Showing posts with label tire repair tools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tire repair tools. Show all posts

10/25/2010

Gorilla Automotive 91147 Acorn Bulge Seat Lug Nuts (14mm x 1.50" Thread Size) Review

Gorilla Automotive 91147 Acorn Bulge Seat Lug NutsThese lugs are a million times better than stock at a 1/10th of the price.Shipping was fast as well.I highly recommend this seller.

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Gorilla Automotive carries a complete line of lug nuts with unfailing quality and finish controlled through every step of manufacturing to deliver lug nuts that outperform. Acorn bulge nuts provide over 6% more seating surface area than a standard acorn lug nut.Bulge lug nuts can be used in all applications that require an acorn lug nut.

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10/16/2010

Milton S690 Dual Hose Air Chuck Review

Milton S690 Dual Hose Air ChuckDoes the job well and is less expensive than what chain auto parts stores charge.

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Product Description:
Designed and manufactured to exacting standards. Maximum 150 P.S.I. dual head 1 4" Female NPT. No. S690: Dual head air chuck No. S692: Safety grip chuck clip No. S699: Female single head chuck

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8/29/2010

Air Tire Auto Pressure Inflator Dual Angle Chuck Gauge Review

Air Tire Auto Pressure Inflator Dual Angle Chuck GaugeThe photo in the ad makes this product appear to be of quality and weight, when it arrived in a envolope it was so light weight I wasn't sure what it was.The metal is cheap pot metal nothing that will stand up over a long period of usage, I would pay a little more for a quality item that you'll only have to purchase one time.

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Product Description:
Auto Air Tire Pressure Inflator Dual Angle Chuck with Gauge* Dual angle inflator reaches inside and outside tires* Rugged die cast construction with chrome plate finish* 120 PSI inline gauge* Solid brass fittings with O-Ring seals* 12" rubber hose* 1/4"-18 NPT inlet

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8/26/2010

Milton 501 Inflator Gauge Review

Milton 501 Inflator GaugeI bought this to deal with tires on a large trailer - dual wheel, tandem axles.The dual chuck grips the valve stem and doesn't require me to hold the inflater chuck once attached.The pressure can then be increased or decreased from the handle.The five foot hose allows you to have your face away from the tires as you adjust their pressure.That makes me more comfortable.The unit is solidly built.

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Product Description:
    For high pressure truck tires. 10 to 160 lbs. in 2 lb. increments. 5' hose & dual head straight foot chuck for dual wheels. Built in deflator. Meets OSHA requirements for inflation.


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8/23/2010

Longacre Liquid Filled Deluxe Tire Gauge 0-60 psi Review

Longacre Liquid Filled Deluxe Tire Gauge 0-60 psiLongacre is a very respected name for all kinds of racing related products, so the name commands a small premium on the price.You could spend a bit less and still get an accurate tire gauge, but not one with all these features.The rubber bumper and liquid (oil) filling makes this a gauge you can take along with you in your car tool box without worrying about bumps and vibration knocking it out of calibration.The idea of the pressure equalization screw is really what sold me.I've been using it for months, and I expect years of service ahead.

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Product Description:
Longacre Liquid Filled Tire GaugeAt Last... A Liquid Filled Tire Gauge That Works Right!* 2 1/2" Deluxe Gauge with protective bumper * Holds pressure reading until released * Glow-in-the-Dark dial face * 17" hose with swivel chuck Specially designed vent button to equalize pressure and maintain gauge accuracyStandard liquid filled gauges have many advantages. But they can change readings by as much as 2-3 psi if the temperature changes

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8/19/2010

Accu-gage - Chek A Spare Review

Accu-gage - Chek A SpareA flat or low pressure spare tire = no spare tire! But spares are a pain to check and inflate. Mine are always buried in a well under a cover and with various tools on top. Some have spares mounted under the car. The inconvenient inaccessibility is why spares are so often flat. This brass and rubber extender enables me to snake the fill tube to an easily accessed part of the car. Now checking the spare tire pressure and adding air doesn't require digging out the tire or crawling under the car. I would give it 5 stars, but have to see how well it holds up over time. If it is anything like their well-built Accu-gage EZ - Air Tire Gauge, I won't be disappointed.

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Product Description:
Works as an extension to your spare's valve stem making it more accessible. One end screws on to the valve stem on the tire. The other end is placed in a convenient location. Use a tire gauge or an air hose on the Chek-A-Spare just as on a tire valve stem. A must for hard-to-reach spare tires! Use to check the pressure and to inflate when needed. Once installed it is always ready to use. Great for Pickups, SUV's, Sports Cars, Station Wagons and Mini Vans.

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8/18/2010

Victor 22-5-60097-M Tire Gauge Digital Display Review

Victor 22-5-60097-M Tire Gauge Digital DisplayWe bought two of these widgets (one for each car) and they are really convenient - as long as the battery lasts.After a few years, the battery fails and you start getting false readings. I took one of them apart to see if the battery could be replaced and found that they are not service friendly - meaning that if you really wanted to replace the battery you could, but you would have to remove a dozen screws from a printed circuit bourd just to get to the battery and I didn't think it was worth the effort. I just replaced them with two old fashioned analog gauges that will probably work forever.

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Product Description:
"VICTOR MONKEY GRIP" TIREGAUGE*0-99 PSI*DIGITAL*AUTO SHUTOFF*PSI & BAR SETTINGSEASY GRIP HANDLE

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CRUZTOOLS TIREPRO DIAL TIRE GAUGE - DTPG1 Review

CRUZTOOLS TIREPRO DIAL TIRE GAUGE - DTPG1this tire gauge is built with quality materials.I spent a little more money than some of the other gauges hoping it would be of high quality and last me and I made the right choice.it works great and is made well.

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Images are for reference only. Please read item title carefully as the manufacturers part number is the item you will receive.

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8/16/2010

Professional Products 11103 0-60 PSI Tire Gauge with 13mm HD hose Review

Professional Products 11103 0-60 PSI Tire Gauge with 13mm HD hoseThis gauge works on 3 of my tires. On the 4th tire, it cannot depress the valve so it cannot take a reading (another gauge works on this tire). When it works, pressing the bleed button causes the air to very slowly leak out, but the gauge needle does not move when the air is bleeding. It shows the new pressure after the button is released, so I have to press, release, check, press, release, check, press, release, check ...

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Product Description:
Professional Products offers several high quality and extremely accurate racing and street high performance tire pressure gauges.These gauges are accurate to within 1% and are very rugged and well built.Racing Tire Air Pressure Gauges 11100 and 11103 are heavy duty racing gauges while the 11101 (45° end) and 11102 (9mm 12-inch long hose) are great Street Tire Air Pressure Gauges. The two street gauges come with a hard plastic case, perfect for storing in either your trunk or glove box. The racing gauges feature a heavy duty 13 mm hose and extra large numerals and needle for easy reading in low light conditions. A rubber protector is also included on both the racing tire gauges.All Professional Product gauges feature high quality chrome plated steel construction and high grade neoprene hose.

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8/13/2010

Milton S445 4 In 1 Valve Tool Review

Milton S445 4 In 1 Valve ToolWho ever thought I'd need a vavle stem tool in Iraq?? Well I did and this transaction was excellent. The valve stem tool arrived to me here in Iraq at my APO address in a reasonable amount of time and the price was reasonable.I'd have no problem with future purchases from the vendor again.Review by Mark Grant, author of Blood of Scotland, available through Amazon.com or Publish America

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Item #: MILS445. 10 per pack
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8/10/2010

Accutire MS-5550 Digital 300 PSI 12V Air Compressor with Light Review

Accutire MS-5550 Digital 300 PSI 12V Air Compressor with LightThis item is very poor quality. Made in China, build of low-quality materials. Cheap plastic, leaking valve, lots of noise and vibration. Automatic shut-off does not work. Not sure if I can trust the gauge readings either, need to run a test. Overall, don't recommend this thing to anyone who cares about durability and reliability on the road.

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Driving with correctly inflated tires is important for several reasons: increased safety reduced tread wear improved handling and ride performance better fuel economy

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8/04/2010

Slime COMP04 Portable 12-Volt Air Compressor Review

Slime COMP04 Portable 12-Volt Air CompressorThis product is very good. works like a champ, and it doesn't get hot like the motor is gonna run out. Reliable product. i have used it several times and it works just fine. my tire was completey flat and it filled it up with no problem.

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Product Description:
300 PSI 12v portable compressor with nozzle adapters and on and off switch.

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8/02/2010

Milton S917 Low Pressure Gage Review

Milton S917 Low Pressure GageMilton S917 Low Pressure Gage is a solidly constructed (made in the USA) tire gauge. Overall construction is sturdy and the unit feel is solid in your hand not flimsy and easily breakable like some Chinese variants. My gauge's accuracy, compared to other Milton gauges and the local service station's digital meter is spot on. The graduations do not permit accuracy to the tenths, but it is easy to approximate. Overall, a good product that I expect that I need to purchase only once.

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Product Description:
2 sides, 20 to 120 PSI in 2 lb. increments and 2 sides, kilo pascals (kpa) 120 to 820 in 20 kpa increments. U.S.A.

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7/20/2010

Fix-A-Flat - Tire Inflator with Hose, 16 oz., Case of 6 (S420-6-C) Review

Fix-A-Flat - Tire Inflator with Hose, 16 oz., Case of 6This product works great from my experience. But depending on the damage, this product will not work on damages particularly if the damage is on the side wall. You will need to rotate the wheel to make sure the solution goes into the puncture. Also, I would imagine that bigger holes will not be fixed by this method.

The main idea is that you do not have to be strong person or such handy man to get going after suffering from a flat tire. You don't need an air pump/compressor as it also pumps some air into the tire. After attaching the can and pumping in the liquid, your tire will be off the ground about a few inches and you can drive 2 to 4 miles carefully to the closest gas station. Then you can have them fixed the tire, or if you don't have the time, you can put some more air to what is recommended and you are good to go.

I have been driving for 17 years now and I had 3 chances to use this product. The last time was last week, when my wife called me that the left rear tire of our Acura MDX was flat. Luckily it was just a couple of blocks away from the house where my wife drop my kids to school bus. Some products you may need to remove (unscrew) something from the valve, this one you don't have to remove anything, it has a built-in tube that you directly attach to the valve.

The whole can is gone in less than a minute. The solution looks like white foam which you can see passing through the clear transparent tube. You can see the tire rises up in just a few seconds after pressing the button. Our tire is big, it raised up the tire a couple of inches from the ground but obviously the rim is off the ground. I then have to used a portable pump to add more air into it. Initially it registered as 12.5 psi. I then pumped more air until it reached around 31 psi. 2 days after, the tire is still good. I am just waiting for my new tire to be delivered and I will replace the tire which anyway is just about close to the end of its life. The label on the can also recommend to have your tire professionally repaired at your earliest convenience.

Cons:
- freezes in cold weather

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Fix-A-Flat, the leading tire inflator in the industry, is one of the easiest, most convenient solutions to a flat tire. People who carry Fix-A-Flat know that they are carrying a product that can get them back on the road quickly and safely in a matter of minutes. No jacks or tools are required, and the rubber compound in Fix-A-Flat provides a durable seal on most flats.

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7/18/2010

Fix-A-Flat - Tire Inflator with Hose, 16 oz. (S420-6) Review

Fix-A-Flat - Tire Inflator with Hose, 16 oz.IN A NUTSHELL:

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN IT'S RAINING & YOUR TIRE GOES FLAT IN WAL-MART'S PARKING LOT?

This happened to me today and I was scared out of my wits. I had an hour to get home before my six-year-old son got off the school bus. I was 25 miles away and I just saw my rear tire and knew it had no air in it. I recalled using this product about 6 years ago and that it worked, so I ran into Wal-Mart and skipped the items I had come shopping for and went straight to the automotive section to hunt for this stuff. Twenty minutes later, standing in the parking lot, I read the directions and realized that I had to try to find what was leaking and remove it if possible. After breaking a small screwdriver and bending a key for a car we sold 5 years ago, I managed to remove a nail that was about 4 inches long -- the trouble was that the rest of the air leaked out rather quickly once I pulled out the nail.

READ AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS!

The directions on the can stated that the valve stem had to be in the 8 o'clock position so I had my teenage daughter back the car up until the valve stem was at the 8 o'clock position. I shook the can for over 30 seconds as Angela timed me, then I screwed the hose attachment into the valve stem. It whooshed as a stream of white, foamy liquid rushed through the transparent tubing into the tire. I could hear air rushing in with it but then I recalled what had actually happened the last time I used this stuff about 6 years ago.

You guessed it, the hole was towards the top of the tire and the foam never got there allowing the air to simply escape very nosily out the hole. Since the flat was in the rear of my front-drive Plymouth Voyager Minivan, I drove it to a gas station that I knew had air, about 6 miles away. I went about 25 mph and many people hailed me as they drove alongside to inform me that I had a flat tire.

BUT THEN SOMETHING GOOD HAPPENED

By the time I reached the Chevron Station with the air, still some 20 miles from our home, I was convinced that I had turned the flat tire into spaghetti and that we would miss the bus. Well, I am happy to report that this was not the case. From traveling slowly, the tire had circulated that white sealant foam and had heated up some due to the extra friction caused by running without air. I filled the tire up and to my surprise there was no sound of escaping air. The sealant held and I drove, at a somewhat reduced speed, the remaining 18-20 miles in about 38 minutes to get home about 2 minutes ahead of the bus.

BOTTOM LINE: HAVE AN AIR SOURCE NEARBY IF YOU PULL OUT THE NAIL

This stuff does work, but after you pull out a nail from your tire it may be rather difficult to get it to hold the air before it can circulate and heat up within the tire. This was my actual experience with this exact product today, and it is consistent with what happened 6 years ago. In short, have an air supply lined-up when you insert the sealant as close as possible to where you remove the nail and insert the sealant. This will reduce the risk of running the tire flat and rendering it unserviceable. If you do this, you stand an excellent chance of executing a fast emergency repair that anybody can manage and, like me, you too might save the day.

[I AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY PRODUCT OR COMPANY.]

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Fix-A-Flat, the leading tire inflator in the industry, is one of the easiest, most convenient solutions to a flat tire. People who carry Fix-A-Flat know that they are carrying a product that can get them back on the road quickly and safely in a matter of minutes. No jacks or tools are required, and the rubber compound in Fix-A-Flat provides a durable seal on most flats.

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7/03/2010

Moroso 89550 Tire Pressure Gauge, Dial Type, 0-15 psi Review

Moroso 89550 Tire Pressure Gauge, Dial Type, 0-15 psiBe sure this gauge is what you are looking for.I ordered it and it wasn't until I opened the package that I realized it is only at 15 psi gauge!Doesn't work for most vehicles with 32 psi tires

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The Moroso tire pressure gauge is used by more racers than all other brands combined.Individually calibrated for accuracy within 2%, they feature a large-diameter dial face that is easy to read and their hardened swivel chuck rotates a full 360 degrees for a positive swivel attachment.

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6/29/2010

Accutire MS-5520B RV & Truck Gauge large LCD w/.5 resolution 0 - 150 PSI Review

Accutire MS-5520B RV & Truck Gauge large LCD w/.5 resolution 0 - 150 PSII bought this tire gauge specifically to check the tire pressure of my F350 dually.The factory installed steel extenders made using pencil type gauges or other digital gauges impractical, particularly for checking the inner and outer rear tires.Even though this gauge is sold for 'dual rear wheel trucks', I had to bend the steel tube about 5 degrees so it could make solid contact with the inner tire inflation stem.Once it was bent, the gauge worked perfectly!NOTE: I had friends at a machine shop bend the steel tube for me, it was too stiff to bend by hand or in a vice.The gauge has big digits that are easy to read, even without my cheater glasses.The air release button on the handle is convienent to use - even though I first thought it was for the display.I have found it best to test the pressure, add more air than needed and then slowly release it using a combination of the button and disengaging and reengaging the gauge and testing until you get the desired tire pressure.I found that if I failed to disengage and then reengage the tire pressure gauge, it tended to give me the same reading without resetting.The guys at the garages always 'OHHHH and AHHHH' when I open the case and pull out this impressive tool.It was well worth the money and Amazon had the best price of the various sites I visited while price shopping.Oh, yea, I had to cut the plastic case a tad to allow for the bent tube to properly fit in the case so it would close.

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The MS-5520B from Measurement LTD is a professional quality tool that makes checking your fleet's tire pressure a snap.Driving with correctly inflated tires is important for several reasons: increased safety, reduced tread wear, improved handling and ride performance and better fuel economy.

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6/28/2010

Milton S506 Dual Head Inflator Gauge with 12" Air Hose Review

Milton S506 Dual Head Inflator Gauge with 12' Air HoseAlas, I must disagree with everybody else about this inflator.Yes, it is quite sturdy.But any individual who purchases this heavy-duty item is probably a little bit fanatic about their vehicle(s) -- so you must hear of its 3 basic flaws: (1) This particular model (the 506) *does not* have the deflation action built into the spring-loaded inflator lever.(You deflate similarly as on any other inflator, by pulling the chuck slightly off the valve stem.)(2) The accuracy is not great in general: The window doesn't really line up perfectly over the gauge line, and a 2PSI resolution with close-together markings (to allow for up to 120PSI) is much harder to read than a 0-60PSI Accu-Gage with wider spaced 1-PSI marks (or an Accutire with the electronic strain .5-PSI increments).Worse, my specific Milton unit always reads low by ~2 PSI!(3) The long-handle chuck flops around unless you always keep one hand on it, and the other hand on the inflator lever/gauge.(The photo shows the hose folded, packing-taped together.)And definitely don't let go of the lever/gauge because it will swing about on its long tail (remember you're dragging around an entire hose with it).I didn't actually nick my car while dragging the hose, but had one close call in my garage.

This unit is fine for non-precision work, and absolutely the best for high-volume work (or "unattended locations") -- where you can't trust that a separate gauge won't be mislaid.(E.g. a contractor's garage for their fleet of vans or similar.)But for home use, I prefer my cheapo ball chuck and my higher-accuracy gauge.I can manipulate them more easily, and switching chuck and gauge is no less annoying than lifting and re-seating the Milton chuck.(If you do go my route, you have to decide if you want the convenience of final adjustment by deflating with a button on the gauge (AccuGage) or the extra precision but no deflator (AccuTire).)Truly, I *wanted* to like the Milton 506 -- and to be uber-cool with a professional inflator and retracting hose reel in my home garage!But it was just... sub-optimal.

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This dual head inflator gauge includes a 12" air hose and a bubble lens for easy reading. This gauge can be used for 10 to 120 pounds of pressure.

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6/19/2010

Dynaplug 1014 Tire Repair Refill Plug - Pack of 5 Review

Dynaplug 1014 Tire Repair Refill Plug - Pack of 5Used these on two cars both with run flat tires and they worked great.You simply remove the nail/screw, load the Dynaplug tool and insert it into the hole.It may take 2 or 3 plugs but they eventually stop the leak and you just trim off the excess tail and youre done.Compared to buying a new tire for $200 or $300 its a winner!

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Dynaplug Tire Repair Refill Plug is designed to bond like a patch and makes a permanent seal from the inside-out. It is made from a combination of two synthetic rubbers and easily rolls between fingers to ensure easy insertion. This refill plug contains rubber solids impregnated into a cotton cord meant to mold irregular punctures and is stored in the handle of the Dynaplug tool. It features a pointed brass tip for easy insertion and plugs the hole with no glue.

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