Pump needs a new valve.

Pump needs a new valve.

I have a very old Black & Decker Air Station. It's an electric air pump great for pumping up car tires etc. So despite being probably 20 years old, it still works great, with one catch. Like most pump valves, when you flip the lever back, it squishes a piece of rubber that squeezes the valve of the tube/wheel, which creates the seal. Well after 20 years, the rubber in my valve is completely dry-rotted. If I could get a new valve, this old pump would be as good as new. But as it stands now, you can't use the pump because all the air the pump tries to put in the tube, just escapes out of the pump's poor seal around the tube's valve.

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bert [Entry]

"You can get every thing you need from Granger.

http://www.grainger.com

You should be able to get new hose, fittings and a valve from your local hardware store."

bert [Entry]

"Problem solved! Could not find a replacement ""chuck"" for my Air Station air hose. AutoZone couldn't help me but suggested I try my local Tractor Supply store. ( Those stores are great by the way. )

The service dept guy looked at it and said ""maybe"". He got a package off the shelf that contained a new air hose and chuck. He unscrewed the old hose out of the unit and screwed in the new one. Perfect fit. I've tried it and it works fine.

The brand name of the new hose/chuck is Campbell Hausfeld and is called ""3 ft. Air Hose & Air Chuck."" It cost $10.99 plus tax.

The new hose is not as long as the original one but it's quite adequet.

Larry"

bert [Entry]

This is the bomb! I have a 40 year old air station that had the valve fall off this week as I was pumping up my bike tires. I went in search of a new hose and valve, but B & D was not helpful at all. I was pricing out new air inflator/compressors and decided to google again and came upon this post. Tractor Supply moved in a couple of months ago not far from me. They had the part that was mentioned and it is perfect! Thank you all so much! (I paid $12.99, but so much better than a new unit!)

bert [Entry]

I know this post is old, but I simply wrap a little teflon tape on the valve stem threads to seal the chuck. It holds the pressure great and the car tires now fill up in half the time.

bert [Entry]

"I’d take the housing apart to access the hose to check for splits in the rubber or clamp failures within.

That’s all I have. Good luck."

bert [Entry]

"EXACTLY my problem with my air pump...

Are you all laughing at the back and forth eMails?

I went on the sites suggested, and wasted a lot of time trying to find the part.

Is that what's so funny?

My question is ...why post a suggestion with no result?"