Threeracers Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) Following on from my tyres thread I have ordered the Continentals and they should be with me tomorrow. The inner tubes and flaps have already arrived and I just opened the box to check and noticed that the valve stems were a short stubby inch or so. On my wheels I seem to have metal stems coming out at an angle from the centre of the inner wheel and are about five inches or so long. I am guessing that as a newbie I didn't specify long stems and that might be a problem? Having said that I did clearly describe the wheels themselves and the vehicle so that the tyre fitter knew what he was dealing with. What do I need? TIA Mark Edited March 22, 2023 by Threeracers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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7VHU Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Needing a bent metal valve. you might be able to get a valve extension / extender but remember to remove the valve from the tube, might blow up but won’t be able to deflate. ATB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Those are the wrong tubes, you need long stem 90 degree valves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeracers Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 Thanks both, will get them changed. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeracers Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 The tyre guy is kicking himself this morning , apparently the 90 degree metal stem isn’t an option on 12.5 r20 size that I ended up ordering so he missed that. They are now shipping 12 20 tubes with the correct valves. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 One step forward and two back. You will get there in the end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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