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69CHAPTER THREE Inspection, Adjustment & Lubrication
These instructions are written for standard
wheel systems where the air inside the tire is
contained in an inner tube.
Follow these steps when repairing or replacing a
tube in the event of a flat tire, or when replacing a
worn tire.
To remove a wheel from the bike
1. Follow the instructions To open the brake, in
the Brake System section of this chapter.
2. Follow the instructions To remove a wheel, in
the Wheels section of this chapter.
To remove the tire from the wheel
Remove the tire from the rim with your hands,
or tire levers.
Do not use sharp objects such as a screwdriver to remove
the tire.
1. Deflate the tire completely.
2. Working your way all around the wheel, squeeze
the tire beads into the bottom of the rim well.
3. Starting opposite the valve, lift one tire bead up
and out of the rim.
4. Continue around the wheel lifting the bead out
until one bed is completely free (Figure 3.8.17).
5. Reach up into the tire and remove the inner
tube.
6. Remove the second tire bead from the rim.
To install a tire on the wheel
1. If you are repairing a tube leak, repair the
puncture on the tube with a tube patch, or
replace the tube.
2. Follow the Inspection procedures in the Wheels
section to check the rim and inside of the tire.
If you are replacing the tube or tire, make sure the new
tube or tire is the same size as the old one, or check with
your Gary Fisher dealer for compatibility of differing sizes.
The size can be found on the side of the tire.
3. Inflate the tube until it begins to take shape.
4. Place the tube in the tire.
5. Insert the tube valve stem through the hole in the rim.
BICYCLE TIRE INSTALLATION
Figure 3.8.17 Insert the tube
in the rim
Figure 3.8.16 Install the first
bead
Figure 3.8.18 Inner tube
pinched between the tire and
the rim