Tyre valve stem leak

DiyNutJob said:
No doubt people think this is faffing. But, I think this is leisurely research.

The valve stem base for the play wheel is easily accessible. For my regular use wheel, the stem is deeper in. But, I don't think it will be a problem. The stem can't be rotated because the rubber has bound to the metal from heat cycling and ageing. The rubber feels sticky as a sign of aging. Synthetic rubber reverts back to crude oil over time. The valve base is positioned to interact with the tyre bead during mounting/dismounting and inflation.

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Crikey! Looking at that rim, it's not just the backs of other cars he's fond of driving into! :ROFLMAO:
 
Mottie

Thread 'Puncture repair'

The car 'told' Mrs Mottie that she had a puncture on the way to work in the A3 today so she came back home and took the Golf and left it to me. She wanted me to take it to a tyre shop for repair but I don’t trust them so I ran it up the workshop and found a screw in the n/s/f. I have the equipment so I did it myself. I suspect there’s not many on here that have the equipment so this is just to show you what should be done if the tyre is to retain its original speed and load rating. Obviously, a repair should only be made to a tyre that will meet the legal standards when repaired -...
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DiyNutJob said:
You would equate changing tyre by machine to changing by hand? What a beginner!
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What mug changes tyres by hand when they have a machine? I'm telling you now, you will never be able to change a tubeless car tyre by hand and if you by any small chance did, you’d do damage to either the tyre or the rim. When you eventually claim that you have done it, don’t forget to add pictures like I did, documenting how you did it so that others who come to this thread that also don’t want to take a tyre back back to the shop and get it done again for free, can see how you did it and what it cost. Should be good for a laugh.
 
DiyNutJob said:
If I didn't know it, why would I say it? I just don't do the obvious stuff. But for you, I'll do it just once. Yes, it is confirmed leaking there. Yes, I know what the valve core is. It is not leaking there. There is no leak major enough for me to see easily around the outside rim interface. There is no leak major enough for me to see easily on the rubber. The inner face of the wheel was not examined because it's kinda obvious no need to look there until the primary leak is sorted.
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I know you're just trolling, but earlier you said the reason you knew it was losing air was because it wasn't as round as it should be. Apart from that being nonsense, have you done any proper tests, like with soapy water, or immersion in a tank?
 
fixitflav said:
I know you're just trolling, but earlier you said the reason you knew it was losing air was because it wasn't as round as it should be. Apart from that being nonsense, have you done any proper tests, like with soapy water, or immersion in a tank?
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Not nonsense. Fully inflated shapes differently to partial inflated. May be my senses are just sharper. Nothing I can do for you. I took one look at tyre and knew shop playing with me. Naturally, confirmation steps were taken.
 
DiyNutJob said:
Not nonsense. Fully inflated shapes differently to partial inflated. May be my senses are just sharper. Nothing I can do for you. I took one look at tyre and knew shop playing with me. Naturally, confirmation steps were taken.
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As usual, don't answer a question, just troll on.
 
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