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KEITHW · 17th Aug 2007, 5:47 pm

An old way I read about of securing a loose base back to a valve is to make a collar from a bicycle inner tube. If you cut out a piece across the section, about a 1 1/2", you end up with a wide rubber band that can be slipped over the base and up over the glass, so half of the rubber is over the base and half over the glass.

Fully reversible too. Never tried it but it should be OK as long as the valve doesn't get too hot.

Keith

17th Aug 2007, 5:47 pm	#31
KEITHW Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pocklington, East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 171	Re: Loose valve bases An old way I read about of securing a loose base back to a valve is to make a collar from a bicycle inner tube. If you cut out a piece across the section, about a 1 1/2", you end up with a wide rubber band that can be slipped over the base and up over the glass, so half of the rubber is over the base and half over the glass. Fully reversible too. Never tried it but it should be OK as long as the valve doesn't get too hot. Keith