Gary Fisher 2004 gary fisher bicycles Manuel D’Utilisation
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CHAPTER THREE
Inspection, Adjustment & Lubrication
These instructions are written for the Gary Fisher tricycle rear
wheel (Figure 3.8.20), where a split rim design holds a standard
tire and tube, and 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 repair a flat rear tire, it is not necessary to
remove the wheel from the axle.
To remove the tire from the wheel
1. Deflate the tire completely.
2. Loosen and remove all the rim bolts , and
2. Loosen and remove all the rim bolts , and
separate the rim halves.
3. Remove the tire from the rim with your hands.
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.
6. Bolt the rim halves together and tighten to 180-220 lb•in
4. Place the tube in the tire.
5. Insert the tube valve stem through the hole in the rim.
6. Bolt the rim halves together and tighten to 180-220 lb•in
(20.3-24.9 Nm)
Be careful not to pinch the tube or the tire between the rim halves when
mounting the tire.
7. Inflate the tire to about half pressure while checking that
the tire bead is properly seated in the rim.
8. Deflate the tire again.
This will help avoid any pinching of the tube.
9. Inflate the tire to the pressure indicated on the side of the tire.
TRICYCLE TIRE INSTALLATION
Figure 3.8.20 Tricycle rim bolts