btolle
Platinum Member
With the valve stem at 12 O'clock, use a small screwdriver and let the liquid out until you are getting just air then air the tire back up until it "looks" right and see how much is in it. Just be sure not to go over the maximum stated on the sidewall.
My tires and the owners manual says 40# in rear and 35# in front and at that pressure it will beat me to death. I run about 20 in the rear and 25 in the front and it does fine.
It is hard to tell what the tires are filled with, but if it is calcium chloride you need to wash any off that gets on the rim when you let some out. Calcium chloride (chloride is a salt I believe) is corrosive and if left on the outside of the rim will cause corrosion.
Look at some of the liquid and if it is milky white looking you may have calcium chloride in the tires.
If it is green or pink and has an anti freeze smell then they put antifreeze and water which is what I used.
If it appears to be pure water then you need to dump enough out to replace it with antifreeze or something to keep the water from freezing.
Check the color and odor and report back to us!
Bill Tolle
My tires and the owners manual says 40# in rear and 35# in front and at that pressure it will beat me to death. I run about 20 in the rear and 25 in the front and it does fine.
It is hard to tell what the tires are filled with, but if it is calcium chloride you need to wash any off that gets on the rim when you let some out. Calcium chloride (chloride is a salt I believe) is corrosive and if left on the outside of the rim will cause corrosion.
Look at some of the liquid and if it is milky white looking you may have calcium chloride in the tires.
If it is green or pink and has an anti freeze smell then they put antifreeze and water which is what I used.
If it appears to be pure water then you need to dump enough out to replace it with antifreeze or something to keep the water from freezing.
Check the color and odor and report back to us!
Bill Tolle