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Date:  3-9-2019
Number of Hours:  1.00
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Brief Description:  Changed a flat tire

Before I installed my engine I noticed my front tire was flat. I had assembled eary in 2018, so I figured it had a slow leak. I inflated it and ordered a new tube. A few days later it was flat again.

I removed the wheel and disassembled it. I inflated the tube, ran soapy water over it and found the leak where the valve stem enters the rubber tube.

I partially inflated a new tube, inserted it over the stem half of the rim and into the tire. I then assembled the other half, torqued the 6 nuts and installed the center o-ring. I then inflated the tire to 2 bar, deflated to 1 bar and then inflated to 2.5 bar per the manual.

I let it sit a day or two to check the pressure before installing it.
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Flat tire

Flat tire

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disassembled hub

disassembled hub

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re-inflated tire

re-inflated tire

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