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I had a dicky valve in one of my alloys that kept leaking so i've decided to fix it. As i had a alloy rim valve in my tyre repair kit i thought i'd have a go at fitting it myself.

Anyway i removed valve inner to fully deflate tyre, broke bead and proceeded to remove valve from rim. Bastartd just wouldn't budge so i finally got the prick out by mutilating it with screwdriver.

Now when i try to shove the new one in the hole in the rim it's just impossible to squeeze in as the rubber just has no give in it. Do these things need tyre removed so as to to be pressed in or something, or am i just not trying hard enough?

If it's a job for the pro's then why include 'em in tyre repair kits?

Thanks

theres a tool you use that you poke the valve thru the hole, scew this tool on then lever it against the side of the rim to PULL it thru the hole.. similar to normal steels.

Valve stem removal tool, not the valve cap ones, but the one with the rethreader for the inner stem thread, outer stem thread, core remover, and usually something else, looks like a cross.

Lube the rubber with spit or dishwashing liquid, remove the lock nut, poke through from inside, screw the outer stem thread cutter onto the valve thread, then pull through using 2 tyr levers for leverage.

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Use the end with the 4 cross cuts in it.

If it's an alloy style valve stem IE: metal body with rubber seal it shld just push in with a little lube then do th nut up on th outside.
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Th rubber stems need to be pulled with a little lube through as they have a ridge to hold them in place.

P.S. It'd take a tyre guy half a minute at most to do it.

Rogue Patrol wrote:P.S. It'd take a tyre guy half a minute at most to do it.

Yeah i thought as much. I just like to do these things myself when the need arises. That way if it needs doing offroad or in remote location i know what i'm doing instead of just carting around a bunch of tools, plugs, valves, etc. with no idea on how to use them.

I've got the cross type thingy and rubber type valves (2nd pic). I'll have another go at it when i get home.

GQ Bear wrote:

Rogue Patrol wrote:P.S. It'd take a tyre guy half a minute at most to do it.

Yeah i thought as much. I just like to do these things myself when the need arises. That way if it needs doing offroad or in remote location i know what i'm doing instead of just carting around a bunch of tools, plugs, valves, etc. with no idea on how to use them.

I've got the cross type thingy and rubber type valves (2nd pic). I'll have another go at it when i get home.

Use a bit of lube when u do it, NOT petroleum based.
When you put it thru th hole and are pulling it through use a circular motion as this will make it a little easier.
Make sue it comes all th way thru to th ridge u can see and u shld be right.