Tyre deflater

I have gone upmarket - I use those metal valve core removal valve caps now..

I worked out ball park 20 seconds with the core removed gets me to where I wanna be... then tidy up with a twig.

Well I am always on the beach
I have a set of Stauns & very happy with them,but I always keep them in there pouch & wrapped in a oily rag,

Agree with you pedro.
Those little sticks break or you can't find the right one.

That's why I use my ignition key to let air out of the tyres.

Just right.

I count the seconds on the first tyre to get to the right pressure, and then the rest are easy. Usually can get to within a psi by counting.

Never used strauns or such like so can't comment.

As a matter of interest, if time is so precious :o), how long does it take to take the tyre cap off, put on a struan, wait for the tyre go down, then put the caps back on?

Hi Blaze, I've used them and they are great except the tyre gauge can be 10 lbs out. I always use a real tyre gauge after deflating

We use ARB Ezy-Deflaters a lot quicker than straun which we leave in the glove box.
Dave....

Yep!!!
I used Handy's ARB deflator the other day,I reckon they are brilliant.
Im going to buy one this weekend.

Me too - I am not normally one who goes for a product because of a name but this is one good product and very easy to use.

Karl

" I've actually slipped a coupling in the middle of the hose and can now use it to reseat tubeless tyres from a well inflated spare."

Tell us more, (heaps more detail) oh wise & experienced one.

Cheers & welcome back to suburbia

Gday Rick...........with statements like that, you'll make me throw up :-)))

OK,
- everything must have more than one use
- Reinflating stubborn tubeless tyres is still a hassle if you're not wanting to blow yourself up with butane.

So, when I bought the ezyinflater, I was impressed at the way it unscrewed the valve core so easily, and the way you could turn turn it on and off by sliding the fat bit. I thought that would be a great way to harness a whoosh of air to reinflate a tubeless tyre.

So I cut the ezydeflater hose in 2 places - in one a put an air coupling, so I could easily pull it apart (female coupling at the valve end; secondly I put a schraeder valve in so I could hook up my tyre pump (don't have to do this - its optional).

Then I got a length of airhose, long enough so it could reach any tyre. On one end of the hose is a male coupling. At the other end is a clip-on chuck with the guts removed so air can flow very fast.
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So how does it work???
#1 Connect the long hose to the coupling on the ezideflater.
#2 Remove the valve core from the flat tyre and connect the long hose to it.
#3 Screw on the ezydeflater to a fully inflated tyre (My spare at 65-80psi)
#4 Use the ezydeflater to remove the valve core and slide the fat bit to turn on the whoosh of air.

A was teaching a friend to use his beadbreaker and levers on a 285/75R16 on an 8 inch rim. To reinflate, we tried just the pumps, and the rope trick and despite all efforts, it didn't go up. So hooked this thing up, and the first side popped within 5-10 seconds, so I was happy with the way it worked.

Cheers
phil

Thanks Phil, my Rooster thinks you have a great idea here.

Motherhen

You could also just have a air hose with both ends going over valves , this is a quick method in inflating a tyre from your spare, set your soare tyre at 65 psi and let it equalize the two tyres

Phil,

Where did you end up getting those ARB connectors from?

I have chased around everywhere in Qld and no-one knows about them....not even ARB. I wanted a similar setup, albeit with a tyre inflator thinga ma jig .

BTW they are not normal fittings....more than likely something special out of china/taiwan. Specialist hose fitting shops do not know anything about them.

Andrew

Motherhen,
I hope your rooster enjoys some shed time tinkering :-))

Skippy,
Yep, a simple hose works. I mucked around with that. 1/4" rubber fuel line fits over the metal part of the valve - I used a fuel line clip on the flat tyre so it won't blow off. Found it a bit messy when you had to remove the valve on the inflated tyre. And I like to play with gadgets :-)))

Andrew,
The sliver coupling is standard. the ARB stuff - I simply bought a deflater and took to it with a stanley knife. Its pretty good gear for $55. I still use it as a deflater - it has 2 uses.

I realise they are standard ARB components, however they aren't a standard fitting....bugger all places would stock them as they are not industry standard.

I've been looking for a female fitting, yet they seem to be hard to get hold of....

Andrew

What Phil is describing is pretty much what I bought off the shelf at Ballards.

The pressure gauge has a clip on fitting for the tyre valve and a hose about 300mm long for connecting to the compressor. The end is actually a tyre valve. There is a button mounted on the pressure gauge, hold the button down and the pressure drops. You can read the pressure on the gauge as you deflate or as you inflate the tyre.

Cost me $50

Duncs

Hi Axel, and yes, the Bushtracker is dual axled. If we'd let the caravan tyres down last year on the road south from Glendambo, we mightn't have needed a new fridge.

Thanks for your feedback. Phil has come up with a good idea.

Motherhen