Hi everyone. I have a very old ZL 1500-A that has served me well for a few years, but I haven't done a great job of protecting it from the elements. I recently had a front tire tube fail on me. I replaced it with a tube from TSC and it soon failed too. So, I figured I had a bigger issue.
I pulled both wheels and the tires and tubes. There was significant pitting on the inside. I figured the wheels deserved a good AL oxide blast in my cabinet followed by some primer and a new paint job (this time in orange on the outside not just the inside).
As I blasted around the hole for the tube valve stem, unfortunately it quickly grew. There was a lot of corrosion in this area. Looking online this seems fairly common and a recommended fix is welding in a washer. I'd like to do the same (I'll probably braze it) but now I'm not sure where I should center the hole in the washer.
Looking at some pics online it looks like I should center it in the vertical side portion of the wheel. I'm just concerned though that my replacement tube seems to have a stem coming out at about a 30 degree angle. It seems like that wouldn't be the correct angle unless the idea is that the stem settles lower down in the "bead" of the wheel when inflated.
Any guidance or perhaps pictures of similar repairs? Thanks in advance!
I pulled both wheels and the tires and tubes. There was significant pitting on the inside. I figured the wheels deserved a good AL oxide blast in my cabinet followed by some primer and a new paint job (this time in orange on the outside not just the inside).
As I blasted around the hole for the tube valve stem, unfortunately it quickly grew. There was a lot of corrosion in this area. Looking online this seems fairly common and a recommended fix is welding in a washer. I'd like to do the same (I'll probably braze it) but now I'm not sure where I should center the hole in the washer.
Looking at some pics online it looks like I should center it in the vertical side portion of the wheel. I'm just concerned though that my replacement tube seems to have a stem coming out at about a 30 degree angle. It seems like that wouldn't be the correct angle unless the idea is that the stem settles lower down in the "bead" of the wheel when inflated.
Any guidance or perhaps pictures of similar repairs? Thanks in advance!
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