Filling a tire 101

desertrat

desertrat

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Or maybe I should say for dummies.

I have my own compressor and try to keep all vehicles tires properly inflated.

Last couple years it has been a fight to get air to go into them.

I've gone through several air chucks, tried varying pressure from the tank for 40psi to 80 psi and even tried to verbally convince the air to flow.

Sometimes it finally does and sometimes I end up at Sheetz.

The bike tires I have given up trying as they are hard to get to and I just fill at Sheetz.

Any ideas? Am I getting a batch of cheap airchucks?
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
desertrat said:
Or maybe I should say for dummies.

I have my own compressor and try to keep all vehicles tires properly inflated.

Last couple years it has been a fight to get air to go into them.

I've gone through several air chucks, tried varying pressure from the tank for 40psi to 80 psi and even tried to verbally convince the air to flow.

Sometimes it finally does and sometimes I end up at Sheetz.

The bike tires I have given up trying as they are hard to get to and I just fill at Sheetz.

Any ideas? Am I getting a batch of cheap airchucks?
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Huh. Odd. We run ours at 130 psi or so and I ain't never heard of no chuck problems, be it bike tires, the spray rig, the big tractor or the blow up dolls.

:shrug:
 
DEEKAYPEE8569

DEEKAYPEE8569

Well-Known Member
desertrat said:
Or maybe I should say for dummies.

I have my own compressor and try to keep all vehicles tires properly inflated.

Last couple years it has been a fight to get air to go into them.

I've gone through several air chucks, tried varying pressure from the tank for 40psi to 80 psi and even tried to verbally convince the air to flow.

Sometimes it finally does and sometimes I end up at Sheetz.

The bike tires I have given up trying as they are hard to get to and I just fill at Sheetz.

Any ideas? Am I getting a batch of cheap airchucks?
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What type of air chuck is on your compressor? Is it what I call the 'press and hold' type or does it have that little lever that you push down to secure the chuck to the valve stem?

If you have the former, it's a matter of keeping the valve stem from flexing as you press it onto the valve stem. Just try using two hands.

If you have the kind of air chuck with the lever; usually standard on emergency or bicycle tire electric air pumps, the trick is to firmly press onto the valve stem, THEN push the lever down to secure it. After which, you can turn the compressor on.

I have a 12 volt emergency air compressor that plugs into the cig lighter, that has an O-F-F switch and a light and an emergency flasher; kinda neat little tool really. I learned the procedure through trial and error. Keep pluckin' away at it, you'll figger it out. :-D
 
desertrat

desertrat

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Larry Gude said:
Huh. Odd. We run ours at 130 psi or so and I ain't never heard of no chuck problems, be it bike tires, the spray rig, the big tractor or the blow up dolls.

:shrug:
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Well I was running mine at 100, then noticed one chuck said 90 max.

Everything else runs fine from impact wrench to sander
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
desertrat said:
Yep, used to use one coming off of the beach in Mexico that was so bad you had to put a tshirt over the valve stem to get a seal. :lol:
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Well, in a situation like this, two schools of advice follow;

1. You need to be smarter than what you're ####ing with

and

2. Get away from that wheelbarrow, Larry. You don't know nuthin' 'bout machinery.

:lmao:
 
desertrat

desertrat

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Larry Gude said:
Well, in a situation like this, two schools of advice follow;

1. You need to be smarter than what you're ####ing with

and

2. Get away from that wheelbarrow, Larry. You don't know nuthin' 'bout machinery.

:lmao:
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Correct. :killingme

The chucks do work though. I can press down on the center thingy and blow my eyes out.:lol:
 
GWguy

GWguy

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Might be a mis-match between the valve and the chuck depressor. I had a few of those. Had to be lined up JUST right. Maybe try replacing a valve and see if that helps.

I keep my compressor tank at 140 lbs, and the secondary regulator around 90.
 
desertrat

desertrat

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GWguy said:
Might be a mis-match between the valve and the chuck depressor. I had a few of those. Had to be lined up JUST right. Maybe try replacing a valve and see if that helps.

I keep my compressor tank at 140 lbs, and the secondary regulator around 90.
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It's something like that.
 
clevalley

clevalley

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GWguy said:
Might be a mis-match between the valve and the chuck depressor. I had a few of those. Had to be lined up JUST right. Maybe try replacing a valve and see if that helps.

I keep my compressor tank at 140 lbs, and the secondary regulator around 90.
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Ding ding ding! I had three out of four tires inflate properly, the one wound up being a funky valve stem core... it was just not happy. When I replaced it, the tire inflated like the others.
 
desertrat

desertrat

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clevalley said:
Ding ding ding! I had three out of four tires inflate properly, the one wound up being a funky valve stem core... it was just not happy. When I replaced it, the tire inflated like the others.
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Could be. The last tire I had a hard time with was a brand new lawn tractor tire. Then after about 8 attempts. Hisss, fills right up.
 
G

Graymatter

New Member
desertrat said:
Yep, used to use one coming off of the beach in Mexico that was so bad you had to put a tshirt over the valve stem to get a seal. :lol:
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So the monkey tells the penguin, "It looks like you blew a seal!"

The penguin says, "No...I just ate an ice cream cone." :whistle:

I wish I could find the video of the monkeys
 
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