lubricate a valve?
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TriSooner posted 20 weeks ago.
Try it, but you may as well just change tubes. I always weigh 'worse case scenarios' and it seems when you are talking about a $5 tube it would be worth just chunking the broken valve to ensure you get in your training rides, races without a potential problem.
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Anton posted 20 weeks ago.
+1. Chuck the tube.
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brittda posted 20 weeks ago.
jtrimom wrote:
oh, the comments I would like to make! :O
ahahahahah I thought the exact same thing when I saw the heading on this.
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jtrimom posted 20 weeks ago.
brittda wrote:
jtrimom wrote:oh, the comments I would like to make! :Oahahahahah I thought the exact same thing when I saw the heading on this.
I hardly ever see YOUR mind in the gutter, Britt; now tri-ac and Beads, though, are regulars :)
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tri-ac posted 20 weeks ago.
jtrimom wrote:
oh, the comments I would like to make! :O
do your worst/best
roll down and stick em in the box at the bottom :)
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jtrimom posted 20 weeks ago.
I could probably come up with something with "head gasket" too, if I knew what that was :)
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jtrimom posted 20 weeks ago.
pumping a sticky valve forcefully is not likely to end happily for anyone involved...using lubrication is definitely advised in these "sticky" situations :)
and no, I wouldn't use chain lube
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tri-ac posted 20 weeks ago.
jtrimom wrote:
I could probably come up with something with "head gasket" too, if I knew what that was :)
kinda doesn't matter...as long as it's tongue in cheek ;)
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jtrimom posted 20 weeks ago.
if you're forcefully pumping your valve into a head gasket, it is bound to get sticky before the job is done.
(It was a very long 50 mi bike ride this morning- I have lots of time to think :)
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the valve on my tire tube is sticking enough that it's overcoming the force of the pump and the pump-head gasket is failing to keep the air in
is it sensible to try to lubricate the valve on the tube?
if so, what do i use? will chain lube work?
thanks up front!