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HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90
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I just accidentally dropped the core of a valve extender into my rear Flo 90 wheel. It's just rattling around. Anybody have any insight into how to get it out? Anybody else experience this?

Hopefully the Flo boys see this...
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Re: HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90 [teichs42] [ In reply to ]
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Call them. They have the best customer service ever. They'll even facetime or skype with you.
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Re: HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90 [TriathlonJoe] [ In reply to ]
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I know, I've spoken with Jon on a number of occasions through email and on the phone. They're the best, I just wanted to check here first
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Re: HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90 [teichs42] [ In reply to ]
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They've spoken about this before: http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...post=4597449#4597449
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Re: HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90 [mbwallis] [ In reply to ]
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Thanks so much for the link!
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Re: HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90 [teichs42] [ In reply to ]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB-zjDDaP_Q


I did a bastardized version of this and it worked. Be patient. You'll sweat. You'll sweat. But eventually you'll get it out.


Good luck.
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Re: HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90 [dyarab] [ In reply to ]
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thanks for the link to the video. hopefully I'm handy enough to pull that off. I don't see how this is going to be possible. I just got the extender right at the valve hole but can't figure out how to straighten it and slide it out
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Re: HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90 [teichs42] [ In reply to ]
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Try using the a piece of straightened coat hanger to manipulate it through the valve hole.

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Re: HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90 [teichs42] [ In reply to ]
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Just trying to understand how to avoid this with my Flo 90:

How did it happen? And how can one prevent this from happening?
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Re: HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90 [Bruizer] [ In reply to ]
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My valve extender broke and the inner part came loose from the outer part. It pulled of the tube valve and i need to deflate the tube to get it off so I used the inner part of the extender to reach up into the fairing to push the valve and deflate the tube. Well I dropped the inner part of the extender into the fairing because it was too short
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Re: HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90 [teichs42] [ In reply to ]
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I got it out!!!! Thank the lord, that was a pain. Gotta trust the good old paper clip
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Re: HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90 [teichs42] [ In reply to ]
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teichs42 wrote:
I got it out!!!! Thank the lord, that was a pain. Gotta trust the good old paper clip

Bravo!!
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Re: HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90 [teichs42] [ In reply to ]
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See if you can do it again :-)

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Re: HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90 [TheJeff] [ In reply to ]
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See if you can do it again

+1 it really isn't a solution if it isn't repeatable

I do the same thing as them, just slower
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Re: HEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!! Flo 90 [teichs42] [ In reply to ]
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teichs42 wrote:
I got it out!!!! Thank the lord, that was a pain. Gotta trust the good old paper clip

Looks like you are good to go. I was just going to have you call, but you're one step ahead of me ;)

Take care,


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