Wash. Admin. Code § 296-864-50015
You must follow the relevant procedures in Table 5, Procedures for Working on Single-Piece Wheel Components.
Table 5
Procedures for Working on Single-Piece Rim Wheel Components
| During these times: | Then: |
| At all times. | Avoid damaging the tire beads while mounting tires on wheels. |
| At all times. | Make sure tires are mounted only on compatible wheels of matching bead diameter and width. |
| Before assembly of the rim wheel. | Apply rubber lubricant to bead and wheel mating surfaces, unless the tire or wheel manufacturer recommends against the use of any rubber lubricant. |
| When using a tire changing machine. | Make sure the tire is inflated only to the minimum pressure necessary to force the tire bead onto the rim ledge while on the tire changing machine. |
| When using a bead expander. | Make sure it is removed: |
| Before the valve core is installed; and | |
| As soon as the rim wheel becomes airtight (the tire bead slips onto the bead seat). |
| Note: | You should not inflate tires above 40 psi to seat the bead. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 15-24-102, § 296-864-50015, filed 12/1/15, effective 1/5/16; WSR 04-20-079, § 296-864-50015, filed 10/5/04, effective 2/1/05.]