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    05-21-2012 05:47 PM #1
    had a close buddy of mine rebuild and refinish my futuras. we used valve stems that we got from a harley dealer. just check my tire pressure and one of my rear tires was at 20psi. I soaped the wheels and found it leaking from the stem. is there a better option for stems? is there anything I can do without dismounting the tire?
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    05-21-2012 05:50 PM #2
    Try tightening the outside nut if it has them. On my flush mount stems, they have a13mm inside nut, washer, seal,(goes through Wheel) seal, rounded washer and finally another 13mm. Worst case take them to your local tire shop and they can push the bead in and tighten them all down and it shouldn't really need re balancing

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    05-21-2012 06:03 PM #3
    these are the style that has the nut on the inside
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    05-21-2012 07:59 PM #4
    how tight should they be. when I wiggle them I can hear air come out
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    05-21-2012 08:29 PM #5
    they have a seal on the inside and out side
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