Air shock adjustment problem
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Road Captain
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Air shock adjustment problem
I have the harley air pump and when I go to air up the air shocks it holds air while the air pump is on but when removed it leaks out I guess bc when i put the air pump back on it reads 0. Am I doing something wrong?
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Make sure the threads are snug. As you are screwing the pump to the valve, proceed till you see the gauge jump, then a little tighter for good measure. One cool thing about this pump is no air leaks out when unscrewing. Enjoy!
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The rear shocks are a PITA to get adjusted to a "precise" pressure.
There is very little volume of air so even a split second of air escaping will result in several PSI being lost.
For example, if I filled mine to 40psi and then check them with a gage, every time I check it, that split second of air escaping results in 5-10 psi being lost.
Check them 3 or 4 times and they are back down to zero.
You have to be FAST and pull the pump or gage off as fast as possible to minimize pressure loss.
There is very little volume of air so even a split second of air escaping will result in several PSI being lost.
For example, if I filled mine to 40psi and then check them with a gage, every time I check it, that split second of air escaping results in 5-10 psi being lost.
Check them 3 or 4 times and they are back down to zero.
You have to be FAST and pull the pump or gage off as fast as possible to minimize pressure loss.
The rear shocks are a PITA to get adjusted to a "precise" pressure.
There is very little volume of air so even a split second of air escaping will result in several PSI being lost.
For example, if I filled mine to 40psi and then check them with a gage, every time I check it, that split second of air escaping results in 5-10 psi being lost.
Check them 3 or 4 times and they are back down to zero.
You have to be FAST and pull the pump or gage off as fast as possible to minimize pressure loss.
There is very little volume of air so even a split second of air escaping will result in several PSI being lost.
For example, if I filled mine to 40psi and then check them with a gage, every time I check it, that split second of air escaping results in 5-10 psi being lost.
Check them 3 or 4 times and they are back down to zero.
You have to be FAST and pull the pump or gage off as fast as possible to minimize pressure loss.
