Check Your Tire Pressure After Getting Them R&B

[BlueOvalFitter]

My uncle used to own a full service gas station and a Uniroyal tire store/shop (within a 1/2 mile of each other) in Baton Rouge. Since his death 7 years ago his son sold the service station (which had eventually turned into a convenient store) but kept the tire store open.
When I was younger and going through my apprenticeship program I would work turn around's and shut downs. When I wasn't doing that I was working in the tire store and service station. I learned A LOT about tires and maintenance on tires, and cars in general.
One day me and some other tire jockeys had a race. I actually removed 4 tires from a vehicle, removed the tires, installed the new tires, balanced them, and had them back on the car, all in 24 minutes! One tech beat me with a time of 22 minutes.

I would advise people to by a good digital gauge (Milton or Craftsman) and USE IT!!!!

 

[silveravant]

I always make a point of checking pressure exactly after getting new tires to establish a baseline to diagnose rim leaks, etc. It's really a pain if you have to add air every week in one or more tires if the rim is leaking. If you find a rim leak early it's easier to have it fixed properly.

 

[Branson304]

My tire pressure is always low after any shop touches my tires. Factory rating on tires in one of my vehicles is 35. I keep them at 37-38. After a tire rotation or balance at National Tire & Battery, they're always down to 30 PSI. EVERY TIME.

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

Originally Posted By: Branson304
My tire pressure is always low after any shop touches my tires. Factory rating on tires in one of my vehicles is 35. I keep them at 37-38. After a tire rotation or balance at National Tire & Battery, they're always down to 30 PSI. EVERY TIME.

The tire shop I went to was actually an NTB as well. They used to be a Tire Kingdom but just recently changed to an NTB. They say they're supposed to be better than TK, but, it's all the same company......?????

 

[69GTX]

I don't mind the local tire shops messing up the air pressure. That's something I can easily fix myself. What I can't fix so easily is when they scuff and chip the painted wheels while mounting, dismounting, or balancing them.

Directional tires can't be rotated? I thought those are rotated front to back, and back to front on either side of the car (no crossing sides).