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08-05-2021, 02:56 PM | #1 |
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Inner tube advice needed
Do any of the suppliers sell a heavy-duty 21 inch inner tube? I patched, installed, re-patched, installed my older one....another leak! Gave up. Got my new one installed today......new leak. Patched, installed.....still leaked around my new patch after I made sure it didn't leak before I put it in. I was careful to not pinch the tube while remounting the tire. I have had no leaks in the four tires on the car, and they have been holding air just fine for at least 21 years!
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08-05-2021, 03:18 PM | #2 |
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Re: Inner tube advice needed
Try ebay and next time use talcum powder on the tube to make sure it slides in easier.
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08-05-2021, 03:32 PM | #3 |
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Re: Inner tube advice needed
Brattons was the manufacturer of the best inner tubes. Check with them?
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08-05-2021, 03:38 PM | #4 |
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Re: Inner tube advice needed
I got five 21" tubes from Lucas back in June, they held up fine.
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08-05-2021, 04:40 PM | #5 |
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Re: Inner tube advice needed
What was causing the air to escape? You left the most important fact out. Maybe you need to let a tire store patch and install the tube for you.
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08-05-2021, 04:56 PM | #6 |
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08-05-2021, 05:09 PM | #7 |
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Re: Inner tube advice needed
We had a tire go flat on my grandson's 30 Tudor. The tires and tubes are new, installed a few months ago and only on the road a few days ago. A few trips around the block and the tire went flat. We found a pin hole in the side of the tube. It was not caused by a pinch. We were careful to use baby powder and not force it with tools. We patched the tube and so far it is holding. Inner tubes are suspect today because they are not normally made for cars anymore, just bikes and motorcycles and we all know where they come from.
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08-05-2021, 05:19 PM | #8 |
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My old one was made in China. My newest one was made in Vietnam. I'm going to order one from Brattons and hope theirs is better.
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08-05-2021, 06:45 PM | #9 | |
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08-05-2021, 07:01 PM | #10 |
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I bought 5 new inner tubes from Bratton’s earlier this year……4 of the 5 have slow leaks in them…..have to air up some every few weeks.
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08-05-2021, 07:19 PM | #11 |
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A little bit over a year ago I put new tires on newly restored 21 inch wheels and I have had no issues, no leaks. They were bought from Kelsey Tires and are the firestone type. Came with inner tubes.
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08-05-2021, 07:28 PM | #12 |
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08-05-2021, 08:52 PM | #13 |
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To the Master Cylinder: all the holes in the tubes showed up on the part where they touch the rim liners which are perfectly smooth.
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08-06-2021, 07:10 AM | #14 |
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Re: Inner tube advice needed
A couple of years ago I bought a new tube from Brattons. It had a small leak near the stem right out of the box. I called them and they sent out a new tube that day. I was told that this was an recurring issue with their latest batch? Should have a new batch in stock since then.
So my frustration with the adventure now causes me to always put air in a new tube and sink it in some water to check for leaks before putting it on the car. Chap |
08-06-2021, 09:45 AM | #15 |
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I bought tires and tubes from Mike's A Fordable about 5 yrs ago and have very good luck with the tubes. No air loss to speak of. What is the consensus as to how long I should keep them. I'm in the need of tires very shortly. Should I use the same tubes with the new tires?
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08-06-2021, 11:40 AM | #16 |
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I was going to suggest using rim liners, but, apparently that isn't, or maybe it is, the problem with yours.
There are, as said, a lot of junk tubes out there. Motorcycle tubes were being awhile back. |
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08-06-2021, 10:25 PM | #18 | |
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08-06-2021, 11:25 PM | #19 |
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I use old good tubes until they don't work any longer.
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08-07-2021, 12:00 AM | #20 |
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Re: Inner tube advice needed
This is exactly what I was thinking. I was a bike mechanic for years and a lot of times a customer repaired tube had something in the tire or tube that was causing the problem. If the holes keep popping up in the same area its a likely cause. Or your overstretching the tire somehow, maybe its the wrong size.
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