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Originally Posted by vash
i have two of them. both the same. (one black, one white)
despite owning the black one for about 20 years..i dont know jack about them. never needed to. they have always worked. i loaned the black one out to a buddy and he disappeared. i needed one, so i bought the white one. then i found my friend and he gave the black one back.
now i need to know more about them. because they both now suck. i only have presta tubes. i cannot press the air chuck on and start pumping. i have to use one hand to hold the dumb chuck, and pump with the other. awkward! if i let go of the chuck..it pops off. i have to fiddle with the chuck. sometimes it doesnt allow air into the tube and the pressure rockets inside the airhose.
i've oiled them thru that small hole. but sometimes the pump moves without resistance. no air moved.
i've taken apart the chucks and it is only that black rubber thing, and a plastic cup..i assume the cup allows you to change to a shrader valve?
is it time to get a more modern pump? (one pressure gauge broke, so i only have one workable pump)
who knows silca pumps? i think i have that #24 brass chuck on both tools.
need pics?
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Cliff,
Floor pump? Open it up and put some grease on the side and the face of the leather cup. Open it up and cramp it back in there. Its dried so a little grease will help. Get another rubber seal in that brass chuck and you are good to go. Maybe jsut get another chuck and replace the whole thing. as far as I know there are two different sizes. The earlier one are smaller then the later flat larger ones. Some times they are really hard to find.
Buy a Specialized or any pump head and a small clamp and be done with it. Personally I like the Silca head and dislike the locking type, simply because I am used to it.