Good %$#@ morning

[Chris Reed]

Had new tires put on few months back and to my suprise, I did not get new valve
stems either. Did not know until I came out and had 2 flat tires....Lets
see...New tires for car at WalMart for $350.00 I get new valve stems but
$2,000.00 tires from the truck place and I get stuck with the old ones? Next
time I will watch very closely!!!


Pete Masterson wrote:
I had a similar thing happen. I suspect that the tire pressures have
been so infrequently checked that the valves are sticky from lack of
use. In my case, I discovered the flat (outside dual) 100 yards from
a Les Schwab tire store --- who removed the tire, checked it, and
remounted it .... at no charge. (The tires were purchased from a
Schwab store by the previous owner. New valve stems were installed
when the tires were replaced.)

I have purchased a half-dozen tire valve cores to keep on hand "just
in case."

Pete Masterson
aeonix1@...
'95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 4203
El Sobrante, CA

On Aug 23, 2006, at 5:48 PM, Gardner Yeaw wrote:

> ILast night I checked and adjusted the preasure in all of my tires.
> The RIGHT front valve didn't seal after I checked it, but once I added
> air it sealed up ok.
> This morning I went out and the LEFT front was flat, and the bead
> was seperated from the rim. I called Good Sam (lucky I signed up last
> week) and the guy was scheduled and there in 1 1/2 hours and fixed me
> up. I guess it is a good practice to replace the valves periodically
> as a maintenance item. This could have been a real mess if I was on
> the road.
>
> The tires are only three years old, I would have thought they would
> replace the valves at the same time, but I guess not.
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33

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