Question: 2008 ACR: My tires won’t take air,when I connect an air compressor

[Shannon Whitehead]

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with a gauge in it, the needle goes to the end and sounds like it’s going to explode. So I shut it. Only 3 of the tires. One of them I had to change the air stem because it broke off. I was thinking of changing the needles.
Let me know what you think It is. Thanks.

Answer by: Alex Macevicius
Sometimes when it’s all the tires, it could be the tool you are using to fill the tires is not properly pushing the valve. I would confirm by trying a different tool/compressor. We have also seen the valves just get stuck, use a pocket screwdriver and confirm you can push the valve and get air out of the tire.

Also a suggestion by: City Snake
I think the valve can be (accidently) screwed closed. See if you can turn the inside “set screw” that surrounds the pin (it usually is shaped as a horizontal bar) counterclockwise one half or one full turn.

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