Ranger R980AT-L, Installation And Operation Manual

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R980 Series of Tire Changers
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P/N 5900158 — Rev. F - March 2022
Mount/Demount Heads
The Mount/Demount Head is the main tool on the Tire Changer for demounting and mounting Tires.
The Tire Changer comes with two Mount/Demount Heads:
•
Alloy Steel . Lasts virtually forever. Silver in color. Includes plastic inserts on the inside to avoid
damaging Rims and a roller for extra mounting functionality.
Side view. Set Screws on other side. Not necessarily to scale. Not all components shown.
•
Plastic Polymer
. Comes installed. Dark gray color. Non-marring surface will not scratch or
otherwise damage paint or powder coating on wheels.
The following drawing shows the Plastic Polymer Mount/Demount Head with the Demount and
Mount Lips identified. It also shows where the Tire Bead goes during demounting and mounting.
Side view. Set Screws on other side. Not necessarily to scale. Not all components shown.
The Demount Lip and Mount Lip work as follows:
•
During
demounting . The Tire Bead goes over the Demount Lip and
under
the
Mount Lip
.
• During
mounting
. The Tire Bead goes
over the Mount Lip
and under the Demount Lip .
You can easily switch between the two Mount/Demount Heads using the two Set Screws and a 6 mm
hex wrench. Simply loosen the Set Screws, slide the Head down and off, replace it with the other one,
and tighten the Set Screws.