[AT] OT truck tires/driveshaft?

[Stephen Offiler]

Nitrogen and aircraft tires:  no, it is not due to extreme temperature
changes.  In fact, the FAA required nitrogen (no more than 5% oxygen) back
in 1987 due to the risk of explosion when oxygen combines with other gases
that may eminate from the rubber compounds.

http://lib.ce-air.com/eng/reference/2011/05/13/F1305252201646yjajtrtDHQOMRuruZ1hJ.pdf

SO



On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 3:52 PM, Ron Cook <ron at lakeport-1.com> wrote:

> This may be correct.  I do know nitrogen is usually used to inflate
> tubeless aircraft tires mostly because of extreme temperature changes,
> they say, and also to prevent corrosion on the wheels.
>
> I always thought it was because the nitrogen bottle was on wheels and
> easier to get to the aircraft than an air compressor hose.:-)
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
> On 5/16/2014 2:09 PM, Joe Hazewinkel wrote:
> > One of the advantages I was made aware of was nitrogen does not cause
> corrosion on aluminum rims.  I have spent quite a bit of money resealing
> tires on aluminum wheeled cars (I have 3 of them).  And was told that if we
> used Nitrogen from the start, we wouldn't be having the corrosion problems.
>  Don't
>
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