Originally Posted by
JenCor
Yes we've done it maybe 6 times. I checked and double checked for holes or pinches. After taking it out and putting the old tubes in I held it under water and no leaks. However, it hasn't done the random pressure release now that it is outside of the tire. I'm thinking about putting a higher pressure in it and seeing if it does it but the tube expands so much more now it's not inside anything. Will it blow out before registering a pressure on the pump?
an Inner Tube that is Not constrained by a tire will stretch so that the volume of air inside it exerts equal pressure as the surrounding atmosphere. For an apparent gauge reading of 0. Until it ruptures.
You're not getting a repeat of the first pressure drop because unless you actually have the tube inside a tire, you Aren't pressurizing it.