Valve stem repair without tire removal?

Farmcat

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Bx2360
Sep 19, 2024
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Howdy folks, 1st Post here regarding my first tractor a bx2360.
Last weekend one of my front tires lost pressure, no big deal, cleaned out the bead and refilled it.
Since I had the air pump out I decided to check the rest of the tires.
I was trying to bring the rear up from 10 psi to 15 and the metal threaded part of the stem shot out from the rubber part and I discovered that the previous owner had filled the rear tires with some sort of terrible tasting liquid.
I put it back in and currently have it holding in well with a tiny clamp.
I've never seen this happen to a valve stem before, I'd rather not drain and have to remove and remount the whole tire to fix it properly.

What do y'all think?
 

AM28

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Jul 7, 2024
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I am very good at replacing valve stems without removing the tire. My wife has a bad habit, short Asian girl, of using the wheels and tires as a step to get up to our boat when it’s on the trailer. I have had to replace three valve stems this summer because she stepped on them :cautious: I just break the bead on one side, push it down past the valve stem, and replace the valve stem, pretty simple.
 
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jimh406

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If the rear tires are filled, they only have a small amount of air in them. Rotate the wheel so the valve is at the top and jack that wheel up. It shouldn't be a big deal.
 
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