YES. I believe the "straight" 
offers advantages since it's a straight (or very close to straight) shot from the Inner Valve, out through the "hand" holes. I know this because it takes VERY little bending to get an inner tire DuallyValve to line up with those little holes and the rubber support provided in the kit.
And, I still want the valves to be metal, since you're pushing the gauge or air chuck onto the valve "from afar" and can't support the rubber valve with your hand.
The "threads" on the airless cap you pictured are NOT actually threads! You can get a plastic cap to fit onto them, but a metal extender won't screw onto them. So why there? So a clip-on air chuck
can lock onto the cap.
Some of us use a piece of hose to remove a plastic cap, then screw an extender on. Reverse the process after adding air. As I said before, Good for Them. I've got enough other issues going on, to make a project out of tire checking.
You "could" use metal stems, airless caps, straight-on dual foot gauge, and make up a straight dual foot inflator extension. One that you'd put the service lane's air chuck onto. That's if theirs won't work for you. Again, I don't want those complications.
offers advantages since it's a straight (or very close to straight) shot from the Inner Valve, out through the "hand" holes. I know this because it takes VERY little bending to get an inner tire DuallyValve to line up with those little holes and the rubber support provided in the kit.And, I still want the valves to be metal, since you're pushing the gauge or air chuck onto the valve "from afar" and can't support the rubber valve with your hand.
The "threads" on the airless cap you pictured are NOT actually threads! You can get a plastic cap to fit onto them, but a metal extender won't screw onto them. So why there? So a clip-on air chuck
can lock onto the cap.Some of us use a piece of hose to remove a plastic cap, then screw an extender on. Reverse the process after adding air. As I said before, Good for Them. I've got enough other issues going on, to make a project out of tire checking.
You "could" use metal stems, airless caps, straight-on dual foot gauge, and make up a straight dual foot inflator extension. One that you'd put the service lane's air chuck onto. That's if theirs won't work for you. Again, I don't want those complications.
j-d,
do you think the straight shoe air tools offer much ease over the two 45 deg slanted shoe tool (which i have been using all along?
you may recall telling me we were blessed when the rubber valve on the inner passenger dually failed near the campground, with no damage - just a new metal valve w/ (i now understand to be) a capless extender. i appreciated your kind thought. i recently posted about a bad blowout of that very tire, though all 4 rears were showing the tread coming unglued from the inner part of tire. your thought still really holds for us and the dogs.
2 field new tire mounts kept the metal stem i described above and a rubber one. but w/ other new tires, i also have 4 new valves.like this
in lieu of going back for all metal (that i wish they had discussed while mounting}, someone mentioned in this thread about using valve extenders only when adding/checking air, a 4" extender screwed onto inner duallys just to add air sounds great.
are there long extenders that could be used like this?
do you think the straight shoe air tools offer much ease over the two 45 deg slanted shoe tool (which i have been using all along?
you may recall telling me we were blessed when the rubber valve on the inner passenger dually failed near the campground, with no damage - just a new metal valve w/ (i now understand to be) a capless extender. i appreciated your kind thought. i recently posted about a bad blowout of that very tire, though all 4 rears were showing the tread coming unglued from the inner part of tire. your thought still really holds for us and the dogs.
2 field new tire mounts kept the metal stem i described above and a rubber one. but w/ other new tires, i also have 4 new valves.like this
in lieu of going back for all metal (that i wish they had discussed while mounting}, someone mentioned in this thread about using valve extenders only when adding/checking air, a 4" extender screwed onto inner duallys just to add air sounds great.
are there long extenders that could be used like this?
working from the straight sshoe chuck idea which an rv.net member described many years back, i got an air chuck and matching guage from o'reilley's
i tried the above guage on several vehicles and found it never gave a clean read (fit straight and snug w/ no pssssssssst)
so i'll return both and would like any leads on a butter quality straight chuck, as well as opinions as to whether or not it offers any big advantage over the common dual shoe chuck where both are tilted at 45 deg
THX
i tried the above guage on several vehicles and found it never gave a clean read (fit straight and snug w/ no pssssssssst)
so i'll return both and would like any leads on a butter quality straight chuck, as well as opinions as to whether or not it offers any big advantage over the common dual shoe chuck where both are tilted at 45 deg
THX
Toot Mc wrote:
I was at Camping would here in Houston this morning. they now have the solid extenders for Ford & Chevy for all 4 rear wheels were 79$ this morning...!!!! I paid a lot more for mine 6 months ago on the internet.
I was at my Camping World and looked at them,they look kind of cheaply made.
I guess you get what you pay for,like the other rip off types.
They are made in CHINA.Note the Part #
Glad I got the Made in The USA Tire Man valve stems.
