Tyre Valves

Post by **Team28crew** » 30 Nov 2008, 14:21

Just checked tyre pressures and they were low so quick drive down to the petrol station for 50 pence worth of air, when I'd finished on one wheel I could hear air escaping from the valve where it meets the wheel I gave it a bit of a fiddle and the air stopped, and on another wheel a small pin hole was on the valve I gave it a squeeze and the air stopped leaking anyone know a way of fixing this permently or can you get a tyre fitter to replace the valves.

Cheers, Mark

Post by **gti mad man** » 30 Nov 2008, 14:55

is this a joke

Post by **Red Westie** » 30 Nov 2008, 15:39

Tyre valves harden and perrish with age....once they harden they leak, this is why the valve is changed everytime you replace a tyre.
The tyre bead will have to be broken one side...the old valve cut off and a new valve pulled through...2-3 minutes if you have a tyre fitting machine

about a fiver a side.
If only one side of the tyre bead is broken then you can get away without ballancing as the position of the tyre remains unchanged on the rim.
Martin

Post by **Team28crew** » 30 Nov 2008, 17:45

is this a joke Rolling Eyes

er...... no, why ?

Post by **kathyshack** » 01 Dec 2008, 10:14

I had same problem a while back. Took it to a local tyre place. he quoted a fiver each to replace the valve. had to wait for a while though, so in the end he did it for free for me

He said that fitting those cheap blingy dustcaps don't help, as they get stuck and when you twist them hard to get them off you damage the valve where it joins the tyre... plain black plastic dustcaps for me now.

Post by **Team28crew** » 01 Dec 2008, 20:02

Thanks all

. nearly bought a set of bling bling dust caps too.