Ihateyoubutler wrote:Just take the rim to a tyre fitter and get them to compress the tyre (inwards) off the bead, all the way around. Might need a block of wood as car tyres are obviously wider than lammy rims. Once this is done it's easy. I just did two of mine with bridgeport valves this way.
The easiest way to fit bridgeport valves is to chop out enough of the centre section,the part of the rim that bolts to the hub.The valve then doesn't touch anything.
If you need some pictures, let me know and I'll put some up.
If you could post some pics, that would be great.
. Out of interest, before I removed them, I tried to push the valves over as far as I could in various directions to get them to release air - but none came out. In fact, they were incredibly flexible and resilient - I couldn't get them to tear by trying to force/twist/pull them, so I cut through them with a blade. I know there are varying degrees of quality with these valves but it's difficult to imagine them failing as others obviously have (mainly in the UK?).