Silca valve extenders on latex tubes

daniel_b

Evening all,

I'm shortly preparing some 2nd have Enve 6.7's to go on my Foil, they have the little speedshield aero thing on them, that will also serve to stop the valve from rattling.

I've never fitted an extender before, and I have seen some conflicting reports about the best method to fit them.

The ones I have, you seem to remove the core completely, then add the extender, then put the core back in on the end of the extender - is that pretty much common practice?

Some fitting guides I saw said to wrap some ptfe tape around the the threads, but my silca ones have a little rubber almost o-ring that seems to seal pretty snugly.
It has a little spanner thing with it to tighten it up, not overly sure how much to tighten it, just go by feel I guess.

This does not appear to be the kind I have:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_SBib2gnMQ&t=110s

I think this is more along the lines of what I have.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asbbjd223mY

Just wondered if anyone who had fitted them had words of advice about tips and tricks to fitting them?

david37

ive not fitted the Silca ones but the ones I have fitted worked best with the ptfe tape. the tape also helps resist the tendency for the extender to undo when undoing the valve to inflate the tyre.

paul_the_pedaller

I"d go with PTFE tape over the O rings, in my experience they've failed and leaked fairly quickly.

daniel_b

Thanks gents, ptfe tape it is