kind of a long shot, my mom’s mobility scooter developed a flat and i’m trying to fix it

feel free to let me know if there is a better community for these kinds of questions

  1. is the valve stem supposed to be loose? is it missing some kind of O-ring, it doesn’t seem to seal to the wheel rim

  2. can I replace the valve stem with an inner tube?

  3. and if someone happened to recognize the model of this scooter that would be nice too, it was just dropped off by a family friend one day with no paperwork

  • Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Depending on the size of the valve stem, you may be able to replace it with a car tire’s. You basically stick the valve stem through the hole, then screw a tool onto the threads, then lever it into place. Some glass cleaner makes a fine lube for it.

    They’re only a couple bucks, so it may be worth a try.