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08-23-2006, 12:48
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Good %$#@ morning
ILast night I checked and adjusted the preasure in all of my tires.
The RIGHT front valve didn't seal after I checked it, but once I added air it sealed up ok. This morning I went out and the LEFT front was flat, and the bead was seperated from the rim. I called Good Sam (lucky I signed up last week) and the guy was scheduled and there in 1 1/2 hours and fixed me up. I guess it is a good practice to replace the valves periodically as a maintenance item. This could have been a real mess if I was on the road. The tires are only three years old, I would have thought they would replace the valves at the same time, but I guess not. Gardner 78FC33 |
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08-23-2006, 15:26
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Good %$#@ morning
I had a similar thing happen. I suspect that the tire pressures have
been so infrequently checked that the valves are sticky from lack of use. In my case, I discovered the flat (outside dual) 100 yards from a Les Schwab tire store --- who removed the tire, checked it, and remounted it .... at no charge. (The tires were purchased from a Schwab store by the previous owner. New valve stems were installed when the tires were replaced.) I have purchased a half-dozen tire valve cores to keep on hand "just in case." Pete Masterson aeonix1@... '95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 4203 El Sobrante, CA On Aug 23, 2006, at 5:48 PM, Gardner Yeaw wrote: > ILast night I checked and adjusted the preasure in all of my tires. > The RIGHT front valve didn't seal after I checked it, but once I added > air it sealed up ok. > This morning I went out and the LEFT front was flat, and the bead > was seperated from the rim. I called Good Sam (lucky I signed up last > week) and the guy was scheduled and there in 1 1/2 hours and fixed me > up. I guess it is a good practice to replace the valves periodically > as a maintenance item. This could have been a real mess if I was on > the road. > > The tires are only three years old, I would have thought they would > replace the valves at the same time, but I guess not. > > Gardner > 78FC33 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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08-23-2006, 16:27
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Good %$#@ morning
Had new tires put on few months back and to my suprise, I did not get new valve
stems either. Did not know until I came out and had 2 flat tires....Lets see...New tires for car at WalMart for $350.00 I get new valve stems but $2,000.00 tires from the truck place and I get stuck with the old ones? Next time I will watch very closely!!! Pete Masterson I had a similar thing happen. I suspect that the tire pressures have been so infrequently checked that the valves are sticky from lack of use. In my case, I discovered the flat (outside dual) 100 yards from a Les Schwab tire store --- who removed the tire, checked it, and remounted it .... at no charge. (The tires were purchased from a Schwab store by the previous owner. New valve stems were installed when the tires were replaced.) I have purchased a half-dozen tire valve cores to keep on hand "just in case." Pete Masterson aeonix1@... '95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 4203 El Sobrante, CA On Aug 23, 2006, at 5:48 PM, Gardner Yeaw wrote: > ILast night I checked and adjusted the preasure in all of my tires. > The RIGHT front valve didn't seal after I checked it, but once I added > air it sealed up ok. > This morning I went out and the LEFT front was flat, and the bead > was seperated from the rim. I called Good Sam (lucky I signed up last > week) and the guy was scheduled and there in 1 1/2 hours and fixed me > up. I guess it is a good practice to replace the valves periodically > as a maintenance item. This could have been a real mess if I was on > the road. > > The tires are only three years old, I would have thought they would > replace the valves at the same time, but I guess not. > > Gardner > 78FC33 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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