Originally Posted by
fietsbob
smooth band at the top of the brass portion * is where the pump gasket seals ..
I'm guilty of pushing the pump head on the threaded portion and wearing out the gasket,
once I saw the error I was making , the gasket wear stopped ...
So the question is, how do you know exactly where the gasket seal is located (it's inside, so you can't see)? Are you going purely by feel?
I just bought a Silca head for $30 and put it on the end of a previously crappy Park Tool pump. So far it has been great, but I'm never sure about how far to push the head onto the valve.
Originally Posted by blakcloud
I just spit on it to help lubricate it so it doesn't get so torn up.
That's just, like, good general life advice right there...