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Replacing valve in Tufo Tubular
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Ok, now I did it. I was inflating my Tufo S3 Lite on a Renn disc and bent the screw valve insert on the presta valve. Now it doesn't close all the way. Can I change valves or do I have to get a new tire? If you can remove the valve stem how do you do it? If it's replacable, will any valve stem work?

Thanks,

Richard
Last edited by: R Isgrigg: Jan 24, 03 14:07
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Re: Replacing valve in Tufo Tubular [R Isgrigg] [ In reply to ]
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No big deal. What you need to replace is not the vlve stem, but the valve stem core. This is a 30 second job.

Directly below the piece you bent is a threaded section that looks like it is part of the valce stem. It's not. It has wrench flats on 2 sides. Using a small crescent wrench, valve-stem tool, or (carefully!) pliars, grasp the wrench flats and turn anti-clockwise. It will twist out.
Replace it with another (available at a good bike store.)
If you use valve extenders, now is a good opportunity to do that job the right way, and add a valve-stem extender to your tire (Tufo makes nice ones in 2 sizes.)

MH

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