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Old 01-22-06, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by mollusk
I had exactly the same problem with exactly this brand of tubular this year. I fixed it by unscrewing the valve core, applying some blue Loctite, and screwing it back together.
Can you go into more detail. Mainly whats the valve core I assume this is the smaller part with threads on it that attaches to the part coming from the tire at the point I highlighted. Did you just use a vice grips to unscrew it or what?
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