LAUNCH
Tyre Changer(TWC Series)
11
Operation
Attention:
Ø
The supplementary arm is specially designed for
TWC series pneumatic tyre changer of LAUNCH.
Never mount it on other machines, otherwise,
LAUNCH shall not liable for any accidents.
Ø
The supplementary arm unit has function of
automatic self-centering. The back swivel arm
moves to center of turntable, it will lock
automatically. Lift the control lever to unlock.
Demounting Tyre
l
After breaking bead from the rim completely
following procedures described in chapter
operation
,
use the supplementary arm to simple operation.
l
Use the cone to simple operation of outward
clamping. Open the jaws outward(2-3cm away from
periphery of the rim) and place the wheel on the
turntable. Draw out the back swivel arm., fit and aim
the cone at the central hole of the wheel (fig.28),
press down the control lever to keep the rim close to
the jaws, and depress pedal
“
”
to clamp it
(fig.29), remove the cone.
Fig.28
Fig.29
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Draw out the swivel arm and position it as in figure
30, press down the spacer pin (
①
,fig.30) to lock the
fore swivel arm under back swivel arm. Following
②
,
③
, press down locking clip and move the roller
to the position 2-3cm away from rim. Lower down
control lever to depress down tyre 3-5cm as
④
,
finally, pull out the knob as
⑤
.
Fig.30
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Depress the pedal
“
“
to turn the turntable
clockwise, lubricating the bead with brush.(fig.31)
Fig.31
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Adjust the mount/demount head to right position and
lock it following the procedures in chapter
operation.
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Move the front swivel arm to the position as in figure
32, pull out spacer pin as
①
, press down the knob
as
②
, lower down control lever as
③
to press down
tyre 3-5cm, insert tyre lever between the head and
the bead as
④
, finally lift the lever to restore the
roller.
Fig.32
