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Figure 4 - Position Tire and Bead Loosener Shoe with Wheel
Turned Around
Note
It will be easier to outside clamp the wheel to
the tabletop if the long side of the rim is loosened last.
4.
Determine the mounting side of the wheel. The
mounting side is the narrow side of the drop center
(tire removed in fi gure 2 for clarity).
Avoid back injury, seek assistance when lift-
ing heavy tire/rim assemblies onto the tire
changer.
5.
Place tire/wheel assembly on tabletop with mount-
ing side up (fi gure 5 & 6). Use the clamp control pedal
to move the clamps inward (push pedal down). Use the
clamp control pedal to move the clamps outward
(toggle pedal up).
*If clamping a wheel above 26”
diameter, use instruction 8185591 to install the
clamp extensions included.
Figure 5 - Clamp Outside on Mag Wheels
Figure 6 - Outside Clamped with Tire Removed
6.
Take time to experiment with the Duckhead®
mount/demount tool locking system (fi gure 7).
Figure 7 - With Valve Button as Shown,
A
Duckhead Tool
Retracks Up,
B
Duckhead Tool Descends Slowly, and
C
Duckhead Tool Locks into Position
Make sure the Duckhead® tool is in the re-
tracted position before moving the tower
forward, to prevent wheel damage.
7.
Using the foot pedal, position the tower forward
(fi gure 8). See fi gure 7 for Duckhead tool movement
and locking. With the tower forward, allow tool to de-
scend on the tire sidewall (fi gure 8). Then move the tool
toward the rim and actuate the locking button. As the
tool locks into place, the Duckhead tool will move up
and back about 1/8-inch.
Figure 8 - Position Duckhead® Mount/Demount Tool
8.
The Duckhead tool should not be in contact with
the rim edge after the Duckhead tool is locked.
A
B
C
