Under Pressure

Submitted: Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 17:10
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Hi all,

Ive just gone through my 4th tyre pressure guage in 2 years. I have had 2 pop out stick (technical term) types, a dial guage type and digital ($22) job.

Has anyone had similar problems? or am I just ham fisted.

Also does anyone have a guage they would recommend?

Rgds
Ian
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Reply By: Member -Signman - Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 17:18

Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 17:18
I've had a Michelin dial type for about 15 yrs. Has had a good workout- both in motor sport and now 4WDing.
I look after it, store it in it's case, and always zero it when its been used.
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Follow Up By: guzzi - Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 19:36

Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 19:36
I second the michelin dial guage.
Had 1 for the last 22yrs.
Looked after it the same as above.
I would have had one for 25 yrs except I left it on the roof of the car one morning.
It under reads about 2 psi at 36psi
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Follow Up By: Ann 40 - Saturday, Jun 16, 2007 at 15:23

Saturday, Jun 16, 2007 at 15:23
i third that,bought michelin about 2 years ago after wrecking 2 tyres on my bmw road bike thru under inflation,tyre man used them even though he did not sell them or the tyres.I bought it from a honda dealership cost was $50.00
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Reply By: Axel [ the real one ] - Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 17:56

Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 17:56
I still have and use what must have been 1 of the 1st dial type gauges , is branded BMW and came with the original tool kit from a 1956 BMW R500 m/cycle that I bought in 1969 , still accurate ,at least accurate enough me thinks.
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Reply By: Gerhardp1 - Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 18:16

Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 18:16
Sounds like you should stop using it to stir your cuppa.....

I have my dial guage used for years while kart racing, and great for the 4wd as well.

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Follow Up By: Sand Man (SA) - Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 23:21

Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 23:21
Geez mate,

That's two things at least we've got in common.
Both own Jacks and both into Kart Racing.
Used to race a 200cc Super Sprint Kart myself. Nothing else gave me the satisfaction of that twin engined Kart with the crossed over exhausts howling just behind the head. Had a pair of Comet engines that were bluddy quick too.
Found this brute was all I needed to get my jollies off on weekends.

Now, the tyre pressure gauge.
I have had a digital tyre gauge I bought from Kmart a few years back and it has served me well. It's at least as accurate as any of the mechanical types.
Beeps when the reading is completed and turns itself off. Cost was cheap too.
(A little bit wide to be stirring the coffee with though)
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Follow Up By: Gerhardp1 - Saturday, Jun 16, 2007 at 09:49

Saturday, Jun 16, 2007 at 09:49
The 200cc Super was just dying as a class when my son and I started - around 1994/95.

Agree there is nothing to equal the thrills of the kart, I raced Clubman Over 40 and when I was brave Clubman Heavy, then RESA, and finally Rotax Light and Heavy.

The young bloke was faster dammit, he raced Junior National, then Junior Clubman (2nd at Club Champs a couple of times), then Rotax Light. He won the 2000 Vic Open in Rotax Light by a country mile.

We raced at Oakleigh.

I'm thinking of having another run next year as I've still got the Rotax kart. It'd be fun to start on "P"s again, get up to speed during the week, and then blast past the other newbies and slowies first club day.......
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Reply By: Peter 2 - Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 19:03

Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 19:03
I've had a digital one for at least 15 years now with no probs.
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Reply By: Member - Duncs - Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 20:08

Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 20:08
I just bought one of these

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Seems to work well. Hope it lasts because it was $50.

I still have the old pop out one I have had for years too. But it is a good quality one, made in England not that cheap Asian junk, cost me $9.00

Duncs
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Follow Up By: Junior - Monday, Jun 18, 2007 at 02:04

Monday, Jun 18, 2007 at 02:04
That looks like an accu-gage made by these guys... you should be very happy with it- these guys make some quality kit!
I bought one of their gauges a couple of years back after having probs with different gauges... and no complaints here- my only issue is, I should have got one in with a 60psi range (mine was from an auto-tools shop and has a 100psi range)... anyway, I have adapted mine onto a jamec-pem filler, so I can make readings while I fill tyres and can also use it as a deflator (I usually use the Stauns and make accurate final adjustments with my gauge).
From their website- "Gauges have a full geared, solid brass precision movement with bronze bourdon tube. Unlike piston-plunger-type gauges, the bourdon tube movement is not affected by changes in temperature, humidity or altitude."
Also you can (and I have) calibrate these gauges by adjusting the linkage inside them which joins the tube the meter spring (from memory).

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Follow Up By: Junior - Monday, Jun 18, 2007 at 02:08

Monday, Jun 18, 2007 at 02:08
PS: they also make the "EZ-Deflator" that ARB and others are now promoting...


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Reply By: Rossco td105 - Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 22:13

Friday, Jun 15, 2007 at 22:13
G'day Ian,

I had bought one of the basic backlit digital type jobs from Repco. Has done the job quite well and is great when doing night runs and you need to do a quick pressure check. Seems reasonably accurate for the price.

It has outlived one written off vehicle, (didn't mind the water as much as the vehicle) and is still going strong. Only had to put new batteries in it recently, (not so easy to take apart).

Had a quick look but can't see any pictures of it on their web sites.

Ross.
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Reply By: Member - Bradley- Saturday, Jun 16, 2007 at 22:16

Saturday, Jun 16, 2007 at 22:16
i'll have to check my glovebox for ya, my american made dial guage has been faultless for about 10 years, even checked the cal on it a few years back - spot on. did cost me about $50 trade though.

hard to find a good one now, most of the "brand name" jobs (jamec etc.) are all chinese made, as with a lot of guages.

Plus it has a lot to do with their storage, bourdon tube rotary dial guages dont like a lot of vibration, it buggers up the gearing creating stiction etc.

ps- nice widetrack se.
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Reply By: Member - Noldi (WA) - Monday, Jun 18, 2007 at 09:10

Monday, Jun 18, 2007 at 09:10
Thanks all,
I will certainly look at those two brands, and a common theme seems to be safe storage of the guage, maybe throwing it it the glove box is my main problem

Thanks for the info

Rgds
Ian
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Reply By: Robin Miller - Monday, Jun 18, 2007 at 11:21

Monday, Jun 18, 2007 at 11:21
You might wish to check out the "Bushranger" brand ones to Ian.

Available lots of 4wd shops - they have deflator inbuilt and screw onto valve.

While I have a couple of other types that work well , this unit is becoming one to use because of its practicality. Its size is such that it comes and fits into a little soft case - Its dial is clear and easy to read and I can do it without requiring to put on glasses - which I need for my other types.

Its considerably less bulky than ARB and others pictured above that have hoses attached.

Didn't orignally like idea of screw on as opposed to push on to valve arrangement however its good quality and ease of obtaining repeatable readings from below 10 to 60+ PSI has won me over.

Just a good all round product at $25-$30

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Follow Up By: Member - bushfix - Monday, Jun 18, 2007 at 11:36

Monday, Jun 18, 2007 at 11:36
won one of these at Rose Hill, still in its packet though as I have been using a steel Bosch jobbie for the last fifteen years, very hardy unit and is kept in its hard case when not in use.
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