Protec TC-512A, Installation, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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Before any operations remove the old wheel balancing weights and check thatthe tire
is deflated.
When tilting the vertical arm, be sure that nobody stands behind the tire changer.
Press down pedal (4), tilt the vertical arm, and clean the turntable.
Spread the grease onto the tire bead.
Failure to use the grease risks causing serious damage the tire bead.
When clamping the tire, never have your hands under the tire. To clamp the tire
correctly, position the wheel exactly at the center of the turntable.
Rim locking from outside:
Position the clamps according to the reference mark on the turntable by pressing the
pedal down to its intermediate position.
Place the tire on the clamps and, keeping the rim pressed down, press the pedal (3)
as far as it will go.
Rim locking from inside:
Position the clamps so that it they are completely closed.
Place the tire on the clamps and press down the pedal (3) to open the clampsand
thereby lock the rim.
Make sure the rim is firmly fixed to the clamps.
Press the pedal (4), restore the vertical arm to its working position.
Push out the locking button in the handle, release hex bar.
Lower the hex bar until the mounting tools rests against the edge of the rim.
Then lock it using the locking button in the handle. This way the mounting armis
locked in a vertical and horizontal direction and the mounting head is automatically
moved to a distance of about 2mm from the rim.
Do not put hands on the wheel, when moving the mounting arm to its working
position your hand could be crushed between the rim and the mounting head with the
crowbar inserted between the bead and the front section of the mounting head, move
the tire bead over the mounting head.
WARNING: In order not to damage the inner tube, it there is one, it isadvisable to
carry out this operation with the valve 10cm to the right of the mounting head.
Chains, bracelets, loose clothing or foreign objectives in the vicinity of moving
parts can cause danger to the operator.