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2. Place the tire on the rim with the bottom bead under the ange at the

6 o’clock position with the mounting shoe at the 9 o’clock position.

3. Advance the mounting shoe clockwise to pass the lower bead over the

rim ange.

4. Return the mounting shoe to the 9 o’clock position, depress the upper

bead under the rim ange at the 6 o’clock position and advance the

mounting shoe clockwise until the second bead is completely mounted.

3.4.5 Dual Wheel Assemblies

In order to accommodate SmarTire

TPMS 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.

Sensor

Inboard TireOutboard Tire

Valve Stem

Figure 11

3.4.6 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 ange.)

Figure 12