Lock on tire chuck

[theoldwizard1]

I am looking for a "lock on" tire chuck that works with the valve install or removed. Most do not say if they will work with both.

Milton S-697

Milton S-698

 

[garfieldzzz]

If it grips the thread and have no internal shutoff it should work always both ways.

Edit the s-697/8 does not work for you as there is a valve core required. They have an internal shutoff valve. If they are ok for an airline they usually reqire a valvecore installed. Correct me if Im wrong

 

[manwithtools]

Here's an open flow version:

CZC AUTO Heavy Duty Brass Air Chuck, Open Flow Straight Tire Chuck with Lock-on Clip

Check the comments section for a review claiming it works with or without the valve core installed.

 

[bb29510]

advance auto

 

[Jbullfrog]

LocknLube has both styles. You will need an inflator with a valve to make the open one shut off. https://locknlube.com/products/locknflate-locking-air-chuck?variant=39523505176660

 

[Dust]

I've heard good things about the Jaco products, but haven't used them myself.

JACO Superior Products

Automotive tools and accessories including tire pressure gauges, tire inflators, air chucks, air compressor accessories, off road accessories, and more.

www.amazon.com

 

[ronkz650]

Jaco are great. That first Milton, the 697 is a Chinese made I believe. There are multitude of those in both open and closed flow, and they all are no good. The other one, the 698 is a good chuck, but not open flow, so won't flow anything unless the valve core is there, and sometimes won't fit because the release lever size. The Jaco lightning chuck is the only chuck worth $0.02 I've tried.

 

[theoldwizard1]

I am about ready to make one ! Start with a male, brass 1/4" NPT to female NPT adapter drill and tap for Schrader external threads, 8V1-32 (0.305" 32 TPI). Add your favorite quick connect plug. Done !

 

[Zeus36]

Here's an open flow version:

CZC AUTO Heavy Duty Brass Air Chuck, Open Flow Straight Tire Chuck with Lock-on Clip

Check the comments section for a review claiming it works with or without the valve core installed.

Just ordered a set of the CZC brass open flow. They will be here today. I'll test and report back.

 

[haveissues]

LocknLube has both styles. You will need an inflator with a valve to make the open one shut off. https://locknlube.com/products/locknflate-locking-air-chuck?variant=39523505176660

I have one of their grease gun adapters but $50 for a air chuck? No thanks.

 

[Rickster]

Check JDTCo. I thought they highlighted one they were selling on their YouTube channel a week or so ago.

 

[welder4956]

I am about ready to make one ! Start with a male, brass 1/4" NPT to female NPT adapter drill and tap for Schrader external threads, 8V1-32 (0.305" 32 TPI). Add your favorite quick connect plug. Done !

For small tires, I have just used a male quick connect fitting slipped over the valve stem. The inside diameter of the fitting fits well enough over the rubber stem to inflate and seat the tire on the rim. It doesn't lock on, but that works well for me so I can remove it quickly once the tire bead seats, then screw the valve stem in. I know it's not quite what you are looking for, but works good on small tires.

 

[Cheepbeer]

I just use the ones for semi tires. Push it on, **** it to the side and it sticks on the threads.

 

[bwringer]

Bane of my frickin' existence...

I have exactly one chuck, a random no-name of unknown origin, that will work without a valve core, and I cannot find another. No "open flow" nonsense where you need an attached valve.

It just works normally, and looks exactly like any other tire chuck, except that for some unknown reason it doesn't care whether there's a valve core. However, it is not a locking chuck.

It's one of my most prized and guarded possessions. I painted it yellow and it lives stuck to a magnet strip. It is only used for motorcycle tire changes, and I'm slightly terrified of losing it.

I'd love to find another, and I think this is what OP is looking for; a chuck that chucks (like a good chuck should) without regard for the valve core, and that has a locking clip.

Mine has an odd three-lobed "pip" in the center; otherwise it's identical to any other chuck of any brand. I think that "step" in the lobes contacts the lip of the valve, allowing it to work without a core.

Maybe this will look familiar to some component of the GJ hive mind; I've stumped grizzled pneumatics professionals with this one. I'd love to find a couple more, and one with a lock. This thing has been the only way I've gotten some beads seated, because sometimes you need the extra flow from removing the valve core.

Have you seen me?



Edit:

This Dill 6044-USA looks like a maaaaaaaybe? Anyone got one of these?

 

[tez929rr]

Jaco are great. That first Milton, the 697 is a Chinese made I believe. There are multitude of those in both open and closed flow, and they all are no good. The other one, the 698 is a good chuck, but not open flow, so won't flow anything unless the valve core is there, and sometimes won't fit because the release lever size. The Jaco lightning chuck is the only chuck worth $0.02 I've tried.

I bought a Jaco inflator a while back and the chuck works great. Push on and release with the button. It was so simple and small that it surprised me how well it works.

 

[p00p]

Bane of my frickin' existence...

I have one from a legacy HF purchase that operates as you've described.
ACE sold similar ones that gripped the threads.

 

[bwringer]

Sooooo.... I'm still coming up empty in the quest for a "closed" chuck that operates without a valve core installed.

Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

The chuck that comes with the digital astro tools inflator can be used as a blow gun, so look for one like that?

 

[bwringer]

The chuck that comes with the digital astro tools inflator can be used as a blow gun, so look for one like that?

That sounds like you're describing an "open" chuck, meaning that the chuck does not act as a valve; the valve is elsewhere.


What I, and I think the OP, would love to find is another example of a "closed" chuck that will operate with or without a valve core installed. This can be crucial for installing tires, where sometimes you need a healthy blast of air without the core in the way to seat the bead. Once the bead is seated, you let the air out, install the core, and inflate normally.

I have one and only one, and as far as I can tell it looks human-made; it did not fall to earth from outer space and does not appear to have been bestowed upon humanity by angels, or forged by dwarves, and I don't think it slipped through a wormhole from an interdimensional tire shop. There are no eldritch runes, remnants of portal slime, or residual radioactivity, and I'm pretty sure it's solidly 3D.

I have no idea where it came from, and I've never been able to find another. And it would appear no one in the GJ Hive Mind has seen one or has any idea what I'm talking about.

I'm starting to believe more and more in the "alien origin" theory, frankly...

 

[theoldwizard1]

That sounds like you're describing an "open" chuck, meaning that the chuck does not act as a valve; the valve is elsewhere.

What I, and I think the OP, would love to find is another example of a "closed" chuck that will operate with or without a valve core installed. This can be crucial for installing tires, where sometimes you need a healthy blast of air without the core in the way to seat the bead. Once the bead is seated, you let the air out, install the core, and inflate normally.

Your first statement is correct.

For the second statement, I'll take one that ONLY operates WITHOUT a valve installed ! And yes, seating a bead is the reason why.

 

[Bacon!]

^ I don't use a chuck at all to seat beads, just put the 1/4" hose coupler right on the stem (with stem valve core removed of course).

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

Your first statement is correct.

For the second statement, I'll take one that ONLY operates WITHOUT a valve installed ! And yes, seating a bead is the reason why.

This is the one I'm talking about. Don't get Astro Tools (or Astro Pneumatic) confused with Astro AI. They're NOT the same.

Air Chuck with Clip Lock | Astro Pneumatic Tools

Clips onto valve during tire inflation Durable, long lasting material 1/4-Inch Female NPT

www.astrotools.com

 

[tak1313]

I have the Jaco unit above on my M12 inflator, and it works fine (don't know about longevity yet). I actually like the "old fashined" one with the lever that squeezes down on the valve when you flip it, but find it difficult to use if the valve is recessed.

I also have the grease gun version of the LocknLube on my Milwaukee M18 grease gun and it holds/works great. I spent the $$$ on the grease gun version because of the pressures that can occur, but I'm too cheap to lay that money out for an inflator.