Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems SmarTire Trailer-Link Op Manual - Manual (Page 19)

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2. Place the tire on the rim with the bottom bead under the flange at the
6 o’clock position with the mounting shoe at the 9 o’clock position.
3. Advance the mounting shoe clockwise to pass the lower bead over the
rim flange.
4. Return the mounting shoe to the 9 o’clock position, depress the upper
bead under the rim flange at the 6 o’clock position and advance the
mounting shoe clockwise until the second bead is completely mounted.
3.4.5 Dual Wheel Assemblies
In order to accommodate SmarTire ® TPMS system programming, dual wheels
MUST always be mounted on the vehicle with the valve stems 180° apart or
as close as possible to opposite each other.
Sensor
Sensor
Inboard Tire Outboard Tire
Valve Stem
Valve Stem
Figure 11
3.4.6 Re-Mounting Light Truck Tires Using a Tire Machine
1. Place the rim on the turn-table of a tire mounting machine with the sensor
at the 7 o’clock position and the mount head at the 12 o’clock position.
2. Starting from the mount head, manually depress the bottom bead of the
lubricated tire on the rim and into the drop center well until its pinch point
is approximately 3” (7.5 cm) before the sensor.
(Note: The pinch point, also known as a “traction point” is the position
on the rim where the tire bead encounters resistance when trying to slip
over the rim flange.)
Figure 12