Patent ID: 11951701
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE BANDAG, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. A method for servicing a machine having an expandable rim, comprising:
removing a cylindrical rim structure from a hub of the machine;
disassembling the cylindrical rim structure to separate a plurality of shoes forming the cylindrical rim structure;
disassembling at least one shoe so as to separate a shoe rim component from an original shoe interface component, wherein the original shoe interface component is positioned radially inward relative to the shoe rim component, and wherein the original shoe interface component has an original channel;
providing a replacement shoe interface component having a replacement channel;
aligning the replacement shoe interface component to the shoe rim component with pins and connecting the replacement shoe interface component to the shoe rim component to form a replacement shoe;
reassembling the cylindrical rim structure by rejoining the plurality of shoes using the replacement shoe interface component; and
reconnecting the cylindrical rim structure to the hub of the machine such that the replacement channel slidably engages a portion of the hub.