Sealant Topup?

waxbytes
waxbytes Posts: 6
in Road general
Does topping up the tubeless sealant depend only on time or does mileage effect the sealant as well?

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  • lincolndave
    lincolndave Posts: 9,441
    I normally top up every 10 / 12 weeks, just to be on the safe side, I use time rather than miles only because I don’t record my mileage
  • piker2
    piker2 Posts: 50
    If you want to know how much sealant is left ,Put your bike on your workshop stand overnight with the valves at the bottom. If the wheel wants to rotate put some sort of weight over the valve. In the morning remove the valve core and use a thin screw driver as a dip stick .Poke it down the valve until it reaches the tyre to see how deep the sealant puddle is.
  • rafletcher
    rafletcher Posts: 1,235
    Time, every 3 months or so. I empty mine out annaully and start again.
  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,969
    piker2 said:

    If you want to know how much sealant is left ,Put your bike on your workshop stand overnight with the valves at the bottom. If the wheel wants to rotate put some sort of weight over the valve. In the morning remove the valve core and use a thin screw driver as a dip stick .Poke it down the valve until it reaches the tyre to see how deep the sealant puddle is.

    I take it you would release all the pressure first the night before you do this or else I would imagine your face to look like the star attraction in a bukkake movie?


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • ed1973
    ed1973 Posts: 284
    photonic69 said:

    piker2 said:

    If you want to know how much sealant is left ,Put your bike on your workshop stand overnight with the valves at the bottom. If the wheel wants to rotate put some sort of weight over the valve. In the morning remove the valve core and use a thin screw driver as a dip stick .Poke it down the valve until it reaches the tyre to see how deep the sealant puddle is.

    I take it you would release all the pressure first the night before you do this or else I would imagine your face to look like the star attraction in a bukkake movie?
    Ha ha, a face like a painters radio!
  • shortfall
    shortfall Posts: 3,288
    ed1973 said:

    photonic69 said:

    piker2 said:

    If you want to know how much sealant is left ,Put your bike on your workshop stand overnight with the valves at the bottom. If the wheel wants to rotate put some sort of weight over the valve. In the morning remove the valve core and use a thin screw driver as a dip stick .Poke it down the valve until it reaches the tyre to see how deep the sealant puddle is.

    I take it you would release all the pressure first the night before you do this or else I would imagine your face to look like the star attraction in a bukkake movie?
    Ha ha, a face like a painters radio!
    Like a glazed donut
  • piker2
    piker2 Posts: 50
    shortfall said:

    ed1973 said:

    photonic69 said:

    piker2 said:

    If you want to know how much sealant is left ,Put your bike on your workshop stand overnight with the valves at the bottom. If the wheel wants to rotate put some sort of weight over the valve. In the morning remove the valve core and use a thin screw driver as a dip stick .Poke it down the valve until it reaches the tyre to see how deep the sealant puddle is.

    I take it you would release all the pressure first the night before you do this or else I would imagine your face to look like the star attraction in a bukkake movie?
    Ha ha, a face like a painters radio!
    Like a glazed donut
    I am glad I gave somebody something to laugh about. :D
  • waxbytes
    waxbytes Posts: 6
    Ok, thanks for the help, I'll check the sealant every 2 to 3 months

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