Re: lug nuts

On Mon, 9 Jun 2025 18:12:52 -0500,
  sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:

 On 6/9/2025 3:51 PM, Ted Heise wrote:

TLDR: I got the wheel off and taken to a local tire repair
shop!

 
 Congratulations!  I am impressed with your work ethic and as
 shown now in this exercise and your air conditioner, and the
 solar/battery issue your willingness to stick with it and get
 it done.  Made my day seeing this post!

Glad to hear this, but I doubt I'd have succeeded without the help
and encouragement from the crew here.  :)

I did want to follow up on this...

 ...Remember too you'll need a 12 volt air compressor.  I had a
 little cig lighter one I carried around for years.

I actually have one of those, specifically, this Avid Power pistol
grip unit...

https://www.amazon.com/Inflator-Compressor-Cordless-Rechargeable-Power/dp/B08N459G4K?th=1

I've used it regularly for a couple of years because one of the
tires on my Acadia has a slow leak.  When I discovered the low
tire on the trailer, I plugged this Avid unit into the cigarette
lighter of the trailer, set it to 80 psi, and let it run.  After
several minutes (maybe over 10) I noticed it was sounding a bit
strained.  When I checked on it there was a definite overheating
smell to it.  It was not even to 50 psi yet, but I quickly shut it
off.

Since then it's worked okay on my Acadia tires (36 psi), but I
haven't dared try it on the trailer tire.  I'm assuming the tire
was losing air fast enough the Avid wasn't going to get it
anywhere near the rated pressure.  Should I be looking for a
different small compressor?

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Ted Heise      <theise@panix.com>       West Lafayette, IN, USA