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Post by mike932 on Sept 25, 2015 15:29:15 GMT -6
I just made a stupid mistake. I was trying to replace the rubber washer of my rear tire air valve. I removed the lock screw and the valve fell inside the tire. Duh!
What's the easiest solution?
I could try using a C-clamp to squeeze the side of the tire enough to gain access to the valve, but this could permanently warp the tire.
I could remove the rear wheel all over again and break the bead of the tire, but that's a lot of work.
Is there a valve I can install without removing the tire? It would need to be 90 degrees. Would it be okay to just leave the old valve inside the tire and ride that way?
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Post by crwford on Sept 25, 2015 15:47:31 GMT -6
Nope you need to take off one side off rim then reach inside and reinstall valve. Really don't you have any tire spoons they work great for taking off and on sorry I know you really didn't want to hear that all tire valves have to be installed from inside.   |
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Post by crwford on Sept 25, 2015 15:50:16 GMT -6
sorry can't you take a couple 1X3s and put them on opposites of tire and use c clamp on wood to brake bead?  |
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Post by mike932 on Sept 25, 2015 17:58:10 GMT -6
I just did it the hard way.... Earlier today, I was riding my scooter at 40 mph when the back of the scooter started shimmying back and forth. I immediately coasted and pulled over. The rear tire was flat. I noticed that the rubber washer of the air valve was broken. Luckily, my scooter insurance includes towing for up to 12 miles, and I was only 7 miles from home, so I called for a tow. I figured it would be easy to fix..... Just remove the air valve lock nut, and replace the rubber washer. That's when I dropped the valve into the interior of the tire. I sulked for a half hour, and then took the rear wheel off for the second time in 3 days. I figured out a quick and easy way to break the bead. Just take a cinder block with a towel under it to protect the tire and step on the cinder block until the tire bead breaks. Works great! Went to Lowes, found a rubber washer that would fit, reinstalled the air valve, went to a gas station that had an air pump, sprayed windex on the tire to make it easier for to seat the bead, and inflated it easily. Will now leave the wheel alone overnight to make sure air is not leaking. Moral of the story..... ALWAYS INSTALL A BRAND NEW AIR VALVE WHEN YOU INSTALL A NEW TIRE!  |
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Post by jct842 on Sept 25, 2015 22:45:50 GMT -6
Unless your riva is different with mine, on the rear wheel there are 3 places the rim can be put on......on only one of them is a notch where the valve stem can go even though the wheel can be put on 2 different ways. The notch gives clearance for the stem. If the stem is in the wrong place it will get dammaged.
Right after I bought mine I was going an indicated 70 and the stem broke off, talk about a wild ride! The idiot who replaced the rear tire caused it by putting the valve stem location in the wrong place
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Post by mike932 on Sept 26, 2015 6:33:33 GMT -6
jct, I don't understand your last post. My wheel has only one hole for the valve stem. Here is a photo of the same wheel that I have.....  |
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Post by jct842 on Sept 26, 2015 9:05:12 GMT -6
Yours is way different than the old riva's. Mine is in 2 piece's, hub and rim. If you were to put the rim on the hub wrong, the valve can and will hit the hub and that can cause it to crack. When mine let loose it went flat all at once while I was going 70!
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