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Subject: | Enjoy the little things, like adding air to the tires |
Yep, sometimes the little things make a difference. First, let me show a picture
of my "minimum travel kit"
The ratcheting screwdriver on top has a screw off cap and holds several bits in
the handle. Flat head, small phillips, 1/4" drive for the sockets. It also
has a set of screws and washers for the matco brakes in there as well as the star
drive for the screws in case I have to remove a wheel while on a trip and
I break one of the little screws.
Below that is my set of sockets, and the 3/8" socket is removed because it relates
to the subject of adding air to the tires. More on that later.
Next is my valve stem extension. Originally the end that screws onto the stem
was free to turn. Epoxy and flox took care of that, as you can see. The extension
normally has a valve stemp cap on it, but it's removed and separate in this
photo.
Next is my socket extension, and finally in the bottom left corner is a handy 1/4"
socket drive that is meant to be used with thumb and fingers. It's tiny,
and super useful. My wheelpants sit low and are a tight fit. For the bottom
screws I can put a 5/16" socket on that thumb drive, put a phillips bit in the
socket, and I have a very short ratcheting screwdrive for that purpose.
Now, back to the tires. There is a lot written about determining where to put
the hole in the wheelpants, so I won't reiterate that here. I'll just add that
it is well worth the time to find a way to mark the tire sidewall with a bit
of paint so you can tell when the valve stem is lined up with that hole without
having to peer into it while moving the plane.
So, get the valve stem lined up with the hole in the wheelpants. Put the 3/8"
socket on the socket extension, slide it through the hole and onto the valve stem
cap. Unscrew the cap (It should have just been finger tight) and pull it
back while trying to keep it in the socket. Set that aside.
Take the valve stem extension and slide it through the hole in the wheelpants and
thread it onto the valve stem. You'll have an easy time of it if you try to
duplicate the angle at which you were holding the 1/4" drive extension. Once
it's finger tight you can check tire pressure and add or remove air. When done,
reverse the process.
I keep the valve stem cap on the extension in case I ever lose a cap while doing
this away from home.
So, nothing earth shattering here, but having a defined process and plan for the
little things makes them go quick and easy.
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