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Old 10-04-2011, 06:03 PM
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Tony, my valve stems are about 2 inches long and point inwards toward the axel slightly and I don't see a way to prevent this. This angle prevents threading on the valve extension through the hole in the bracket.
Bend the stem.
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Old 10-04-2011, 06:44 PM
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From Rdog's post then, it is OK to bend the valve stems? If so, mystery solved. That was easy .

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Old 10-04-2011, 06:53 PM
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The valve stem is made of brass, A slight bend won't hurt anything.
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Old 10-04-2011, 07:50 PM
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I have my wheel pants sitting on the table 95% complete for several months now ( I said earlier I wasn't real anxious to bother with them), and I will use all the good ideas put forth here. Thanks for the info. The only anxious part is how much additional airspeed will they produce? No, I am not doing the main gear legs and upper and lower fairings and all that. I really think the 12 looks good w/o all that stuff hanging on it (plus I don't have to pull it off to do condition inspections).
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Old 10-05-2011, 09:14 AM
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How does one bend rubber?? I can bend it, but for some strange reason it bounces right back into the position it was to begin with.
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Old 10-05-2011, 11:39 AM
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How does one bend rubber?? I can bend it, but for some strange reason it bounces right back into the position it was to begin with.
It should be a 90 degree bend tube valve made of brass with a nut threaded on to hold the stem in place to the hub.
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Old 10-05-2011, 11:43 AM
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Mine are bare brass 90 degree on all three tires.
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Old 10-05-2011, 11:56 AM
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Mute point now. I drilled a hole just below axel and it works great. Will install access spring doors when I get them.
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Old 10-05-2011, 11:58 AM
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Is the brass tube threaded down by the rubber tube? It should be threaded exactly the same as the threads where the valve cap goes.
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Old 10-05-2011, 12:22 PM
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Kinda, sorta, a little bit maybe. Here is a photo of mine. Faced with a choice, I think I will probably use the little flippy things that I can't lose:
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