When I met most of you guys at the Bash. I think it was CJ that had this nifty little tool for pulling out the valve core stem. After searching at all the parts stores except for two, I finnally found it at NAPA. $5.00. Also if you guys and girls are interested, Harbor Freight in Mishawaka has front tow hooks (chrome plated) for $10.00 a pair. Bolt right on to my TJ bumper. By the way the other one was CarQuest.
And to think they sale packs of 4 (that also double as valve stem caps) for $1.79 at most convenient stores. Hopefully for 5 bones you got the type that has a tap & die for the inner/outer stem!
My valve core puller was from wally world and was $2 or $3 with 4 extra valve cores now if i could just remember where i put those extra valve cores. Sounds like your starting to get your wheeling stuff together. I'm thinking about going back to the badlands some time in the next week or 2 if anybody wants to go.
Ya got to remember when you are a clumsy old man, little things are hard to keep a hold of.
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I'm thinking we are pretty close in age.... Must be why I had those extra valve cores huh.
Andy, I'll pull out a valve core and hand it to ya faster than you can dig through your rig and find one.
Anyone coming to Badlands should drop me a line... I may not be able to make it but will come out if I can. And there's a UROC event coming soon, not great for wheeling but lots of fun watching.
Mine lives in my center councle so it's pretty easy to find unless some one borrowed it and not returned it. It's only a couple seconds more, it's still a ton faster than pushing in the valve core, and i still havn't aired up my tires. I'm pretty sure i'm going to go this weekend if i don't go this weekend i'll go next weekend.
After shooting several valve cores over my head and into the vast unknown while airing down i thought, to me self there has to be a better way,,,
By GOLLY there was a better way.
I bought these cute little valve caps that have a preset psi rating and when i go wheeling I just screw these down on the valve stem and by the time i get to my 1st obsticle I only have 10 psi in my tires and they stay that way till I remove them and air back up
Just as simple as installing and removing the valve stem cap
I bought these cute little valve caps that have a preset psi rating and when i go wheeling I just screw these down on the valve stem and by the time i get to my 1st obsticle I only have 10 psi in my tires and they stay that way till I remove them and air back up
Those air down caps are famous for getting a tiny piece of grit in them - then they air down to 0.
But the bright side - you get to test your on-board air compressor.
Easy way - get an air chuck that locks on, don't put a hose on it, just the chuck. It pushes the valve core down to let the air out, just watch it and check it.
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