Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems SMARTIRE TPMS OPERATORS MANUAL - Manual (Page 60)

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7.4.5 Dual Wheel Assemblies
In order to accommodate SmarTire
™
system programming, dual wheels MUST always be
mounted on the vehicle with the valve stems 180° apart or as close as possible to opposite each
other.
7.4.6 Re-Mounting Light Truck Tires Using a Tire Machine
1. Place the rim on the turn-table of a tire mounting
machine with the sensor at the 7 o’clock position
and the mount head at the 12 o’clock position.
2. Starting from the mount head, manually depress
the bottom bead of the lubricated tire on the rim
and into the drop center well until its pinch point is
approximately 3" (7.5 cm) before the sensor.
(Note: The pinch point, also known as a traction
point is the position on the rim where the tire bead
encounters resistance when trying to slip over the
rim flange.)
3. Advance the turn-table clockwise using the mount head to guide the rest of the bottom
bead over the flange and on to the rim. When assembled correctly, the bead will slip over
the flange without contacting the sensor.
4. Repeat for the top bead. Do not allow the pinch
point to slip as the rim rotates or the sensor
could be broken.
5. Finish the tire installation as normal (seat the
beads, install the valve core, inflate to the
recommended cold inflation pressure, balance tires and mount wheels in specified
locations).