[Vwdiesel] Rabbit Brake Master Cylinder

[The President]

I'd not heard of those commercial valves before...
Still ther's no need to use 'big stuff' Surely the Presta or even Woods 
would do it after all cycle tubes run at 70 PSI. A little hand held 
pump/gauge setup would be fine. The backs of these valves are a large steel 
flange. Perhaps a larger 'hexagon' nut would be favoured.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tires.html#valves

Still a good idea even iffit wasn't what you were thinking of :o)

Mark

>From: James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net>
>To: diesel list <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Rabbit Brake Master Cylinder
>Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:23:32 -0600
>
>You would be looking for a valve stem for an industrial tubless tire, or
>a tubeless truck rim.  Normal tubeless tires have valve stems that just
>pull in to be installed, sort of a grommet affair.  These install by
>inserting from the tire side of the rim, and threading a nut down the
>valve stem that protrudes through the rim, smooshing it together and
>sealing the air in, and being more resisitant to getting torn off is you
>get stuck.
>-J
>
>David Cook wrote:
> > I'm not sure what is used for a child's cycle tube.
> >
> > At the local FLAPS, they had a replacement tire valve
> > stem that instead of being held to the rim by the
> > rubber on both sides, the outside half has threads and
> > a nut which compress the inside (of the rim) part of
> > the valve stem to the inside of the rim.
> >
> > David
> >
> > --- The President <quantum-man at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> "used a tire wheel stem.  One that had a nut to
> >> squeeze the inside rubber against the rim."
> >>
> >> David that's a goliath of a tip :o)
> >>
> >> So you mean one of a child's cycle tube for
> >> instance...
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
>

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