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What size nut goes onto a typical US passenger tire Schrader valve?
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What size nut goes onto a typical US passenger tire Schrader valve?
On Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:04:43 -0500,
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On Wed, 7 Dec 2016 21:35:20 -0000 (UTC), Leon Schneider
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wrote on Wed, 07 Dec 2016 14:57:20 -0500:
You got'er Cotter. Just tighten with a socket wrench.
Thanks.
I wonder which is better *quality*?
I suspect neither is better than the other.
I would "guess" (ASSume) that the one with nuts is *heavier* (which is a
bad thing) and more expensive (another bad thing).
I doubt it seals any better on a steel wheel (guessing again though).
Does it seal better on an alloy wheel?
The aluminum bolt ins are, if anything, only a few gramms heavier
than the rubber ones. They do seal better on boyh steel and alloy
because the rubber seal is compressed much more positively than the
rubber stem, forming a VERY tight seal.They are a bit more expensive -
I think I paid something like $1.50 each for the bolt-ins. Rubber
ones are about $1.30 on e-bay and $2.00 at the tire shop - so it's
pretty much a toss-up - and they last for years.
Curb damage is not an issue with either if you use short stems - and
with expensive alloy rims I stay well away from curbs anyway.
Sorry - I just checked again, and you can buy the chinese rubber
snap-ins for about $0.50 apiece on e-bay - if you don't care what
quality the rubber is.
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