Harbor Freight Tools Pittsburgh Automotive Portable Tire Changer 69686 - Manual (Page 8)

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4. Push down on tire with free hand as
you work bead behind rim. If needed
push Bar along Center Post for added
leverage. See Figure 15, below.
5. Once inner side of tire is mounted
to rim, push down on tire again until
one side of outer bead is under rim.
6. Remove Bar and switch ends, so that
hook side is pressed against bead.
7. Push Bar down so that hook end
wedges bead under rim. See Figure 16,
below.
nOtE: Be sure to apply more
bead lubricant, if needed..
8. Continue to work around rim until
tire mounts over edge of bead.
impORtant: If tire bead starts to seat
during mounting, the tire will need to
stretch more and will be more difficult to
mount. To prevent this, push down on tire
with your free hand so it doesn’t seat on
the upper edge of rim during mounting.
9. Depending on the flexibility of rubber
(and the amount of bead lubricant
used), you may not to switch the Bar
around and use the flat edge of Bar
to wedge the last sections of the bead
under the rim. See Figure 17, below.
10. WaRninG! Do not use the bar
to hammer on the side of the
tire during mounting. Doing
so can damage the tire.
11. Once tire is properly mounted
onto the rim, inflate tire to the PSI
recommended in tire’s owner manual.
WARNING! Do not over-inflate tire.
12. WaRninG! Check for any leaks
and balance tire before putting
inflated tire back onto vehicle.
Figure 15
Figure 16
Figure 17