Jeff71 wrote on 02/28/15 at 18:30:40:They said it was lighter than a stock rubber valve and I thought it might go along with my hand-sanded hubs and chrome rim. Still need to make sure I mount the tires without marring the rims.
Jeff
Sounds like you perhaps you are using a spoked rim set up. Your tires may be tubeless, yes, and a spoked rim set up
can be made to be tubeless, yes it can.
But, having tried to do "tubeless" on a Savage rear rim you may well wind up having to use a tube before it is all over.
Tubeless tricks on a tube rim means the bead can run out of room in the center well for the tire to make the "go in to the center" movements it has to make on the far side of the wheel to get the bead over the rim on your near, operator side. Extra force may be required to mount the tire on the rim .... beyond what the rim, center relief section, extra rubber down in the center section and the bead can take without getting indigestion with each other.
(rubbing the 1" scar on his left wrist -- scar has shrunk some over the last 4 years to be sure).