Stupid Schrader core stuck

[rowjelio]

First one came out so easy I felt confident and did the second one, only the center came out, so I poked at it with a pick, didn't help, how do I get this out ?

 

[Davea Lux]

Grab one of the rolled edges with a small needle nosed pliers and it should rotate out counter clockwise.

Dave

 

[halifaxhops]

Grab one of the rolled edges with a small needle nosed pliers and it should rotate out counter clockwise.

Dave

Maybe a small slotted screwdriver that fits inside the folded area?

 

[3175375]

Try what’s been said already and make sure that you apply a TON of patience!

 

[rowjelio]

I was gonna try a drill bit, or reverse drill bit, and a shop vac, and some coffee stirrers, or a straw. I assume it's a hollow hole once I get it out ?

 

[3175375]

I was gonna try a drill bit, or reverse drill bit, and a shop vac, and some coffee stirrers, or a straw. I assume it's a hollow hole once I get it out ?

Whatever you do, make sure you preserve the threads on the inside of the opening. If you mess that up, you will have a lot more to replace!

 

[rowjelio]

Whatever you do, make sure you preserve the threads on the inside of the opening. If you mess that up, you will have a lot more to replace!

I know right haha, I'd like to think that they sell something that's female on one end and male on the other, like some kind of short extension, so if I mess up the inside threads I can screw a new schrader valve on top

 

[Jakter]

There are schrader valve taps available.

 

[rowjelio]

I got it out with reverse bits. Lots of brass dust came out, I got a set, started out tiny and got progressively larger. Eventually I used a pick and stabbed it inside! Like it fell in the tube. I tried and tried to shop vac it out, it did not work tried using a straw, tried the whole fitting over the hole, just wouldn't do it.

Eventually I bit the bullet, I opened up the back of the compressor, tried to shop vac the tube , still nothing. I was about to give up, when I decided to try putting the tube vertical. A couple shakes, and I finally saw some brown junk inside the tube! Smacked it against the reservoir and there it was. Little bastard.

I may have compromised the rear tube-to-compressor seal now. But that's okay I'm gonna fill it with some cheap freon (air in a can) anyway, and there is already dye in the system. So we'll see. New Schrader screwed right in, but I hope I didn't scrape up the sides too much. I'm gonna look around for an elbow fitting with a new Schrader valve on it.

 

[3175375]

I got it out with reverse bits. Lots of brass dust came out, I got a set, started out tiny and got progressively larger. Eventually I used a pick and stabbed it inside! Like it fell in the tube. I tried and tried to shop vac it out, it did not work tried using a straw, tried the whole fitting over the hole, just wouldn't do it.

Eventually I bit the bullet, I opened up the back of the compressor, tried to shop vac the tube , still nothing. I was about to give up, when I decided to try putting the tube vertical. A couple shakes, and I finally saw some brown junk inside the tube! Smacked it against the reservoir and there it was. Little bastard.

I may have compromised the rear tube-to-compressor seal now. But that's okay I'm gonna fill it with some cheap freon (air in a can) anyway, and there is already dye in the system. So we'll see. New Schrader screwed right in, but I hope I didn't scrape up the sides too much. I'm gonna look around for an elbow fitting with a new Schrader valve on it.

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Good work!