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Position of the anti-theft wheel bolts with steel rims > < Instructions for changing/fitting wheels

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Loosening the tyres
Loosening the tyres
  Caution
Observe the safety instructions → Chapter.
–  Deflate the tyre. Unscrew the nickel plated valve element for this.
   
–  When removing the tyre in a tyre mounting machine with a tyre lever, please note that the tyre valve -arrow- always has to be located on the opposite side of the tyre lever -1-.
The tyre lever must be applied, at most, 2 cm from the edge of the rim.
–  Remove the balancing weights and clean the heavy dirt from the rim.
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–  Loosen both beads completely, applying abundant tyre paste between the tyre and the edge of the rim -arrow-.
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Position of the anti-theft wheel bolts with steel rims > < Instructions for changing/fitting wheels