Leaking valve on Arch rims

[schleppp]

I have been having a problem with my valve stem leaking below the lockdown "nut" on my tires as of late. I have replaced the valve and the rim tape appears to be fine. I have also checked and even added more stans and it still leaks...

Any suggestions?

[davidB]

I had the same problem and it took me forever to get it to seal. I had to manipulate the sealant to get it to seal the hole as it would normally just fall to the tire. I shook the wheel vertically if that makes any sense. On a sort of related note, add some glitter to your sealant, it helps with some of the bigger holes.

[Pato]

Or you can try turning the locking nut 1/2 to 1 full turn past finger tight with pliers. Make sure you did not cut away too much of the yellow tape from the valve hole area. If you did you can always build it up again with a small strip over the hole.

[DISCO]

Try an O-ring or maybe some Rubber cement or a contact adhesive? It's not the space shuttle after all. When I went Ghetto UST the thing that worked best was threading in a metal Schrader valve stem from a car, with an O-ring it sealed both walls of the rim perfectly. Still I guess all the hassle is better than spending two bucks on a tube but they must weigh like 50 grams or so.

[bikeadict]

I actually use Silicone sealant to in essence "glue" in the valve. You can either install the valve while the Silicone caulk is still wet, or lay down an o-ring type application of the silicone and then install the valve once its dry. If you decide you don't like it or want to remove the silicone, it comes off very easily.

[DeeZee]

Originally Posted by Pato

Or you can try turning the locking nut 1/2 to 1 full turn past finger tight with pliers. Make sure you did not cut away too much of the yellow tape from the valve hole area. If you did you can always build it up again with a small strip over the hole.

One of my wheels worked fine with just "finger tight". The other required pliers to get a good seal.

[J_Sims]

Originally Posted by DeeZee

One of my wheels worked fine with just "finger tight". The other required pliers to get a good seal.

But do not get carried away with the pliers you can pull the rubber on the valve through the inner serface of the wheel and it will never seal...

[davidB]

I kept trying to tighten it with pliers with half turns and it wouldn't seal. Kept trying, and essentially pulled the rubber end of the valve stem back through the rim

edit: lol j_sims beat me to it. oddly enough mine still sealed. I only realized it when i took the tire off to retape it because i had a leak at a spoke

edit #2: I have better luck with the Mavic valve stems and their o-rings

[schleppp]

Thanks everyone! If I can't get done with all of these ideas it must be me!! Thanks again!

[DeeZee]

Originally Posted by J_Sims

But do not get carried away with the pliers you can pull the rubber on the valve through the inner serface of the wheel and it will never seal...

That HTFU bracelet made you strong


ps. Only had to turn mine 1/2 a turn. Also it helps if the value is wet.

Good luck!

[kev]

I've had luck with the "vertical shaking" method to slosh the stan's up there and seal the valve.

[mtnbikerfred]

I like slime-tubes.

[schleppp]

I have tried the shaking thing and it slowed down the leak but never really stopped it all together.

Originally Posted by mtnbikerfred

I like slime-tubes.

I am trying to stay away from tubes, but who knows? I may get tired of messing with this.

[thephat]

Double check that you have the correct Stanz valve, not the stanz valve for UST rims.

Good luck.

[DeeZee]

Originally Posted by thephat

Double check that you have the correct Stanz valve, not the stanz valve for UST rims.

Good luck.

Also the valves I have for the Olympic rims are different than the ones for the Arch / Flow

[whybother]

Originally Posted by DeeZee

Also the valves I have for the Olympic rims are different than the ones for the Arch / Flow

Wut do U kno? U werk in a Byke Shop? Dats wut I thot. Shutup and crall bak under a rok or sumfin. homo.

[schleppp]

Originally Posted by thephat

Double check that you have the correct Stanz valve, not the stanz valve for UST rims.

Good luck.

I am guessing the are the right valves. Some shop called The Path built the wheel for me. I heard they do good work there.

It seems to be holding up pretty good right now, no loss of pressure since last night.

Thanks again everyone!

[Abui]

Some valves have a rubber ring larger than the inner groove of the rim. Cut off the excess rubber so it drops into the groove. (Worked for me)

[scottay]

Originally Posted by davidB

On a sort of related note, add some glitter to your sealant, it helps with some of the bigger holes.

Really? What kind/size glitter? How much do you add?


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