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Re: bad valve stem, fluid in tires...
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Posted by kjm on May 07, 2004 at 19:26:12 from (207.192.238.103):
In Reply to: bad valve stem, fluid in tires... posted by Tom Lendt on May 07, 2004 at 06:24:51:
Tom, nobody has asked if you are sure it is the stem or is it leaking between the stem and the rim,if it is you have a flat tire and the tire will need to be broken down and the tube patched.(the fluid will leak in to the tire and can only get out around the valve stem hole) After you get the fluid out, a dull wood splitting maul(to break the beads) and two tire irons, and if you have never done this or even seen it done figure 4 or 5 hours.(a pro can do it in an hour) The last one I had with no fluid cost me 35.00, my time is worth more than that.
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