recently while adding air to the right rear wheel, the right front door shut on the hose. as luck would have it, the hose got pinched in the door jamb latch assembly & now has a small hole.
i can inflate up to 25 lbs before the pressure going into the hose equalizes with the tire & forces air through the hole mentioned above. if i press firmly on the "nick/injury" i can all but stop the leak & bring the pressure up to the required 46 - however my hand cramps quickly.
the hole is sort of at an angle - hence i can press the "flap" shut. the place that's cut is probably 2 - 3 mm but obviously enough. :-(
i'd like suggestions on how to repair the hose. i've thought about electrical or guerilla tape wrapped VERY tightly several times several inches on either side of the hole… but i wonder if it will hold up to the pressure.
feedback?
i can inflate up to 25 lbs before the pressure going into the hose equalizes with the tire & forces air through the hole mentioned above. if i press firmly on the "nick/injury" i can all but stop the leak & bring the pressure up to the required 46 - however my hand cramps quickly.
the hole is sort of at an angle - hence i can press the "flap" shut. the place that's cut is probably 2 - 3 mm but obviously enough. :-(
i'd like suggestions on how to repair the hose. i've thought about electrical or guerilla tape wrapped VERY tightly several times several inches on either side of the hole… but i wonder if it will hold up to the pressure.
feedback?
