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Best equipment/practices for airing down

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Old 02-05-2013, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by sm_rubi
.... Stauns do that but are not maintenance free because the collar get loose (especially if you let others barrow them to air down).
A drop of LockTite (light rating) on the threading under the nut solves it.

So I guess the real advantage is watching the gauge once instead of four times for airing up. And for airing down less advantage when compared to things like Stauns but more with some of the other deflaters because you only have to do it once. I saw Brett (JeepSwag) do it once with his two tire set up and it was pretty cool. Just my
I'll try it for 2 tires some day...
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Old 02-05-2013, 05:58 PM
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A drop of LockTite (light rating) on the threading under the nut solves it.
Great suggestion! I'm gonna give that a try for sure! I'm assuming you use the blue thread lock...thanks for the tip!
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Originally Posted by sm_rubi
Great suggestion! I'm gonna give that a try for sure! I'm assuming you use the blue thread lock...thanks for the tip!
You're welcome.

The blue M36 liquid. (Not the blue M50, which is semi-solid.)

There's a strength table here --
http://www.loctitesolutions.com/file...king_Guide.pdf
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