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07-17-12, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mrund3rd09

I try to be as gentle as I can, believe me. I would shake that thing from side to side in an oscillating motion until it comes off. Sometimes, it would just not come off, and when I pull harder, the valve drags part of the tube out with it, and then I have to let the air out and do it over.

Are you sure that you're using your pump chuck right? Some you pull the lever out to release the chuck and on some you push it in to release the chuck. Look into the end of the chuck and see if it seems to get bigger or smaller when you pull the lever out.

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