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Title: Trouble filling rear tire Post by HappyHighwayman on 09/13/09 at 12:22:11 Guys: I have a lot of trouble filling my rear tire. My hand pump fits perfectly on the front tire, and I can use that, but it won't fit on the rear. So I drove to the local gas station and used their compressor and I had the same issue...no matter how I bent it it was INCREDIBLY difficult to find a good angle. Also even using my digital pocket pressure gauge was virtually impossible on the back tire. What is the trick? |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/13/09 at 12:40:07 position the valve stem on the rear of the wheel. About 1/2 way up makes it easy as can be. |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by Serowbot on 09/13/09 at 13:27:47 When you replace your tire,... get a tube with a 90' right angle valve stem, and make sure it's put on the brake side of the wheel... 'Till then,... think like a monkey... :-? |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by runwyrlph on 09/13/09 at 19:47:07 wasn't there someone on here who had really good results filling their tires with a 78% nitrogen mixture? |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/13/09 at 20:04:28 IDK about that, but the car has nitrogen & Im really happy with it. |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by verslagen1 on 09/13/09 at 20:10:05 Doesn't nitro explode? |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by LostArtist on 09/13/09 at 20:18:05 no, pure nitrogen is an inert gas and doesn't react with anything, well, much, the nitrous oxide mix they use for super fast cars is a special compound meant for laughing at the dentist office but,it apparently makes things go boom nice too |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by Tonydtiger1971 on 09/13/09 at 20:30:13 LOL |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by Tonydtiger1971 on 09/13/09 at 20:43:38 786F717F7F73651C0 wrote:
Is this a joke or sarcasm? Not trying to be mean or anything, just asking because normal air is 78% nitrogen. You know if all the other elements leak out quicker after a while you would have tire that are filled with just nitrogen, so why doesn't that seem to work? I mean 1st fill-up is 78% so the other 22% leaks out so on the 2nd fill up you put 78% of 22% back in of nitrogen so that leaves you with just 3.5% of your tire being something other than nitrogen after inflating it twice. Makes a nice theory doesn't it. |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by dasch on 09/14/09 at 06:01:15 Nice, nice... |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by Rocco on 09/14/09 at 13:32:35 i had the exact same problem last week! everytime i tried to fill up the rear either @ home or gas station it would shoot out more air then i could get in it! my friend unscrewed the valve stem, a little wd 40, and had a compressor that clamped on to the stem and worked fine. i want a hand held compressor like he had!! |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by runwyrlph on 09/14/09 at 14:13:33 2D2238242322353B252027293F4C0 wrote:
Is this a joke or sarcasm? Not trying to be mean or anything, just asking because normal air is 78% nitrogen. .[/quote] you mean the dealership's been charging me extra for 78% nitrogen all this time??? whaaaaat!!!??? ;D |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by voldigicam on 09/15/09 at 19:27:52 I have one bicycle floor pump with a head that will just fit in there at one angle. It's the technique. I can't get the digital gauge in, only the stick popup one, and even that at only a couple of angles. I had a terrible time at first, but now it's no trouble at all. Just technique. I'm ready for wheels without spokes! |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by 4carbcorvair on 09/16/09 at 05:49:47 If you have your own air compressor in your garage, you can get just the airchuck for the hose at Lowes, HomeDepot, etc... It's just the air chuck to allow you to put air in with no fancy guage on it or anything. Plenty of room with one of these. :) |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by Roadie on 09/17/09 at 17:46:49 Two suggestions. First I took the old pocket knife to the pump nozzle and just cut it down (plastic) so it'd fit. The second thing I've done is carefully weave the compressor hose up into the wheel spokes and down to the stem. I usually use the second way when I'm out.. (This method also depends on the pump your using....) YRMV... Roadie |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by Bear on 09/17/09 at 20:14:20 I have looked everywhere for a tube with a 90 degree stem. If anyone has found one, please let me know where to order it. |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by jabman on 09/19/09 at 14:08:01 you can get cheap 90 degree adapters as well that screw on the valve, they work ok but i replaced my tube with a 90 degree one when it was time for new tyres, theres quite a few around 140/90 - 15 Continental Premium Tube - 80° Metal Valve (G15/16) part (G15/16) look for one of these |
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Title: Re: Trouble filling rear tire Post by JohnBoy on 09/21/09 at 05:46:24 I had the same problem on both a Honda Helix and a Kawasaki Voyager. One solution is to go to your local auto parts store and purchase a dual axle valve stem extender "about 3 bucks". It is a piece of steel braided air hose six inches long with male and female ends. You can fish it between the spokes and screw it down on the valve stem. you can then fill the tire and check the pressure with any air chuck. You will only lose a pound or two of pressure while removing the extender. I used to keep one in the glove box at all times. Or, you can buy a compressor for 150.00 :) |
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