Stuck Tyre Cap

[suzuka1980]

Hey people, my damned tyre cap is stuck....

 

i guess i tried turning it super hard to remove it...because the entire valve stem came off....with the cursed cap still stuck on it....pui!

 

I plugged the stupid thing back on like a cork to a bottle, to stop the leak...

 

Anybody had any experience like this before?...how much to do a valve stem replacement??

 

should be a simple procedure....since i can even remove it with my rambo like hands....

 

I searched the internet....and apparently its a normal thing for aluminium caps...i tried removing it late at night....the cold air while riding must have shrunked the cap by a little.... manufacturers actually recommend plastic caps actually because of this reason......tamade...

[WingZer0]

think the valve stem quite cheap maybe around $15....but the problem is need to remove the tyre or rim...can't remember exactly so the workmanship will cost a bit more....

[panclanrider]

If I'm not wrong, the tyre has to be taken out from the rim in order to change the whole valve stem assembly including the rubber thing on the rim.

[archenemy]

correct.

 

the valve is inserted from the inside of the rim...

 

the only way is to cut it out....

[CivicR]

Maybe U should have try using a plyer to unscrew the tyre cap.