<div dir="ltr">Thanks Rob. Valve stem bushings -- I should have thought there would be such an item. Will check them out re hole diameter, etc.<div><br></div><div>Tom</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 3:18 PM <a href="mailto:55healey@comcast.net">55healey@comcast.net</a> <<a href="mailto:55healey@comcast.net">55healey@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">There are valve stem bushings available.<br>
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<a href="https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NTH90125" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NTH90125</a><br>
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Should solve the problem.<br>
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Rob<br>
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> On Jun 15, 2019, at 12:07 PM, Tom Morrione <<a href="mailto:tjmorrio@colby.edu" target="_blank">tjmorrio@colby.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
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> FWIW -- something to check that I hadn't thought needed checking.<br>
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> I had a slow leak in a new tire and found that the tube stem had been rubbed or cut through by the rim. This doesn't happen in normal use --right?<br>
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> Just wondering whether anyone else has had the edge of the hole on a new spoke wheel rim (from Moss) cut the valve stem on the tube? (I didn't install the tube and tire so maybe the installer pulled or wiggled it too hard?) <br>
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> I filed the hole so there's a bit of a chamfered edge to it now. Never had to do that with oldĀ ones I've had (back into the 60s). I saw (can't recall where) someone sells little push in sleeves for the rim holes. <br>
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> Thanks in advance,<br>
> Tom<br>
> 65 and 67 BJ8s<br>
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> PS -- Congrats Ira. I'm sure they miss you already!<br>
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