How to Install Bike Tire Sealant

Tired of getting flat tires? Try adding tire sealant to your inner tubes. (This only works for tubes with Schrader valves.)

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Bike Tire Inner Tubes
• Bike Tire Sealants

1. Deflate the tire.

2. Remove the inner tube's valve core using the proper tool, which should be included with the tire sealant.

3. Shake the bottle of tire sealant.

4. Rotate the wheel so that the valve is at the 4 o'clock position.

5. Attach the bottle spout to the valve with the supplied tubing.

6. Inject the tire sealant slowly - stop when you have injected four ounces of the sealant.

7. Remove the tube once the sealant has cleared the valve stem.

8. Thread the valve core back into the valve stem.

9. Inflate the tire.

10. Spin the tire so that the sealant moves around the tube.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have Presta valves, buy tubes with the tire sealant already installed.

• Always pump up your tire with the valve at 4 o'clock.