at least the tree pollen's fooked off, with the wind ...
at least it had this morning ... been grim this afters
this wheel's been a PITA for some time ... holds air for about two days then gotta fill it with wind again
so decided to deal with it after lunch .... can't get the rim off the axle (without some effort to make a puller for it ) so decided to wrestle the tyre off in situ - they're hard fought on the bench
I'd assumed this was a tubeless fit, by the valve's installation (bolted in brass necked thing) and intended to bang a tube in it, as I also assumed the perishing was letting the wind out - ain't worth spending on new boots, for the use it gets
so found a tube from 'stock'
... Had to fix a puncy in it first though
- I'd sensibly left a match stick sized splinter in the offending hole making it easily identified as in need of repair
... fixed that and blew it up to check it
some numpty had obviously used tyre seal in the tyre in a previous life as it was covered in set gloop which rubbed off fairly easily for 95% of the tube .. then discovered a very iffy looking area of rubber, with a minute pin hole just starting so thought it'd be better dealt with it, first as last, after it'd been wrestled into yon wheel ...
so was a case of 'go big or go home'
having wrangled the tyre off one side of the rim - I find it has a tube already
, so haul it out, blow it up and spent a good ten minutes 'drowning it' looking for air bubbles ... sod all - must've been an iffy valve (which I was sure I'd checked??
- 'praps I was dreaming
)
so wrestled the damned thing back into the tyre and blew it up - deffo no leaky valve - we'll see how it is in the a.m. ....... will be a very PO-ed Druid if it's flat again
