โApr-22-2014 07:01 AM
โApr-24-2014 06:50 AM
Airstreamer67 wrote:
That looks like it could work.
The problems I have with the ready-made variety are the length of the stem and the configuration of the bottom.
I could use the Drimmel to shape the bottom, I presume, but I don't know if the material they are made of would shape as well as my water-pipe specials. I don't have a flat surface on my wheels at the bottom of the stems, so I need to reshape to make the stem fit securely.
So, I didn't reinvent the wheel, just the wheel stem covers.
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โApr-24-2014 06:21 AM
โApr-24-2014 06:01 AM
โApr-24-2014 05:22 AM
BurbMan wrote:Airstreamer67 wrote:
I got a piece of thin plastic pipe that fits over the rubber valve stem, cut it to size to allow the sending unit to screw fully on the valve stem, modified the bottom of the plastic pipe with a Drimel to fit the curve of my wheel, and placed it over the rubber valve stem. It keeps the PressurePro sender from flexing the stem, thus making it "act" like a steel valve stem.
You should sell that idea to PressurePro, they can package them with their product.
โApr-24-2014 05:17 AM
โApr-24-2014 02:55 AM
K.Reeve wrote:
ok, not a tire guy, so I want to know, do they mount the tire then apply a vacuum to purge all the air out of the tire without sucking the sidewalls off the rim, and then fill with nitrogen? or do they just mount the tire like any normal shop, then just fill with Nitrogen? if so why are we paying a premium price for this service? air is already 78-79% Nitrogen already, so really your Nitro filled tires are what %? at what cost? ill stick to old fashioned air thanks.
โApr-24-2014 12:02 AM
โApr-23-2014 11:13 AM
Airstreamer67 wrote:
I got a piece of thin plastic pipe that fits over the rubber valve stem, cut it to size to allow the sending unit to screw fully on the valve stem, modified the bottom of the plastic pipe with a Drimel to fit the curve of my wheel, and placed it over the rubber valve stem. It keeps the PressurePro sender from flexing the stem, thus making it "act" like a steel valve stem.
โApr-23-2014 11:12 AM
powderman426 wrote:
I would put on the metal valve stems and use the 80% nitrogen mix.
โApr-23-2014 09:12 AM
Airstreamer67 wrote:
I got a piece of thin plastic pipe that fits over the rubber valve stem, cut it to size to allow the sending unit to screw fully on the valve stem, modified the bottom of the plastic pipe with a Drimel to fit the curve of my wheel, and placed it over the rubber valve stem. It keeps the PressurePro sender from flexing the stem, thus making it "act" like a steel valve stem.
โApr-23-2014 04:26 AM
Airstreamer67 wrote:This is a great idea.
I got a piece of thin plastic pipe that fits over the rubber valve stem, cut it to size to allow the sending unit to screw fully on the valve stem, modified the bottom of the plastic pipe with a Drimel to fit the curve of my wheel, and placed it over the rubber valve stem. It keeps the PressurePro sender from flexing the stem, thus making it "act" like a steel valve stem.
โApr-22-2014 08:49 PM
โApr-22-2014 08:09 PM
โApr-22-2014 06:53 PM
powderman426 wrote:
I guess it depends on your comfort level. I would put on the metal valve stems and use the 80% nitrogen mix.