Had a flat tire on my trailer. Took in in to the shop to get fixed. When I came back they said, "No holes in the tube, look at this".
Flat tire-no hole in tube?
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Lil Foot
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My first thought when I read your post was "valve stem leak", but WTF?
Well, that's a first for me- never heard of such a thing!
Well, that's a first for me- never heard of such a thing!
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My first thought was valve stem too.....
shhooooot - a little duck tape and epoxy will fix that right up!
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Had a new tube installed, but showed it to my neighbor and he said the epoxy they use on windshields would seal it fine. I'll give it a try, just for grins.
I had that happen on a valve stem on a BMW motorcycle once . . . right as I pulled into a small town after being out alone in the middle of nowhere by myself.
Got the tire off, took it to a tire shop and they vulcanized it to fix it.
Urethane used to bond windshields into cars is probably the same price as a tube. Visit local body shop/glass shop for a drop. May want a dab of primer for the metal part on stem (buff it first)
Give a day to cure and you should be good.
Give a day to cure and you should be good.
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I'll have to add that to the list of firsts that I've seen I've had stems rip, slice, and crushed. But thats the first time I've seen one seperate like that
I've had stems rip, slice, and crushed. But thats the first time I've seen one seperate like that i had a couple of valve stem inserts do that to me. They were on old auction rims and tires for my mazda b2300 pickemup. Had 2 go in about 5 miles...
That's a first for me too.
Super glue and stick it back in there, wrap a piece of tie wire around it, give it a couple of twists and there you go.
Super glue and stick it back in there, wrap a piece of tie wire around it, give it a couple of twists and there you go.