Lubricated valve stems 2...

27/04/26 18:29 Filed in: Gear

Back in September, I wrote about the idea of adding lubricant to tyre valves and the valve stems to stop sealant from blocking them. I've been using "lubricated" valves for many months now. Long enough to find out that if the sealant gets in there, it will turn solid even if it won't stick to the valve itself. Clearing it was super easy - pull the string of congealed sealant out. But not foolproof.
I haven't figured out how to get lubricant inside the valve stems - I think I need a pipe cleaner since a cotton bud is too big in diameter to slide inside. I could use the same submergence approach, but then they'd be out of commission for a few days (I have many spare valves but not many spare valve stems).

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Lubricated valve stems 2...