OSH Answers: Servicing Split Rim Wheels Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
What should I avoid doing?
* Do not stand in front of or over the rim during inflation.
* Do not attempt to seat rings while tire is partially or totally inflated.
* Do not re-inflate or add inflation pressure to a tire that has been run flat or is seriously under-inflated without removing and checking for ring seating and rim damage.
* Do not use damaged, worn or corroded rims/wheels or mounting hardware.
* Do not use an assembly with excessive side ring play, wide gaps between ring ends or butting ring ends unless specified by manufacturer.
* Do not use a rim/wheel component you cannot identify.
* Do not rework, weld, braze, or otherwise heat wheel components.
* Do not hammer on components of an inflated or partially inflated assembly.