Post by rosiemoto on Oct 21, 2015 21:50:36 GMT -6
I've had a problem for months with my rear tire where sometimes every morning it's flat, or sometimes it'll hold air perfectly fine all week and stay exactly where I put it. The common thing is I check my air every day, and sometimes after pumping the air I'll have to let some out from overfilling... well, once while I was letting air out quickly, the valve stem core got stuck and it kept hissing and letting air out when I wasn't even touching it anymore. (I'm assuming that's called the core.) I had to push the core in again with the little air-letter-outter 
on my air gauge and it popped itself back into place I guess. I'm guessing it would do it again if I let air out that quick again, but I usually let it out slowly. This makes me wonder about the valve stem core being the cause of my mysterious random flat tire.
I'm thinking since I check my air almost every day, maybe sometimes the core is sticking slightly from me simply checking it, and other times not... maybe depending how I push it or something?
I've tried parking with the stem at the top of the wheel, and again at the bottom, and again on the center stand so there's no pressure on the wheel... it doesn't seem to make any difference; each way it has gotten a flat tire.
History with the tire is: new valve stem was put in when I got the rear tire replaced. Slime was put in shortly after to fix a leak. It held air fine for a while, then this "random" flat tire started happening.
I think I might be on the right track here. If it's the valve core, could taking that out with a valve core tool and putting it back in fix it? Possibly the shop didn't tighten it enough or something when doing the slime? (You wouldn't believe they've left me with unscrewed bolts, broken faring tabs, unhooked wires, etc, after working on stuff, many times)
Thank you!
on my air gauge and it popped itself back into place I guess. I'm guessing it would do it again if I let air out that quick again, but I usually let it out slowly. This makes me wonder about the valve stem core being the cause of my mysterious random flat tire.I'm thinking since I check my air almost every day, maybe sometimes the core is sticking slightly from me simply checking it, and other times not... maybe depending how I push it or something?
I've tried parking with the stem at the top of the wheel, and again at the bottom, and again on the center stand so there's no pressure on the wheel... it doesn't seem to make any difference; each way it has gotten a flat tire.
History with the tire is: new valve stem was put in when I got the rear tire replaced. Slime was put in shortly after to fix a leak. It held air fine for a while, then this "random" flat tire started happening.
I think I might be on the right track here. If it's the valve core, could taking that out with a valve core tool and putting it back in fix it? Possibly the shop didn't tighten it enough or something when doing the slime? (You wouldn't believe they've left me with unscrewed bolts, broken faring tabs, unhooked wires, etc, after working on stuff, many times)
Thank you!
..BAD TO THE BONE..
