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Originally Posted by
rsbob
Noticed the stem was crooked, so bent it back to center and SNAP off it came. Amazingly the tire didn’t deflate or lose air. Since am on vacation no spare valve stems/cores so rode it 8 miles to a LB which helped me out. Took a couple of people to figure out how to get the remaining piece out. Since the tire is tubeless, some of the goo in the valve stem was holding the remaining piece in place. When home, I will remove the stem, clean it out and be good to go. Haven’t ever had this happen in 40 odd years.
Dude.... Never try to bend it back. They always break.
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