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Re: Big Rig (picture)
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Posted by john in la on February 08, 2005 at 20:14:42 from (65.6.105.118):
In Reply to: Re: Big Rig (picture) posted by paul on February 08, 2005 at 19:45:07:
It looks very simular to a equalizer set up with a tube run to the center of the bearing hub. The line comes out the axle and has a fitting where the red plug normally goes. (Where you check the oil for your bearing hubs) The fitting is set up to spin on the out side with the wheels and stay still inside the axle. You hook the equalizer to this fitting. It is made where it will allow only a very small amount of air out at a time. While it would take hours to toally fill a tire with this line it has hours to work under normal conditions because the tires are already full. In a blow out situation the air would leak but it is so slow and only at one point that the air compressor can keep up with it.
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