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  • Whats the best way to prevent my tubeless valves getting clogged with sealant?
  • qwerty
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    Ta.

    eddiebaby
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    Tubes.

    scaredypants
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    hot sulphuric acid ?

    warpcow
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    What are you using for fluid? In 6+ yrs of running tubeless on 2 bikes I’ve never had problems with clogged valves using Stan’s valves (presta) and fluid. Whenever I change tyres (about once, maybe twice, per year) I pick off anything obvious at the base of the valve.

    qwerty
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    Should i just go valveless? I’d probably just need to run a bit of sealant round the dust cap.

    qwerty
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    Stans Race. Have to really force the air in via track pump & real slow to release pressure when pressed.

    scaredypants
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    stan’s race is not supposed to be put down a valve, says so on the bottle. If that’s what you’re doing, stop.

    … and hot acid

    qwerty
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    The Race went straight into the tyre not in via the valves, but it sprays out a little when i drop some pressure out after pumping (FnaRRRR).

    jairaj
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    keep the valve at 3 or 9 oclock position when inflating the tyre.

    teamslug
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    It doesn’t stop the valve getting clogged but I squirt gt85 into valve cap before I put it back on. Stops the twiddly bit from clogging up.

    flossie
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    Inner tubes…. You know it’s the future!

    LAT
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    Store the bike with the valves at 6 o’clock. Any sealant in the valve will drain into the tyre.

    This won’t unclog the valve, of course,

    scaredypants
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    Store the bike AND INFLATE TYRES with the valves at 6 o’clock. Any sealant in the valve will drain into the tyre.

    Deflate with the valve somehwere above level

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