Tube Valve

[mr_cellophane]

Is there anything I can do about a valve which leaks slowly (but more the more you tighten the cap) ?

 

[mickle]

Presta or Schrader? Or woods?

 

[e-rider]

sounds strange - if its a presta, have you tightened it properly before putting the cap on? Schrader can be tightened with a special little tool you can buy in any car shop such as halfords. If you're still using woods valves it's time to buy new tubes!

 

[mr_cellophane]

Sorry - Schrader

New tube from Wiggle. Perhaps I best send it back, although that seems a bit OTT for £3.

 

[mickle]

Buy a valve key from Halfords, screw the core in, job done.

 

[mr_cellophane]

Something like this ?

Screw it in clockwise ? like an ordinary bolt

 

[mickle]

Something like this ?

Screw it in clockwise ? like an ordinary bolt

Yes and yes. Although i doubt you'll find one that looks anything as posh as that in Holefrauds.

 

[mr_cellophane]

Forget it. Now I found what it looks like, I tightened it up with a pair of needle nosed pliers. I got 45 psi in it for now with a hand pump. If it holds up till the morning I will put the rest in then.

Thanks for the help

 

[mickle]

Aye big man, nae bother.

 

[mickle]

I don't know.

 

[mr_cellophane]

Still nice and hard this morning

 

[mickle]

Isn't that always the way?

 

[Christopher]

ola
Although Mickle has already answered the question, I'd take the valve core right out & oil it with fine oil - 3 in 1 is great - & screw it back in

 

[mickle]

Oil? Perish the thought/tube.

 

[tyred]

If you want to lubricate a valve, jusp spit into it.