H U D S O N E I G H T
A D J U S T M E N T
Removal and Installation of Wheels
To remove either the demountable wood or wire wheels,
place a screwdriver behind the hub cap and pry off.
Loosen the five cap screws "A" with the socket wrench
provided in the tool kit. Remove the cap screw "A" which
is at the lowest position on the wheel and insert the handle
of the wrench through the screw hole in the wheel into the
hub. While holding the wheel in position with the wrench,
remove the other cap screws "A" and lift off the wheel.
When reinstalling the wheel, jack up the car so that there
is just sufficient clearance for the wheel to slide
onto the hub. Place the handle of the wrench through the
lower cap screw hole in the wheel and the drum. Lift up on
the wrench so that the wheel will clear the ground and
push the wheel in place. Align the screw holes by moving
the wrench back and forth. While holding the wheel in
place with the wrench, start at least two of the cap screws. Remove the wrench and start the
remainder of the screws.
Tighten every other cap screw until all are down just enough to hold the wheel in place to be
sure it is square on the hub. Tighten every other cap screw, continuing around until all screws
are securely tightened.
Tires
Check tires once a week and keep inflated to 32 pounds pressure. For fast driving inflate tires
to 40 pounds. Be sure front tire pressures are equalized.
To remove the tires from the wheels, let all air out of the tube. Push valve stem up into tire.
Starting at the valve stem press the beads of the tire together and into the base of the rim for about
one foot in each direction. Insert an iron under both beads directly opposite the valve and force
the tire over the rim. The tire can then be lifted off.
To install a tire, inflate the tube until it is barely round and place it in the casing with the valve
stem in line with the red dot on the side wall of the casing to preserve the tire balance. Press the
beads of the tire together at the valve stem and place tire on wheel so that the beads go to the
bottom of the rim well and the valve stem enters the hole in the rim. Working both ways from
the valve stem, press the beads together and down into the rim well until the portion of the tire
opposite the valve can be forced over the rim. Raise tire up and allow beads to spread until the
tire is centered on the rim. Inflate tube to five pounds pressure and work tire back and forth to
insure proper seating of tire on rim. Inflate to proper operating pressure.
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