Dually valve extension issue, question
..In order to allow me to easily keep (rear dually) tires inflated properly, I use the braided valve extension for the inner dualies, and 160 deg. U shaped solid extensions for outer duallies. This h...
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exeter_acres wrote:
My "U" extensions turn all the time and at least once the tire went flat....
drives me nuts!
I have thought about using safety wire to hold it in place....
small hole in the rim and run safety wire to the extension so it can't move..
and the bummer is it is impossible to get in to the base of the extension to tighten it while the wheel is still installed
Hmmm, not a bad idea! And the good thing about that is, unlike the blue loctite idea, the safety wire could be removed, to allow you to remove the valve extension if you ever needed to.
Then again, it'd be my luck, that piece of safety wire would work loose, get 'flung' out at the tire at high speed, and puncture the tire! Hahahaha!
Please keep the thoughts, ideas coming. Glad to see I'm not the only one thats had this problem. :)
Will
