ADDING AIR TO INSIDE TIRE QUESTION...

[KevsBoo]

This may be a dumb question however we are very new to RV life and recently ran into a frustrating issue. So our RV has double tires in the back and while on a trip we got the "low tire pressure" notification. My husband was able to add air to all the tires EXCEPT the two inside tires because he couldn't reach those nozzles. After a what felt like zillion phone calls (while on the road) to RV dealers/with service depts, auto supply stores (where we purchased extenders to try use with our air pump we carry with us) we had no luck. We even stopped at several truck stops to get some help or advice with no luck. On day 3 (while we kept traveling north) we were finally able to find a tire store that said they could add air to RV tires. They thought they had a bay large enough for our RV however, once we got there the bays weren't large enough... so instead they jacked up our RV in the parking lot, one side at a time, removed the outside tire and then added air to the inside tire and then replaced the outside tire. This whole ordeal was very stressful to say the least. Please tell me there is an easier way to add air to the inside tires. I kept thinking with all these RV's, trailers, huge mac trucks, etc on the road, we can't be the only people that have to add air to inside tires occasionally, right? Any help/insight would be greatly appreciated.

 

[KevsBoo]

This may be a dumb question however we are very new to RV life and recently ran into a frustrating issue. So our RV has double tires in the back and while on a trip we got the "low tire pressure" notification. My husband was able to add air to all the tires EXCEPT the two inside tires because he couldn't reach those nozzles. After a what felt like zillion phone calls (while on the road) to RV dealers/with service depts, auto supply stores (where we purchased extenders to try use with our air pump we carry with us) we had no luck. We even stopped at several truck stops to get some help or advice with no luck. On day 3 (while we kept traveling north) we were finally able to find a tire store that said they could add air to RV tires. They thought they had a bay large enough for our RV however, once we got there the bays weren't large enough... so instead they jacked up our RV in the parking lot, one side at a time, removed the outside tire and then added air to the inside tire and then replaced the outside tire. This whole ordeal was very stressful to say the least. Please tell me there is an easier way to add air to the inside tires. I kept thinking with all these RV's, trailers, huge mac trucks, etc on the road, we can't be the only people that have to add air to inside tires occasionally, right? Any help/insight would be greatly appreciated.

 

[wildebill308]

This may be a dumb question however we are very new to RV life and recently ran into a frustrating issue. So our RV has double tires in the back and while on a trip we got the "low tire pressure" notification. My husband was able to add air to all the tires EXCEPT the two inside tires because he couldn't reach those nozzles. After a what felt like zillion phone calls (while on the road) to RV dealers/with service depts, auto supply stores (where we purchased extenders to try use with our air pump we carry with us) we had no luck. We even stopped at several truck stops to get some help or advice with no luck. On day 3 (while we kept traveling north) we were finally able to find a tire store that said they could add air to RV tires. They thought they had a bay large enough for our RV however, once we got there the bays weren't large enough... so instead they jacked up our RV in the parking lot, one side at a time, removed the outside tire and then added air to the inside tire and then replaced the outside tire. This whole ordeal was very stressful to say the least. Please tell me there is an easier way to add air to the inside tires. I kept thinking with all these RV's, trailers, huge mac trucks, etc on the road, we can't be the only people that have to add air to inside tires occasionally, right? Any help/insight would be greatly appreciated.

Do you have a chuck that looks like this.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F1BZ5FJ/?tag=rvf01-20

 

[RandyB]

All metal stems can be installed on both inner and outer tires to easily air-up. It does require removing each tire and breaking down for installation. Certainly a truck tire shop job.

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[DennisT]

First off, there are no dumb questions, we all learn something new each day in this hobby ( or full time endeavor ).

On our Forester we had something similar to the dually setup posted above.

That gets the inner valve stem on the rear out past the outer wheel making things easier.

While getting something installed, depending on how far you traveled with low air on the inner tire, I’d recommend they inspect the outer tire. Since they are designed to work together having one carrying additional load while the one was low could have had an impact on the tire. Just something to think about.

 

[Rich W.]

Something like this will work very nicely and you dont need to change your existing valve stems if they are rubber. Look at the pics and maybe even the videos. I had them on an E450 and had no problems with them.

https://www.etrailer.com/Tire-Inflator/Wheel-Masters/WM8001.html?feed=npn&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google%20%7C%20Shop%20-%20Tire%20Inflator&adgroupid=136790414157&campaignid=17289631646&creative=598429595185&device=c&devicemodel=&feeditemid=&keyword=&loc_interest_ms=&loc_physical_ms=9032587&matchtype=&network=g&placement=&position=&gclid=CjwKCAiA_6yfBhBNEiwAkmXy52lcxkX3gPMnxvqJLReSaF3ntSiF4mNMHEPIkDzjmlPhn02frlu2UxoCfwkQAvD_BwE