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anyways speaking of innertubes: I have 5 20" AA truck ones with the 90*bent brass valve stem - is there anyway to straighten them back out to a 45* or put another S bend in them to straighten them up?
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Firestone is Japanese.
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05-11-2016, 03:54 AM | #44 |
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"I recently bought a tube from my local Model A parts supplier and specifically asked for a Brattons tube. The plastic wrapper was marked "made in China" and the tube had tiny Chinese lettering on."
How do you know it was Bratton's spec made tube?
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Why are you all getting so hung up on where things are made?
Germany has some of the most stringent standards in the world with the TÜV. I don't think the problem lies with where these tubes were made, but maybe what material they were made from. If they are made from Nitrile they could be suffering from ozone damage. Over a relatively short period of time the ozone in the air will deteriorate the nitrile causing it to split. Remember in the old days the side walls of tires used to crack and split? ....Ozone! To get around this problem the rubber has antiozonants added before it is vulcanised. There are other treatments as well to prevent damage from ozone. You need to find a reputable supplier that can give you the material specifications and trust that not everything made outside the USA is crap. Sent from my SM-N910F using Tapatalk Last edited by Mac_4; 05-11-2016 at 05:14 AM. |
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Anyone know what they are called and where I can get them? Oh, BTW, the tubes I took out of the "old" tires say right on them: Made is USA. (Tires were Firestones made in New Zealand.) Replacing the tires only because of extreme weather cracks, still had lots of tread. They were 25+ years old, just not many miles.
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Are you talking about these? I carry about 30 of these in my parts drawer for projects.
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Your welcome.
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I picked up my new Coker 19" Radial tires today. On the way to pick them up, the powder coater called and said that my wheels were ready. An the little grommets (post # 44-47) came in yesterday.
Looks like I will have a busy day tomorrow!
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Sound like a good day ahead. Have fun Carl.
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Enjoy your new shoes
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