On Mar 6, 11:05*pm, "bumper" wrote:
"Uncle Fuzzy"

Most glider wheels that I've seen have a hub that bolts together.
It's a LOT easier to change out a tire/tube than most types of tires.
Let all the air out, then unbolt the wheel halves. *Once they're
unbolted, it may take a bit of effort to get it loose from the tire,"

What Uncle Fuzzy said *except*!

If you plan to re-use the tube, and maybe even if not, you do not want to
unbolt the wheel halves until after you break the tire beads. Let the air
out, break the beads, then unbolt the wheel halves.

If you do unbolt the wheel halves first, and then have difficulty breaking
the beads, it's easy to pinch the tube between the wheel halves as you work
to get the beads pushed towards the center of the wheel.

bumper
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Minden

But then what do you do with those cans of Fix-a-Flat? Luckily there
you don't need to waste those cans. The propellant can give you quite
a buzz... so if you stick the hose in your nose and give it a little
quirt you can get a convenient high. Just *don't* shake the can
beforehand and hold it perfectly upright because you don't want too
much of that goo going up your nose (a little won't hurt).

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Grrr. If your tire or valve is leaking *fix it*. Who wants to spend a
flight worrying about whether some junk fix-a-flat repair might have
failed or whether it is masking some serious problem like a pinched
inner tube. Who even wants to waste a trip to the gliderport to fly to
find the Fix-a-Flat has failed. And Fix-a-Flat et al takes a while to
set, how are you supposed to spin the wheel long enough to get the
stuff to coat properly? I bet you'll feel the out of balance from the
ball of latex snot in the bottom of the tube.

Sigh


Darryl