How Do You Replace A Tire Valve?
Due to many conditions, including weather, damage or just age, the valves on your tires can wear out and become cracked or brittle, causing the valves to not operate properly when you are putting air in the tire. If this happens, it is not difficult to replace the tire valve yourself. It can be done in about an hour. Step 1 Remove the tire from the rim by separating the seal where the edge of the tire meets the wheel. Use a small sledge hammer and tire changing tool, wedging the tire tool underneath the tire valve side of the rim and running it around the rim until the tire is loose. Step 2 Locate the tire valve on the inside of the rim by pushing the tire down and finding where the tire valve is inserted in the wheel on the inside of the rim. Step 3 Pull the tire valve out of the rim from the inside using pliers to remove the valve stem. Step 4 Place a bead of dish soap on the inside edge of the new tire valve where the valve will connect with the rim and insert the valve back into th
