Tyre Pressure

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Wayne
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Tyre Pressure

Post by Wayne » Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:59 pm

Hi, can someone tell me the correct pressures for a 1947 Austin 10.

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Re: Tyre Pressure

Post by peter_winney » Sun Jun 02, 2024 5:22 pm

Wayne wrote:
Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:59 pm
Hi, can someone tell me the correct pressures for a 1947 Austin 10.
Front 24psi, rear 25psi. Or 1.65 / 1.7 bar if you have a metric gauge.
PSI figures from The Cassell Book of the Austin10 (1939-47) by Elliison Hawkes, published 1951, Third edition 1955.
It is tucked away at the back of the book under Ch XIV General Maintenance - page 190
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Re: Tyre Pressure

Post by Wayne » Sun Jun 02, 2024 9:08 pm

Thank you.

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Re: Tyre Pressure

Post by peter_winney » Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:15 am

If you load it up with 4 people and their luggage for holiday you will need more pressure in the rear tyres of course :D
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