On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:15:13 -0500, catzz66 <
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wrote:
>Are there any tricks to finding a pesky tube leak? Tire goes completely
>flat over a period of days. I replaced the tube and have the old one
>off the bike. Tires are kevlar belted and there does not seem to be an
>obvious leak in the tube. I have dunked the tube in water already.
Some leaks don't become apparent until the tube is fairly well
distended. If you've been inflating it enough that the leak should be
showing up, then there's a good chance that it's in the valve or at
the base of the stem.
Wiggle the stem while holding that area under water. If the leak
makes itself known when the stem is deflected in a certain direction,
the leak is at the base of the stem. This is not uncommon. If there
are bubbles rising from the end of the valve, the problem is equally
obvious.
The other likely successful solution is to simply replace the $5 tube
with a new one. It's easily possible to spend a lot more time trying
to find a leak than it's worth.
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