Bionic Man
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Why would the amount of psi effect the air bleeding out?
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Cummins12V98
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On my previous DRV I had the same pinbox. I was told on a DRV forum that TrailAir said to pump to 100psi and it should seal whatever was allowing the pressure to drop. I did the suggested and it did worked.
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Bionic Man
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Interesting. I haven’t had the same luck. I’m ready to replace the Schrader valve to see if that helps.
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Cummins12V98 wrote:Bionic Man wrote:Why would the amount of psi effect the air bleeding out?
On my previous DRV I had the same pinbox. I was told on a DRV forum that TrailAir said to pump to 100psi and it should seal whatever was allowing the pressure to drop. I did the suggested and it did worked.
Interesting. So you are suggesting fill it to 100 psi and then drop to a lower pressure and it should hold the lower pressure? (The lower pressure being the one where the arrows line up on the shock absorper.)
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You need to air it up to 100psi overnight then do your adjustment after hitching. Give it a try, worked for me.
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I will give it a try before our next trip. Thanks for the tip!
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It's been awhile but we were on the road.
On Thursday, August 17 I aired the pin box up to 98 psi - that's all my compressor would give me! On Tuesday August 22 I went to the storage yard to go on our trip and lowered to 68 psi. We were gone for 4 weeks and the pin box held this pressure except once mid trip - it was down to 64 psi and I topped it back up to 68 psi.
I checked the pressure every couple of days (before we were leaving from a stop) and I was pleasantly surprised that it held the pressure so well. It seems to have worked!
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You are welcome!!!
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Cummins12V98 wrote:You need to air it up to 100psi overnight then do your adjustment after hitching. Give it a try, worked for me.
That's interesting, and I'll try to remember that, although before hitching I air mine up to about 70 lbs, then after hitching up I drop the pressure until the shock is just above mid stroke, usually around 65 lbs. I almost never have to add more pressure during a trip, even when it's a couple of months.
Good to know.
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