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TM5-4210-229-14&P
4-163. TIRE REPLACEMENT.
This task covers: a. Removal
b. Installation
INITIAL SET-UP
Tools
Jack
Lug Wrench
Tire Changing Machine
Wire Brush
Tire Gauge
Materials/Parts
Rubber Lubricant (Appendix D, Item 25)
Tire (LT215/85R16M+S)
REMOVAL
a. Raise the vehicle.
b. Using a lug wrench, remove the lug nuts (1 from
the studs.
c. Remove the tire and rim from the vehicle.
Use a tire changing machine to demont
tires. Do not use hand tools or tire irons
alone to remove the tire from the rim.
Damage to the tire beads or wheel rim
could result.
d. Remove the tire from the rim.
INSTALLATION
a. Clean the rim by removing all rust and other foreign
material.
b. Lubricate tire beads and rim bead seats with an
approved rubber lubricant (Appendix D, Item 25).
NOTE
Do not use silicone base lubricants as this could
cause the tire to slip on the rim.
Due to the construction of radial truck tires,
particularly in the lower sidewall and bead area,
it may be difficult to get the tire to take air. An
inflation aid may be necessary to help seat the
bead of tubeless radial tires.
c. Install the tire and rim to the the wheel.
Do not exceed 40 psi (275 kPa) pressure when
inflating. If 40 psi (275 kPa) pressure will not
seat beads, deflate, re-lubricate, and reinflate.
Over inflation may cause the bead to break and
cause serious personal injury.
Do not stand over tire when inflating. Bead may
break when beads snap over safety hump and
cause serious personal injury.
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