I did something stupid on Sunday (surprise
). It snowed and I went for a drive, not intending to go to the ORV. It was so beautiful I meandered there anyway. I usually put my Coyote deflators on at the house so when I arrive I’m already aired down (5-7min). I jump out, remove them, flip the SL and go. But this time I put them on at the ORV. With good intentions of removing them after a gentle drive through the snow I forgot and got carried away doing the hard stuff in the hardest way possible. I heard a bang, but what’s new when you hit stuff sliding sideways. I kept going then got real tied up off camber in a ditch. I got out to look. That’s when I noticed the Coyote had ripped off taking half the valve stem with it.
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It was gradually leaking so I went home. It was completely deflated later that day.
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The good news is it gave me the opportunity to attempt to break the bead and replace the valve stem. I already have some for trail fixes, but had never done it. We tried a couple things to break the bead and finally got it by using a jack under the slider sitting against the sidewall. It’s very satisfying when it breaks. I had good help with Kaleb who had the best idea for getting it done.
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I was able to use some pliers to pull the old valve stem out and I put some white lithium grease on the new one and used a valve stem tool to pull it through.
Laid the sidewall of the tire up on a 4x4 and I stood on the wheel while my son used the compressor to air it back up and catch the bead. POP. Easy. Ready to go! Big snowstorm forecast tonight (haha
@NashvilleTJ wish you were here). Can’t wait for a snow run tomorrow! And Thursday.
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My semester is over too, so I’m done teaching. All I have to do is grade. Good day! Great semester. Great students, but I’m so relieved.
Jenna at Coyote was nice enough to sell me a single Coyote deflator, so kudos to dealing with those nice folks. Also, for those interested.’c Coyote is releasing a new and improved deflator. Sign up for email notifications on the bottom left corner of their home page.
https://www.coyoteents.com/
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