On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:30:56 -0500, Ben Jackson wrote:

I picked up a set of airstop-style tubes in my last AC Spruce order. I
was reviewing tire maintenance procedures and saw a recommendation that
you not re-use innertubes because they set slightly stretched and there's
a risk of pinching or folding them when they are reinstalled.

So, considering these tubes are new and my tires are decidedly NOT, would
I be "wasting" the new tubes on the old tires, or would it be okay to
reuse them on a future new tire?

How "decidedly not" new are the existing tires? If they're going to be
replaced soon, you could store the tubes until you need them. Of
course you run the risk that you might sell the airplane before that.

A&Ps have replaced several tires on my Warrior without replacing the
tubes. They always told me that they don't replace tubes as long as
there's nothing wrong with them. One time I finally had them put new
tubes in my old tires. For all I could tell, those tubes may have been
on the airplane since it was new. The new tubes really cut down on air
loss from the tires.

RK Henry