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Old 10-29-2018, 06:23 AM   #25
Tireman9
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If you are running a TPMS (which you, of course, should be)you should have plenty advance notice of needing to add 3 to 5 psi due to normal air loss and pressure change due to change in ambient temperature, such that you can top off your tires at your next fuel stop.


If you don't have TPMS and have been driving on a tire that needs more than 20% of it's needed inflation, you should be calling road service and have the tire changed as there is a good chance you may have done internal structural damage to the tire making it unsafe to re-inflate the tire till it has had a complete internal and external inspection by a trained tire service person (not just the guy that mounts tires who probably has not received the training. AFTER the inspection the tire should only be inflated in an approved safety cage as doing otherwise can lead to serious personal injury.
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