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shew01 · 07-04-2021, 05:03 PM

Last summer, I noticed a cracked rim, and I bought a used wheel to replace it. I had the used wheel power coated, and I swapped the old tube and tire to the “new” wheel. It was the first time I ever replaced a Model A tire; so, I’m certainly no expert on this task. Unfortunately, the tire tube has leaked ever since.

If you break the “seal” on an installed tube to move it to a new wheel, should you be able to reuse the tube? Please see picture of valve stem.

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07-04-2021, 05:03 PM	#1
shew01 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Roanoke, VA USA Posts: 2,129	Leaky Tire Last summer, I noticed a cracked rim, and I bought a used wheel to replace it. I had the used wheel power coated, and I swapped the old tube and tire to the “new” wheel. It was the first time I ever replaced a Model A tire; so, I’m certainly no expert on this task. Unfortunately, the tire tube has leaked ever since. If you break the “seal” on an installed tube to move it to a new wheel, should you be able to reuse the tube? Please see picture of valve stem. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk