Posts tagged: tires

Sep 15 2011

water vapor in tires?

I fill my tires regularly with my air compressor in my garage, you know the one with the tank that never gets drained. So I was wondering, could the water vapor that accumulates in my tires every time I fill them freeze and cause them to be out of balance?

Sep 10 2011

What kind of parts would be useful to take from an '87 dodge daytona and put in an '89?

I had an ’87 Dodge Daytona that I bought a couple of years ago and to make a long, sad story short the top part of the engine was put back together wrong so it caught fire and died but I got to it in time with the hose so all of the parts (except for the engine of course) survived. I bought an ’89 Dodge Daytona recently and I was wondering what kind of parts would be useful to pull out of the old car since they are pretty much the same. I’m already taking the window louvers, tires, alternator, and air compressor out because they are things I know I’ll need. But I don’t know what else is handy to have that will save me a lot of money in the future when it goes out on my ’89.

Sep 05 2011

Are "AIR MATE" by Emglo air compressors any good? I can pick up a used one for $25.00 that seems to work.

I just need one for light duty work but DO need to inflate 80 lb. tires
Its a carry around/portable

Aug 31 2011

Why does harbor freight sell junk tools you can't get repair parts for?

Why are not all the greenies protesting this tool store for littering our country with useless junk? I tried to repair my jone year old air compressor (the awesome 30 day warranty expired) which was used about three times to fill tires and found out after calling them that they no longer parts for these but they’re still selling the compressors. Disposable tools, but the tree huggers are protesting
grocery bags and letting china ruin our country with this trash? Now I must throw it in the landfill because it’s useless.

Aug 18 2011

What is the name of this Tool thing :) ?

I am trying to figure out the name to, the thing that is on the end of an air compressor that puts air into tires, you know the one with the little metal thing in it to push open the hole in the stem on the tire . lol please help

Aug 16 2011

Are my 2009 Corolla XRS Tires filling themselves?

I was working in the garage at my bench just now. It is late. It is quiet. I heard a low buzzing sound. I thought it was the neighbors air compressor filling up maybe, but that wasn’t it. I finally deduced that the sound was coming from the rear of my girlfriends car. It almost sounded like the tires were inflating a little bit or something because the car was also making noises as if the suspension was moving. It was definitely a mechanical sound, not like a leak or anything. It stopped after about 2 minutes. Any ideas?

Aug 06 2011

My compressor is not working right?

Its an old 30 gallon 3 horsepower compressor that i have never had any problem with, but today when I went to air in my tires its made a weird buzzing noise and blew the circuit… any ideas???

Aug 04 2011

What now that the A/C compressor is broken…?

First of all, don’t laugh if I’m not using the exact terminology : I’m not a mechanic !
Now, the problem is that my 99 Alero air conditioning compressor went off. I heard a squealing in the engine, I took my car to the mechanic and he said the A/C compressor needed to be replaced but it was extremely expensive. He said that – maybe – he can make a bypass and I won’t have A/C anymore but that will prevent the belt drive from falling apart one day.
I don’t wanna blow a bundle over this cheap-ass car because I have to go back to Europe in July and I will have to sell it by then. I paid 2,500$ for the car and I already paid to have new tires (I had a flat tire first, and I decided to change them all) and a new tie rod end…Enough !
My question is : what will eventually happen if I leave it like that ?
Is the bypass operation really effective ?
I already had the answers by two mechanics, but I’d like to hear from you since you are not financially involved in this operation, if you see what I mean…

Jul 26 2011

My tire valve doesnt stick out enough from my rims for the air compressor to fill it up, any thoughts?

I bought an Infiniti G35 with custom rims not too long ago, i went to check the tire pressure and found out the front rims’ tire valve doesnt clear the rim enough to seat the air compressor. I need to fill up my tires. Any thoughts?

Jul 21 2011

Anyone familiar with electric impact wrenches? Are they any good?

I found some electric impact wrenches for sale online. I’d like an impact wrench, but don’t want to buy a large air compressor.. would an electric one be a usable alternative? It would just be used occasionally, like once every couple weeks when I rotate my family’s tires, change pads, etc.. Thanks.

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