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Old 01-18-2023, 12:18 PM
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I just went through quite an ordeal buying tires...
Speaking of which: now that I have the new tires mounted up and put some miles on them - I've encountered an issue where the trim ring is "walking" out of position. It's rotating far enough around the wheel that it is pushing the valve stem over hard and I fear it is going to cut it. I added a little piece of rubber hose around it to protect it as a short term fix.

Anybody ever have this happen, and any potential solutions come to mind? I'm about to add a drop of weld on the wheel to interfere with the clip as it tries to move.

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