REMOVAL
I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION
- Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle:
Towing and lifting) (02A, Lifting equipment).
- Remove:
- the wheel in question (see 35A, Wheels and tyres,
Wheel: Removal - Refitting, page 35A-1) ,
- the balance weights,
- the valve mechanism.
II - OPERATION FOR REMOVAL OF PART
CONCERNED
TYRE PRESSURE SENSOR
| WARNING
To avoid any damage to the sensor, make sure
the tyre bead never presses on the sensor. |
- Detach:
- the bead from the outside of the tyre, starting with
the side opposite the valve,
- the bead from the inside of the tyre.
- Position the tyre lever approximately 15 cm from the
valve on the outside of the wheel rim in order to remove
the exterior bead from the tyre.
- Remove the exterior bead of the tyre, finishing at the
valve.
- Position the tyre lever approximately 15 cm from the
valve on the outside of the wheel rim in order to remove
the bead from inside the tyre.
- Remove the interior bead of the tyre, finishing at the
valve.
REFITTING
I - REFITTING PREPARATION OPERATION
WITHOUT TYRE PRESSURE SENSOR
- parts always to be replaced: Tyre valve (13,05,
02,02)
- Lubricate the two tyre beads correctly using the
TYRE PASTE (see Vehicle: Parts and consumables
for the repair) (04B, Consumables - Products).
II - REFITTING OPERATION FOR PART
CONCERNED
- Engage the lower tyre bead approximately 15 cm after
the valve.
- Finish fitting the tyre at the valve.
- Fit the exterior bead approximately 15 cm after the
valve using the tyre lever.
- Inflate the tyre to 3.5 bar to press the tyre beads
against the wheel rim.
III - FINAL OPERATION
- Refit the valve mechanism.
- Inflate the tyre to the recommended pressure (see
35A, Wheels and tyres, Tyre pressure: Identification,
page 35A-8) .
| Note:
It is not necessary to drive the vehicle before and
after a new wheel is balanced. |
- Balance the wheel (see 35A, Wheels and tyres,
Wheel: Balancing, page 35A-3) .
- Refit the wheel in question (see 35A, Wheels and
tyres, Wheel: Removal - Refitting, page 35A-1) .
|
