Harbor Freight Tools Pittsburgh Automotive Portable Tire Changer 69686 - Manual (Page 6)

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5. Lift Bead Breaker Handle up and
slide tire around so that Bead
Breaker Show can be set against
the opposite end of rim.
6. Set the Bead Breaker Shoe against
the edge of tire rim. Push down
on Bead Breaker Handle, allowing
the Bead Breaker Shoe to lift other
end of tire bead off of rim.
7. Lift Bead Breaker Handle up,
flip tire over and reposition
tire against mounting tab.
8. Set Bead Breaker Shoe against the
edge of tire rim and push down on Bead
Breaker Handle, removing bead from
rim. See Figure 8, below.
9. Raise Bead Breaker Show and slide tire
around. Push down on Bead Breaker
Handle, removing bead from rim.
10. Lift Bead Handle up and remove
tire from Post Base.
11. Remove Post Cap (2) and Spider
Post (4) from top of Center Post.
12. Set tire onto the Center Post.
nOtE: Make sure tire’s valve stem is
facing up and Lug Pin (3) is sticking
up through lug hole of rim.
13. Thread Spider Post over Center
Post with tapered side going into
wheel hub. See Figure 9, below.
14. Thread Post Cap onto Center Post. This
will tighten Spider Post, locking tire into
place. See Figure 9, below.
15. To tighten Post Cap, place flat end of
Mount/Demount Bar through top of Post
Cap and pull on Mount/Demount Bar.
See Figure 10, below.
16. Remove Mount/Demount Bar from Post
Cap and set end against bead. Push
down on Bar, forcing bead away from
rim.
Figure 8
Figure 9
Figure 10