Of course compressed air is 78% Nitrogen. You use nitrogen on struts because
it's dry so you don't add moisture to the strut. Nitrogen in tires is mostly a
waste of money for tires since some moisture and 20% other gasses included
aren't going to make much of a difference in the leakage rate.
A note for those using slime in their tires. It is fine on tires that
use tubes, but if you really want to piss off your local tire dealer,
use it on tubeless tires. It makes a real mess on the wheel and
difficult to work on.
The reasons for using nitrogen to fill tires is that it doesn't migra
Bob and Dick Kohler present a method of mounting tires on split aircraft
rims. Dick specifically shows how to avoid pinching the tube on the split
rims. No need for slime.
Use either site depending on your search engine.
http://eaavideo.org/video.aspx?v=784777819001
http://bcove.me/5dbxoeg9
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The reason nitrogen is used on planes is that heat does not effect pressure. We
use it to pressure test hvac systems. I can charge it with 350 lbs at 10
o'clock and 80* outside an come back at 4 when it is 105* and it will have the
same pressure. Aircraft use it because tires do not expand when
Speaking of "root beer", I will secure two cases of "root beer", one
light and one dark, tomorrow to be used for refreshments at the camp
site. I also secured a donation to cover most of the cost of the
price kick for the steaks. I hated to tell Donny no as we are his
favorite group and he
Sid Wood wrote:
> Dick specifically shows how to avoid pinching the tube on the
> split rims. No need for slime.
I'm quite aware of how to assemble a tube into a tire with loads of talc
to avoid a pinched tube. I haven't pinched a tube yet, and I've
replaced 16 tires on the KRs so far, usu
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