Invacare Electric wheelchair manual Repairing the flat tyre

Repairing the flat tyre

•Unscrew valve cap.

•Depressurise tyre by pressing in the pin in the valve .

•Remove the 5 cylinder head screws (back of the wheel, 2.

•Remove the rim halves from the tyre.

•Remove the inner tube from the tyre.

•Repair inner tube and replace, or insert new.

NOTE:

If the old inner tube is to be repaired and re-used, and has become wet during repair, you can make replacement easier by sprinkling the inner tube with a little talcum powder.

•Insert the wheel rim halves from outside into the tyre.

•Pump a little air into the inner tube.

•Insert the cylinder head screws in the rim and tighten the wheel rims firmly.

•Ensure that the tyre outer is seated correctly.

•Pump the tyre up to the prescribed pressure.

•Check that the tyre is seated correctly once again.

•Screw the valve cap back on.

•Refit the wheel.

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