Hi, Tom About 17 years without one, just fine.
Michael Stockhill On Wed, Aug 5, 2020, 8:04 PM Tom Preisser <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > When you mount an inner tube in your main landing gear tires do you use > the small metal washer/collar around the valve stem or discard it ? It is > designed to prevent chafing, herniating, or cutting by the 90 degree edge > of the valve stem hole in the rim and is included with all tubes that I buy > here in the states. I was told by a reputable aero tire company (Desser) > that usage was optional with this wheel, but Cleveland has not yet answered > my query. > I prefer not to use it because it does not seat positively in, say, a > countersunk area or have a neck to fix it in the center of the rim hole. > Seems fine without it as the rubber is quite thickened around the tube > where it incorporates the valve stem. > Thanks for any advice or experience you have and share, > Tom > >
