DEMOUNTABLE RIMS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 141, 18 June 1927, Page 19

DEMOUNTABLE RIMS

IMPORTANCE OF CARE

Most cars to,-dny .are'" equipped'with demountable rims. Unless, however, a' certain amount of care is taken when preparing to make the changes of rim \vith its blown up tire after a puueturo, as much and. even more work may be required. 'Care also must be taken to have the rim true on the felloe of the wheel, or the tire will not run true. This means that it will wear out quickly. No doubt when driving you have often observed the tire of some car in front <*f you" wiggling along the road, and have said to yourself that the' car had a bent axle. If you had noticed the hub you would have seen that it ran true, the : tire only being out. The fault was in the putting on the rim.

In order to have the demountable rim. tight upon the felloe of the wheel, practically all rims are' made secure by means of wedges. These wedges may; be in the form of rings or may be six or eight short wedges.

The way to put on a rim is.as follows: First, scrape with a file or sandpaper all -ust from the rim arid'felloe band. Then turn the wheel so that the valve'stem hole is on top. Then lift the top of the rim on to the wheel inserting the valve stem in its hole, and when satisfied that the lug near the valve stem and on the inside of the rim will properly fall into its hole ou the felloe, "slam on" the bottom of the rim. Nest, put on the wedge ring (if that type o,f rim) and screw on all of the lugs by hand. Then with a tool turn, in bolt No. 1 until a gentle pressure is required, then No. 2, then Nos. 3, 4, a, and 6, after which go around the rim a number of times, giving each nut a half turn until all are tight. , . ■

Difftculty in-getting the rims oa the wheels is usually due to one of three causes: The rim may be bent or wheel warped; there may be rust on the rim or felloe band; the valve-stem may not be in the centro of its hole in the rim.

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