| Author | Message | ||
     Randomchaos |
Bleh, gonna be a nice 72 degrees here today. Decided I'm gonna go on a nice long ride. Go to start the bike, it cranks once, everything looses power for a few seconds, then it cranks over a few more times and starts. Once running, I find the the Odometer lost power, so clock reset and trip meters reset. Bummer, looks like I'm gonna need a new battery soon. No trickle charge available either with living on the top floor of an apartment. I decide to go ahead and continue with my ride. Going down the road, the bike feels a little odd, so I stop to get some gas, buy a new digital tire pressure gauge since I lost my last one, and check the tire pressures. DAMN! Front tire is sitting on 17PSI, rear is on 19PSI. Hadn't checked them in about 3 weeks since I lost my gauge. After checking the rear tire pressure, I hear a faint hissing sound. Son of a... the valve is leaking... AGAIN! I replaced the valve internal about a month ago for this same problem. Looks like I need an entirely new valve stem. Don't have the cash to take care of it now, so there goes my planned day of riding! | ||
| Greg_e |
Green slime might seal the valve stem back up, but it would be best to have it replaced. Might want to have the front tire checked too, they really shouldn't lose much pressure in a month. | ||
| Aptbldr |
Let out most of the air, blow in some WD-40 or what-ever, heck, spit in the valve. Re-inflate & check valves' action again. | ||
| Doubled |
Green slime might seal the valve stem back up NNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! After working in a garage for over 5 years I will never put that crap in anything besides a lawn mower. Please, I'm begging you all, do your tire guy (and your wallet btw) a favor and only use slime as a last resort. | ||
| Iamarchangel |
Replace stem, don't over-tighten. If that doesn't work, replace valve. Might be an idea to have somebody pop the tire and check bead. Any slime instantly make the tire non-repairable. Clock reset indicates a break in continuity not loss of power. Bike ran and restarted after you checked your tires so battery is probably good. Check your battery connections. | ||
| Froggy |
I also have changed a handful of car tires at my dad's shop, for the love of god don't use the slime unless you have exhausted all other options!!! | ||
| Greg_e |
My brothers are both mechanics, and yes slime is generally to be considered a last resort if you put in as much as the bottle suggests. A small amount pushed though the valve might make it seal again and not put so much crap inside that it makes a mess when the tire is changed. That said for quad runners it is the $hit for keeping the air inside when all manor of stuff is poking pinholes in the rubber. |
