Floor Pump Gauge Not Working

Dwindlehop sep 5 13 at 17 29.
Floor pump gauge not working. Place the pump hose in a sink full of water. Thread the new gauge into the floor pump by turning it clockwise in its housing. It would not pump bounced back and gauge said zero after every pump. I put enough air into it to pump my tires to 130 psi or so but the gauge barely wavered.
Put it in black valve first and it worked like new. It s a wonder they work at all. Last i used the pump the gauge was stuck at about 60 psi. Running water directly through the hose can also help you find any holes.
We used our floor pumps to. High pressure gauges are hard to read. Gauge performance will not be affected by its position so long as it is snug. If this does not work for you it is possible that you need a new check valve about 3.
This may be the cause of your pump gauge not working. If you want to upgrade your 2 5 gauge to a digital gauge we offer that here or if you have an old pump that s no longer reading correctly we offer replacement high pressure 3 5 high pressure high volume or travel gauge as well. Examine the gasket and inside your. Several reoccurring problems with bike pumps are usually simple to fix and.
Unfortunately floor pump pressure gauges have not caught up to the low psi movement. Thread the gauge until it is snug and the bar psi markings are aligned with the pump body. We offer a number of different gauge options on our website. How to troubleshoot a bicycle pump.
Peteh the fact is the issue is not completely fixed. It was the only way to properly evaluate the valve seal how well the chuck operated how stable the pump was and in some cases whether or not the pump even worked. The installation is fairly straight forward but it usually requires destroying the old gauge to. If you see bubbles you may have a hole in the pump.
You force them push on them knock them around and take them everywhere with you on your bike collecting all kinds of dirt and crud. The resolution sucks because all the numbers are crammed together. Bicycle pumps take a real beating.