MAG21 pump qestion
- Thread starter rva
- Start date
- Feedback
- View
Any shock pump is suitable but the needle bit is what always caught me out, I'm sure the original differs from the more common type.
- Feedback
- View
The original needle is essentially the same as a regular pump needle , but it doesn't have the holes on the side of the needle, just the one on the end.
If you shop around, you can find them quite easily on ebay etc. The other type will still work, but you might lose a little pressure as you withdraw.
If you shop around, you can find them quite easily on ebay etc. The other type will still work, but you might lose a little pressure as you withdraw.
Thias
Klein Fan
The needle is a normal ball needle. If you make an adaper ball neddle to standard automotive valve, you can then use any shock pump.
I guess you could just buy a schrader valve to ball needle adapter at amazon.
But watch out. There are ball needles that have sharp edges. They will kill your mag valve in to time!
The best ones are those that have a round tip and the air hole is on the side. That side hole should be pressed in rather than cut in. Because of the sharp edges that is.
I guess you could just buy a schrader valve to ball needle adapter at amazon.
But watch out. There are ball needles that have sharp edges. They will kill your mag valve in to time!
The best ones are those that have a round tip and the air hole is on the side. That side hole should be pressed in rather than cut in. Because of the sharp edges that is.
I use standard ball needles that I find at my local hardware store. They have the side hole in them. I use a mini tubing cutter to remove the end above the side hole, then sand the tip smooth and round with the needle chucked in a drill. Takes a few minutes. Make it smooth with no burrs.
J
J
