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Old 05-16-2008, 07:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
canoetrpr
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Default Leak!

Finally got to try out my brand new box blade with my brand new top and tilt. It was awesome.

My neighbour came over for demo of the TnT and as I was showing it to him I heard the dreaded sound of a leak on one of my rear tires.

I was loosing air and liquid from a valve stem. No clue how this happenned. My only guess is that while ripping my driveway a rock must have hit the valve stem or something.

I was about to call my tire guy when my neighbour suggested that I ought to get a valve stem key and a couple valve stems and replace it myself. Guess there's a first time for everything.

I've got the valve in 12 o clock position now so no liquid is coming out. I would have lost very little I think before I caught it. I've jacked the rear up to take the weight off.

Any suggestions while I attempt this? I'm assuming that I will be able to put the key right in and take the valve stem out? and then drop a new one in?
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