitated (fig. 19).