Re: radial tires on antique wheels

Posted by PackardV8 On 2013/5/30 6:53:05

Tire stem holes:

Tire stems on tubeLESS tires can be difficult to install unless the mechanic knows waht he is doing. The stem MUST be PULLED into the hole of the rim. NOT driven in. a small film of grease is usually required.

Poor fitting stems (i've never seen one) is probably due to someone having filed the hole to make installation easier becuae they didn't know how to install the stem or used somekind of el-cheapo china-rican stems.

To this day i can buy both the large and the small diameter tubeless tire stems locally at many various auto parts stores.