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OK, 'fess up. Who else has done this?

Old Aug 13, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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Default OK, 'fess up. Who else has done this?

Dropped the stupid valve stem caps from the TOO SHORT valves into the wheel, where hopefully they will just bounce under the car and just far enough that you cannot reach without lying on the ground.

I'm not saying I have done this, but it just seems like an easy thing to do. More than once.

 
Old Aug 13, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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I've dropped it once or twice. You just need to drive it a few feet and it will come out.
 
Old Aug 13, 2008 | 08:19 PM
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Never! (not even the time that I lost the cap--which I still need to replace). I wonder if they still make those valve caps that are shaped like little dice that a friend of mine used to have on his BMX bike...
 
Old Aug 14, 2008 | 05:53 AM
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LOL.

I just did this on Monday when trying to put some air in my front driver tire. I had to drive the car forwards and backwards a couple of times to get the **** thing to fall out. Luckily they are gray so I could find it easily against the black concrete.
 
Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:29 AM
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Default Re: OK, 'fess up. Who else has done this?

I did this last night when I checked the air in my tire and I'm sure I will do it again this afternoon when I top off my tires! I even thought about creating a thread about it.

Mine always seems to roll into the wheel juuuuuuust out of reach and I have to push my car forward 6 inches to get it out. Last night I was able to reach it both times it happened. I guess because the valve stem was at the bottom of the wheel.

Anybody tied a little string to it, yet? ;D
 
Old Sep 20, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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Default Re: OK, 'fess up. Who else has done this?

I've lost not one, not two, but three caps this way
 
Old Sep 21, 2008 | 05:50 PM
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I actually did this the very first time I put air in the tires (a few months back). I never did find the original cap (I figured it would somehow get ejected while driving), so I put one from an old bicycle tire on, and it fits perfectly!!
 
Old Sep 21, 2008 | 08:50 PM
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Yes I have lost a couple caps as well. Not much room there! H
 
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