Specifications

TC3500 Operation Instructions Contents • i
Contents
1. Getting Started...........................................................................................1
1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................1
1.2 For Your Safety.......................................................................................................1
Hazard Definitions............................................................................................1
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.........................................................2
1.3 Wheel Clamping Pedal ...........................................................................................3
1.4 Tire Bead Loosening / Wheel Rotation Pedal (TC3500-SS Models only)..............3
1.5 Wheel Rotation Pedal .............................................................................................3
1.6 Air Inflation Pedal....................................................................................................4
1.7 Inflator and Pressure Limiter...................................................................................4
1.8 Command Unit........................................................................................................4
1.9 Equipment Components .........................................................................................6
2. Basic Procedures.......................................................................................9
2.1 Bead Loosening (TC3500-SS Models only) ...........................................................9
2.2 Placing Wheel on TC3500 ......................................................................................9
Clamping the Wheel from Inside of Rim ........................................................10
Installation of Optional Wheel Securing Device ......................................11
Installation of Steel Jaws.........................................................................12
Clamping the Wheel from Outside of Rim .....................................................12
Clamping Reverse Drop Center Wheels .......................................................13
2.3 Bead Loosening Standard Rim and Tire ..............................................................13
2.4 Demounting Standard Tires from Rim ..................................................................14
2.5 Mounting Standard Tire to Rim.............................................................................16
Precautionary Notes ......................................................................................17
2.6 Tire Inflation ..........................................................................................................17
2.7 Removal of Wheel from Tire Changer ..................................................................18
3. Advanced Procedures.............................................................................19
3.1 Advanced Bead Loosening Procedures ...............................................................19
Bead Loosening Soft Sidewall, Tall Profile Tires...........................................19
Bead Loosening Tough, Low Profile Tires.....................................................20
Bead Loosening “AH” Wheels .......................................................................20
3.2 Advanced Demounting Procedures......................................................................22
Using “HM” Bead Lever and Sleeve Protector ..............................................22
Using Bead Depressor “Tail” and Bottom Roller to Demount Upper Bead without
Sleeve Protector ............................................................................................22
Using Force Multiplier, RP6-8832..................................................................25
Demounting Lower Bead without Sleeve Protector.......................................26
Cylindrical Rims/Bead Loosening and Demounting Lower Bead..................27
3.3 Advanced Mounting Procedures...........................................................................27
Mechanical Bead Pusher, RP6-2413 ............................................................28
Mounting of Stiff Sidewall, Low Profile Tires..................................................28
Removal of Bead Depressor “Tail” ................................................................30
Mounting Low Profile Tires on Rounded Edged Rims...................................31
3.4 Mounting Stiff, Low Profile Tires on Rounded Edged Rims Using Roller and No
Mounting Head............................................................................................................32
3.5 Mounting 20-Inch and Larger Automotive Wheels and Tires ...............................33
3.6 Matching/Optimizing of Tire to Rim.......................................................................33