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INSTRUCTION, USE AND
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
SUMMARY
SYMBOLS USED IN THE MANUAL ________ 4
1.0 GENERAL INTRODUCTION __________ 7
1.1 Introduction ____________________________ 7
2.0 INTENDED USE _____________________ 7
2.1 Training of personnel __________________ 7
3.0 SAFETY DEVICES ___________________ 8
3.1 Residual risks __________________________ 8
4.0 GENERAL SAFETY RULES __________ 8
5.0 PACKING AND MOBILIZATION FOR
TRANSPORT ________________________ 9
6.0 UNPACKING ________________________ 10
7.0 MOBILIZATION _____________________ 10
8.0 WORKING ENVIRONMENT CONDI-
TIONS ______________________________ 11
8.1 Working position ______________________11
8.2 Installation space _____________________11
8.3 Lighting _______________________________11
9.0 ANCHORING SYSTEM ______________ 12
10.0 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS _______ 12
11.0 ASSEMBLY AND PREPARATION FOR
USE ________________________________ 13
11.1 Fixtures contained in the packing _____13
11.2 Assembly procedures _________________14
12.0 CONTROLS _________________________ 15
12.1 Control for bead breaking roll release _15
12.2 Bead-breaking control unit ____________16
12.3 Vertical arm control ___________________16
12.4 Pedalboard ____________________________16
13.0 USING THE MACHINE ______________ 17
13.1 Precaution measures during tyre re-
moval and fitting ______________________17
13.2 Preliminary operations - Preparing
the wheel ______________________________17
13.3 Mandrel height adjustment ___________18
13.3.1 Reverse wheel pan protection ______18
13.4 Wheel clamping _______________________18
13.5 Bead breaking through vertical rolls __20
13.6 Demounting the tyre __________________22
13.7 Mounting the tyre _____________________24
13.8 For rims with spoke end raised com-
pared to the rim-edge _________________24
13.9 Special use of the bead-breaker _______25
13.10 Tyre inflation with machine without
tubeless inflation ______________________25
13.11 Tyre inflation with machine with
tubeless inflation ______________________25
14.0 ROUTINE MAINTENANCE __________ 26
14.1 Lubricants ____________________________27
15.0 TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE _______ 28
16.0 TECHNICAL DATA __________________ 29
16.1 Weight _________________________________29
16.2 Dimensions ____________________________30
17.0 STORING ___________________________ 31
18.0 SCRAPPING ________________________ 31
19.0 REGISTRATION PLATE DATA ______ 31
20.0 FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAMS __________ 31
Table A - Electric diagram __________________32
Table B - Pneumatic diagram
(KARACTER.TLX) _________________36
Table C - Pneumatic diagram
(KARACTER.TLXFI) _______________39
21.0 LIST OF COMPONENTS
KARACTER.TLX - KARACTER.TLXFI
7108-M007-0_B