![]() I'm of the opinion that if your gauge reads +/- 2 psi of what the desired pressure is, that you're freakin' fine and that there's no reason to be so damn finicky about the subject. When vehicles have a dash display that identifies the tire position and said pressures, and I have customer complain that I half-ass'd the tire inspection I have to stop what I'm doing and rectify the situation. I don't give a flying fart about what format the gauge displays psi. As long as it's consistent and won't go out of calibration after a month or two of heavy use. I assume the digital equipment holds calibration better.Īnd by heavy use I mean in the neighborhood of 500 readings a week.Īll the mechanical pencil gauges I've bought tend to crap out. What I do know is that when I do a set of tires and go through TPMS reset procedure, and that dag'um (!) is still on I want to send my pencil gauge straight to hell. I know I'm not the only out there that's had to deal with this before. I guess what I'm really after is a gauge that will hold calibration. I love pencil gauges but I can't rely on them for very long. I hate digi gauges because they're bulky. Why can't one of you mo-fo's invent the solution to this problem? I would, but the holidays are creeping up. Oh yeah, and I don't have the education and resources to do so.Ī standard milton 20-120psi pencil gauge always worked for me. never had an issue or saw a tpms system THAT touchy that a fraction of a psi set it off. if that were the case, the tires would constantly be setting off the light when making too many turns because one side or the other would heat up (and raise psi) faster. there's built in room for error (aka weather changes, tires heating up cold to full drive etc). most tpms don't go off unless there's a variation of somewhere in the neighborhood of 6-8+ psi. don't forget the spare if it's a dtpms system and if you're having that much issue with itpms may be time to check some of the other components. Of course there's some variation between make/model and manufacturers, but it's reasonably close to one another. just speaking from using my milton pencil gauges for years without replacing (unless lost, severe impact etc) 50+hrs a day 5 days a week.īest solution, use a quality gauge - when you do, doesn't matter if it's digital or not. second, double check your method of doing things. Matco Tools Tire Valve Core Tool VT43 - $25 (Near Worcester).if you're using a quality gauge and still getting unreliable or inconsistent results, then i'd attribute it to human error. MATCO DIGITAL TIRE INFLATOR/DEFLATORR - $80 (KANSAS CITY).New Matco Tools Tire Valve Core Tool VT43Never usedNo Carvings or ID's Retail Value $ 35.00Value Priced $ 25.00Matco Tools has a life time Replacement Warranty!Search on'39Matco ' for all my tool listingsSnap-onSnap onSnaponMacSK. Matco DT4 digital tire inflator, also deflates. Very good condition, close to new condition. Only need to replace the back inner tire - $25 (Lexington).The blue light only comes on for a few seconds when you hit the button ut thats due to a low battery, shows you on the display and i will have a new one in it tomorrow. ![]()
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