Tires Checking air in filled rear tire.

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JDL538

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Can anyone tell me how you check the air in a filled rear tire, everytime I try
the antifreeze comes out, with no reading.
 
   / Checking air in filled rear tire. #2  
When ever I check the air in my rears I always make sure the valve is at the top of the rotation(to the sky).
If that doesn't work you might need to bleed some fluid, I don't think the entire tire needs to be filled, or should be filled.


Hope this helps. :)
 
   / Checking air in filled rear tire. #3  
When ever I check the air in my rears I always make sure the valve is at the top of the rotation(to the sky).
If that doesn't work you might need to bleed some fluid, I don't think the entire tire needs to be filled, or should be filled.


Hope this helps. :)

Yep, what he said. Don't be surprised if some fluid comes out, even wwith it at the top.
 
   / Checking air in filled rear tire. #4  
Just lick the Rim Guard off the gauge!:D
 
   / Checking air in filled rear tire. #5  
as others have said, stem at 12 o'clock, fluid should only be to the top of the rim at this point. then depress the air valve just enough to release the fluid captured in the stem, hose off with water, then blow out with air. repeat as necessary. if you have calcium chloride as ballast, it's corrosiveness will rust your rims and ruin your air gauge.
 
   / Checking air in filled rear tire. #6  
you need a dial type gauge. they work fine with fluid. Your gauge will read higher at the bottom of the rotation circle. If you are using a corrosive fill the gauge will have limited life unless you clean it, however good enuf 0 to 60psi ones are available from HF for about 2$.
larry
 
   / Checking air in filled rear tire.
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Thanks all, who is HF.
 
   / Checking air in filled rear tire. #8  
As others have said, I always started with the valve stem at the very top. The next step (for me) was to give it one short blast of air to blow any of the liquid away from the valve stem. It might be even better, but not really necessary, if you put a jack under the axle and take the weight off the tire. The other thing is that there are air/liquid tire gauges made specifically for liquid filled tires and they really aren't much, if any, more expensive that the regular, air only, gauges.
 
   / Checking air in filled rear tire. #10  
As others have said, I always started with the valve stem at the very top. put a jack under the axle and take the weight off the tire. .

This is how I do it, especially if I know I will need to add some air and must use the little compressor I carry in the truck.
 

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