How to Refresh Your Tire Sealant
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Our Bike Shop Manager Luke is here to show us two ways to refresh the sealant in your tubeless mountain bike tires, and let's just say things get a little...messy.
If you’re riding with tubeless tires, it’s important to know that the sealant inside (the stuff that makes it tubeless) dries up over time-especially if your bike has been hanging (or sitting) in your garage all winter. Fresh sealant in your tires will help plug any leaks that pop up as you ride.
The first and easiest method for changing tubeless sealant is through the valve stem on your wheel. This requires a valve core removal tool or removable valves, plus a sealant injector or sealant with a tube or straw.
If you don’t have these tools, there is another way-break the bead and fill the tire that way. Unfortunately (as you’ll find out when you watch this video), this method can be trickier, messier, and more time-consuming. Check out the links below if you’d like to opt for the former, easier option.
Have more questions about the best MTB tubeless sealant and how to change your tubeless sealant? Wondering how much to use or how long sealant lasts? Our Gearheads are available to chat 24/7, or by phone at 1-800-409-4502.
Happy sealant refreshing!
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His struggles made me subscribe!
Thank you for leaving in the parts where things went badly and you had to re-do the tire. This is what I need to see because this is what's likely to happen when I do my own. Now I can plan appropriately and make sure I'm prepared for something like this when it almost inevitably happens, or understand that if I don't have the time to hassle with this, that I need to take it to my LBS and let them handle it for me.
100% - bike maintenance is never straight forward. But we hope that our content prepares at home mechanics for the inevitable speed bumps that come with wrenching on your bike. Appreciate the comment and let us know if there's any other bike content you'd like to see! 🙏
Same here!!! I encountered multiple same issues 😂
Loved it and very very informative. I think most presenters would have just edited out the part where things started going off the rails and presented a 'finished' presentation that made it look like everything had gone according to plan. By not doing that I think the result was much more informative and helpful.
So funny how problems just kept piling up! Kudos for keeping it real and showing everyone how to deal with them! 🙌
Awesome, thanks for sharing the screw ups and such. I appreciate that you didn't use any f bombs, like I usually do.
This is the best video on how really hard (for the average JOE), messy and time consuming (specially the cleaning) is to service a TUBELESS wheel (and is done by Luke bike shop manager). Everything that could go wrong went wrong 🙂. reading and watching online content, everything looks easy and the cost at a LBS is about $30 to $40 (labor) to set up "one" new tubeless wheel.
Now my question is, How much does the LBS charge to do the job that Luke does in this video? Luke, thanks for the real world situation video.
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Thanks, Alberto!
My tyres have Giant sealant in them but switched to Muc-Off. Do I need to take the tyre off to get rid of the ole stuff before adding the new sealant? If so should I be fine topping up in future without cleaning the old stuff out if not changing brands? Already got the valve core remover but waiting on a tyre lever which makes it more of faff. New to this. Thanks.
Oh and good video 🙂
Adding sealant through the valve doesn't work with a sealant like Silca with a lot of particles that will clog the valve and refilltube. stans Race will also be a problem.
Makin that dog sit on the counter like its a cat lol
It's good to know (in a backhanded way) that I'm not the only person that this type of cascading issues happens to. I'd have used a lot more swearing.
It's a real problem and you are definitely not alone 😅
When you wipe this stuff off or get it on your hands, is it some sort of special-waste or can you wash the rags in the machine? Do you have to wait until it's dry? It's really hard to find information about that kind of stuff, noone ever talks about it. (Same goes for example with renewing your brake fluid, noone ever explains how to dispose of the waste)
What compressed air gauge are you using on the end of that hose?
Park Tool
Shop Inflator $150
Ok this video was cool because you guys left in the misadventures and that’s more interesting to me than the scripted content. And Luke is a great presenter. However one bit of critique I’ll pass along is that there was no mention of the need to remove the crusty old sealant that dries up inside the tire over time. It’s a good idea to remove that crud, most certainly if you’re changing sealant brands (many don’t mix well). So while you recommended AGAINST removing the tire and simply injecting new sealant through the valve, the tire probably should be removed once a year for a proper refresh by cleaning out old sealant.
What is the dog's name?
A previous owner forgot to shake the sealant ... and so now it's seeping out without sealing. Can I just add more sealant on top of this (after actually shaking it) or do I need to open it up and remove everything?
add more (after actually shaking it)
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If I ever move to Colorado....can I be your apprentice?
Unless you have a flat you shouldn’t need sealant.
Tubeless ready to technology is not ready.
I regret going tubeless.
And every tubeless I ever encountered had a Schrader valve.
Leave me alone away from tubeless 😅