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valve stem thread length too short
The length of the tire stem valve on the main gear of my LS-3 is too short for the fill valve from my compressor to open it. The tire hub prevents the fill valve from pressing down far enough to open the stem valve. The short stem valve appears by design so it can clear the landing gear linkages as the tire rotates and not get sheared off. I tried using a valve extender but again, the length of the exposed stem valve threads is too short for the extender to screw down far enough to open the valve. Does anyone have this problem and was able to solve it?
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valve stem thread length too short
On Sunday, August 11, 2013 4:01:10 PM UTC-4, wrote:
The length of the tire stem valve on the main gear of my LS-3 is too short for the fill valve from my compressor to open it. The tire hub prevents the fill valve from pressing down far enough to open the stem valve. The short stem valve appears by design so it can clear the landing gear linkages as the tire rotates and not get sheared off. I tried using a valve extender but again, the length of the exposed stem valve threads is too short for the extender to screw down far enough to open the valve. Does anyone have this problem and was able to solve it? I keep an extender in my tool box that has the threaded portion shortened by almost half for just these occasions. UH |
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valve stem thread length too short
LS-3,LS-4, same problem.
There are different types of valve stem extenders. Plastic, walls too thick. I make sure to get the metal ones. You can find the metal extenders that have threads to the end. Some are built that the threads start about 1/4 in or more up in the barrel. Those don't work. Metal extender with the thread that starts at the beginning work well. In the US, be picky, but you can normally find a package of 3 or 4 extenders at Auto Zone. Bill T |
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