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10-14 WHEELS/TIRES
Tires

•○Install a new valve in the rim.
  Remove the valve cap, lubricate the stem seal [A] with a
    soap and water solution or rubber lubricant, and pull [B]
    the valve stem through the rim from the inside out until it
    snaps into place.
                            NOTICE
    Do not use engine oil or petroleum distillates to lu-
    bricate the stem because they will deteriorate the
    rubber.

○The air valve is shown.
     Valve Cap [A]
     Valve Core [B]
     Stem Seal [C]
     Valve Stem [D]
     Valve Seat [E]
     Valve Opened [F]

• Check    the tire rotation mark on the front and rear tires and
  install them on the rim accordingly.
     Tire Rotation Mark [A]
     Rotating Direction [B]

• Position the tire on the rim so that the valve [A] align with
  the tire balance mark [B] (the chalk mark made during
    removal, or the yellow paint mark on a new tire).
•   Install the tire bead over the rim flange using a suitable
    commercially available tire changer.
•   Lubricate the tire beads and rim flanges with a soap and
    water solution or rubber lubricant to help seat the tire
    beads in the sealing surfaces of the rim while inflating the
    tire.
•   Center the rim in the tire beads, and inflate the tire with
    compressed air until the tire beads seat in the sealing
    surfaces.
                            WARNING
    Overinflating a tire can cause it to explode, causing
    serious injury or death. Be sure to install the valve
    core whenever inflating the tire, and do not inflate
    the tire to more than 400 kPa (4.0 kgf/cm², 57 psi).