Pumping up/checking tyre pressure

[Tempy]

I just went to check my tyres and put some air into them at the local garage. I could not get the valve on far enough to fill up the tyres, so ended up letting a little air out by accident. I pushed really hard and managed to get enough in to fill it back up. As for near side front tyre, I could not even get it on far enough to react. The threaded part of the valve does not stick out far enough for the valve from the air machine to get on there. Is this normal?

It does look as though the previous owner has fitted some fancy valves on there. Instead of the usualy rubber valves, they have metal covers on. Do they come off easily?

[Magic919]

I'd go to my local friendly tyre place and have them sort it. If you aren't friendly with one yet, you will be in time with a 5.7 V8 :-)

[V2RAC]

Tempy said:

I just went to check my tyres and put some air into them at the local garage. I could not get the valve on far enough to fill up the tyres, so ended up letting a little air out by accident. I pushed really hard and managed to get enough in to fill it back up. As for near side front tyre, I could not even get it on far enough to react. The threaded part of the valve does not stick out far enough for the valve from the air machine to get on there. Is this normal?

It does look as though the previous owner has fitted some fancy valves on there. Instead of the usualy rubber valves, they have metal covers on. Do they come off easily?

Have you tried unscrewing the caps.

[Huffy]

Sounds highly likely they are just metal sleeves over the usual valves - if so with the cap removed they should just slide off.

[Tempy]

I hope so. Thanks, I'll give it a go. They all look fine at the moment, so I'll wait until I get in on an early and it's still light.