My better judgement told me not to do it and of course that was ignored...
The right rear loaded tire has been leaking from the valve core nslowly for months and today I decided the pull the core and fix it.
I first jacked up the tire to unweight it before core removal with the stem at 12 noon
A little niggling thought crept in that if the core was broken, I might not be able to replace it once it was partially removed.
And so it was the case. The very top piece of the core that actually threads into the stem was broken off from the rest and so air and ballast were spraying out.
I quickly replaced the valve cap to slow things down while I considered my options.
I noticed the valve stem is 2 piece to allow fluid to be loaded so I removed that piece which would expose the rest of the broken core and hopefully I would be able to get it all out .
However, the second I pulled that piece off, a solid stream of of ballast continued to shoot out.
In a panic I managed to replace that piece after losing at least a gallon of ballast but still have not fixed it.
It also appears to be leaking where the stem emerges from the rim so I am stymied as far as personally being able to repair this.
Monday I will call the dealer who has a mobile repair unit and arrange for that.
I can't figure out why the fluid continued to stream out with the tire positioned the way I had it. And I did not want to let it run out till it stopped.
The right rear loaded tire has been leaking from the valve core nslowly for months and today I decided the pull the core and fix it.
I first jacked up the tire to unweight it before core removal with the stem at 12 noon
A little niggling thought crept in that if the core was broken, I might not be able to replace it once it was partially removed.
And so it was the case. The very top piece of the core that actually threads into the stem was broken off from the rest and so air and ballast were spraying out.
I quickly replaced the valve cap to slow things down while I considered my options.
I noticed the valve stem is 2 piece to allow fluid to be loaded so I removed that piece which would expose the rest of the broken core and hopefully I would be able to get it all out .
However, the second I pulled that piece off, a solid stream of of ballast continued to shoot out.
In a panic I managed to replace that piece after losing at least a gallon of ballast but still have not fixed it.
It also appears to be leaking where the stem emerges from the rim so I am stymied as far as personally being able to repair this.
Monday I will call the dealer who has a mobile repair unit and arrange for that.
I can't figure out why the fluid continued to stream out with the tire positioned the way I had it. And I did not want to let it run out till it stopped.
