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The Schrader valve to the main chamber seems to be stuck so it wont hold any air. I have given it a good wiggle, but it doesnt seem to want to come out at all. Anyone had any similar problems? Is there a special release mechanism I don't know about? It is on a 4 Way Swinger if that helps.
I had this ages ago. There was a bit of grit stuck in it.
I think it was a Float R this happened to - I was near a bike shop, and helpfully they just unscrewed the valve & blew some air through it from an airline.
The valve should have some spanner flats around it. Can you take the valve out & give it a clean?
just remove the core
do not need to remove the whole valve assembly !
you can replace the core with one from a donor tube - probably not mojo approved but if my shitey (i was never happy with it ) DHX 5 coil hadnt come with a faulty one from the offset i wouldnt have needed to stick one from a tube in to go riding 😀
So how do I remove the core? There doesn't seem to be any way to remove the whole valve externally. I did try and "rinse" it out with lube last night but it didn't help
can i be obvious and say - a valve core removal tool
halfords sell them
a pair of tweezers or small (as in jewellers) pliers does the same job, Ive used both to change schrader valve cores on a marzocchi fork
needle nosed pliers
Have a wander up & down your street, check out the flash or older cars for their dust cap (valve removal tool), pop it onto a large bolt and there you go, you have the tool.
Thanks for that everyone. I will try and check out the wheels on my way home. If not I will nip to Halfords as they have one in stock
Thankfully not the disaster I had thought it was
OK that didn't go to plan. I got a valve core remover and tried to remove the core, but it broke (the "wings" snapped at the central sticky up bit), so now what?? Off to Manitou?
Bugger!
That doesn't fill me with hope PePPeR!!
Might get a small allen key or phillips screwdriver in if the nut part has come off completely?
shouldnt have been very tight really
So no more help from anyone?
service time ...
is it a manitou shock ?
try loco or tf
I had a similar problem with a stuck valve core in my tire. I found a nifty valve core tool that clamps onto the stem of the valve. It makes removal easy. I bought mine at a car show but they have a website valvecoretool.com.
Since yours broke you might try beating a 7/64 allen key into it and you should be able to get the rest of it out.