tire pressure gauge maintenance
I have three good quality pressure gauges with the dual foot inlet end for checking dual wheel tires. The oldest one doesn't work at all - the air just blows out of the foot that isn't on the valve s...
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brirene wrote:
I'm hopeful someone can find the article as well. I bought a "good", heavy duty gauge a couple of years ago when a truck stop closed. It has the pressure relief button, supposed to hold the reading until manually released. It no longer holds the pressure, and I'm hopeful its just an adjustment vs. trashed. Only used it a few times and still stored in its original packaging.
I set this aside and forgot about it until last week. Had a can of 3in1 oil and just put a few drops over the holes in the pressure relief valve, while working the button. Set it aside for a couple days, and it now holds pressure. Thanks for the suggestions on this thread!
