Great set up.. easy to work on. Here are some pics and how to..
I have them on my 45LPB. Love them. I got a flat the other day and had it fixed in 30 minutes. You need to carry a set of tools to change the split rim.
Tools
Big Hammer
Spoon Bar
Claw Bar
Patch Kit (vulcanizing fluid and rubber patches)
Extra tubes
soapy water in a small spray can.
Steps
1. Remove wheel from vehicle
2. Remove any access air from tire (important)
3. Mark where the valve stem is on the tire for reference. Take a good look at how the ring looks seated against the wheel. It needs to look the same when you put it back on.
4. With tire removed and fully deflated find an indent on the ring where it meets the wheel. Stick your claw bar in the indent and hammer it a bit so it digs in. Use the wheel as leverage and pry the ring up and away from the tire/wheel.
5. Take your spoon bar and stick it in the gap between the ring and the wheel. Tap the spoon bar with the hammer and walk it around. The ring will seperate from the wheel.
6.Take the tire stem and push it through the wheel so it doesn't snag when you seperate the tire.
7.Pick up the tire and wheel and hold it at a 45 degree angle. Gently tap the wheel on the ring side. This will push the wheel through the tire. May take a bit if its rusty etc. You can use water or any type of lube to help it along.
8. Remove tire flap (a protective rubber ring the sits between the wheel and tube) If its there. Sometimes it isn't.
9. Remove tube air it up and spray soapy water on it. Find the leak. Patch using the scraper and vulcanizing fluid.
10. Now find the place where the tube was patched and use the valve stem mark as reference. Look inside the tire and find what caused the flat if you can. It may still be stuck or it was just a puncture.
11. Once everything is fixed remove the air from the tube and place in the tire noting the mark you made for the valve stem. Place tire flap in next. Make sure the valve stem is fully through the tire flap.
12. Place tire over wheel. Line up the stem and the slot where it goes through the wheel. While placinng tire over the wheel pull valve stem through slot. Now place rest of tire over the wheel a work its way down until flush.
13.
IMPORTANT BEFORE PLACING THE RING BACK ON THE WHEEL MAKE SURE THERE IS NOTHING IN THE GROOVE OF THE WHEEL WHERE THE RING LOCKS. USE A SCREW DRIVER OR BRUSH TO CLEAN THE GROOVE. VERIFY THAT THERE IS NO DAMAGE (BURS, HAMMER BENDS, ETC). THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. IF THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE STOP NOW.
14.Now place the ring on the wheel. For reference start putting the ring on 180 degrees from where the valve stem is. Basically opposite side of the wheel. You want the split part of the ring opposite the valve stem. Force one side of the ring down into the groove once it catches start tapping the ring around the wheel until you have gone all the way around.
15.
IMPORTANT VERIFY THAT THE RING IS IN THE GROOVE ALL THE WAY AROUND TAP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING TO MAKE SURE ITS SEATED.
16. Time to air it back up. This is where people get hurt if you haven't done it right. Tire shops use tire cages to air up split rings. You can do several things while airing it up. Wrap heavy chain around the wheel like a figured 8 making sure both sides are wrapped. You could also place it under your vehicle while airing up. Worst case when airing it up aim it away from you.
17. Put about 5-10 pounds of pressure and verify the ring is holding. Then air up the rest of the way.
It sounds like a lot, but it isn't just use comomon sense.
Links
Reviewer's Notebook: Extreme Outback Tire Tools - Isuzu/Honda at Off-Road.com
BC4x4.COM four wheel drive, 4x4, offroad and fourwheeling site.
Patching Tubes
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