Originally Posted by
WhyFi
Just received this so I thought I'd try it out. The hard plastic insertion tube is about 0.2mm too big to get all the way through my valve stems. Worse, from the little dribble that did come out of the tire, I can tell that it's time to remove and replace the sealant in the front tire.
Since I'll have to break the bead anyway, I guess I'll go to the LBS and pick up some valves that'll pass the tube and get them installed at the same time.
I was able to squeeze most of the watery, old sealant out of my front tire. Leaving the valve core out of the stem overnight took care of the rest, so no need for me to break the bead to clean it out this time around (I want to get my new Schwalbe Pro1 Addix installed in the next few weeks, anyway, so I'll have the opportunity to swap stems at that time).
Even though the insertion tube doesn't fit all the way in to my current stems, I can already tell that the sealant syringe will be a welcomed addition and $12 well spent. It takes the guesswork out of dosing, it's easy and it's relatively clean. I did have one instance where I hit some resistance when injecting - rather than push harder, I pulled back on the plunger and tried again and I got smooth sailing in return. After filling the tires, I flushed the tubes/syringe a few times with some warm water and took it apart to let it dry. Good stuff.