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Old March 7th 09, 03:50 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
shywon
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Default What's the best way to install a new tire tube ?

On Mar 6, 9:32*pm, wrote:
I have an ASW-15B. *Anyone have any good advice to make sure I safely
and securely install a new "tube" inside my tire? *The tire tread
looks good, it just needs air everytime I show up to fly it.

I would hate to blow a flat on takeoff then have to reject or worse
end up in a ground loop due to a blowout....could happen. *If anyone
has any steps, measures or procedures that they can pass on, I would
really like to know. *I have never put a tube on an airplane before, I
have put tubes on bicycle tires, which I imagine the basic basic steps
are roughly the same. *Any knowledge....please advise.

SA


Have you tried tightening or replacing the valve stem yet?