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Tire Valves Source for vintage Minilite wheels

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  1. swift53

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    I have a set of 1960's Minilite wheels that use a dimensionally different kind of valve stem .

    This stem, was the last one on the set, before getting sliced for the wheel resto.

    Dimensions:
    OAL : 47mm
    Depth of valve hole in wheel: 15.25
    ID: of valve in wheel: 15.5mm

    Any ideas of potential source?

    Regards, Alberto
     
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    You should ask Longstone Tire since they are on the forum. I can tell you there were some bad tire valve stems coming out of China. The stems were shearing because the rubber compound was out of spec.
     
  4. BigTex

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    Have you tried one of our OEM aluminum stems??
    By eye, it looks like almost the same wheel boss depth.....
     
  5. swift53

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    By all means, please tell me how and where...

    Regards, Alberto
     
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    Ricambi may have them, don't you see them on your 246??

    It's a bolted aluminum hard stem, there's no rubber at all except the sealing gaskets, and the stem itself is threaded which would tolerate a wide range of wheel castings I would think.

    I can get a picture off of one of my spare 14"s if you don't have them on yours...
     
  7. swift53

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    My wheels are on a shelf, no air in them...:)
    Love to see a pic.

    Regards, Alberto
     
  8. BigTex

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    Hmm let me see if my 16" wheels ad shows one....
     

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    Not great, but it's a solid metal bolt in stem...surely there's another discussion here on them, because the pop in rubber ones get dinged in Judging all the time, unless it's a newer model.

    For the 70s cars this is what Ferrari used...
     
  10. swift53

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    In the pile of parts I discovered some metal valve stems, and see if they fit right.
    Will post.
    Thank you all for the great help and links!

    Regards, Alberto
     
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    As mentioned there's a sealing rubber gasket, on the inside, IIRC

    I am for the life of me trying to recall the manufacturer......I guess I could look at one!
    Looks like you found it..
     
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