Hey man I would like to say thank you so much!!! I’m a 15 year old who was playing at a public court and my ball needed more air so I pumped it but the needle pushed the valve into the basketball, I was scared so I saw this video, ripped my old soccer ball open and took out the valve and it worked, thank you so much man (the valve is still in their and it gets annoying when you bounce it but I’m not buying another 70 dollar ball) 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thanks for your post. Using a socket is a great tip - WAY easier than trying to finesse the valve in. Do have a couple of comments for folks replacing an old valve ... 1) Take care in removing the old valve. Use a pick that has enough reach/purchase to grip the "collar" of the old valve securely. I managed to tear a chunk off of my old valve and now it's stuck rattling around inside my basketball. Any tips on how to remove it? I'll have a go when this new valve wears out. Tried for a while before giving up, but it just occured to me to try a vaccuum. 2) I used a 1/4 inch socket but I used a regular socket wrench and an extension so I couldn't apply as much force/pressure as easily you did. The valve seated pretty quickly and easily once I stepped down in size. So if anyone is having difficulty using a 5/16 socket (doesn't sound like it based on the thread) try dropping down a size to a 9/32 or 1/4. Worked for me
well my problem isn't the valve itself. it seems the seal around the valve leaks. how do i fix that? bought some new basketballs and discovered one would go down after a day or two. I stuck a toothpick inside the valve thinking it would stop it, but when i put some water and soap over the valve, bubbles still came out from the edges.
I cant seem to get my valve out of my badketball, Ive tried the pick method that you demonstrated on yoye video. Can you help if I ship the ball to you? Thanks, Rich.
Hello. I have an autograph basketball that is starting to deflate and i noticed the valve is closed like it doesn't have a hole to fill it up with air. Do you know where i can go and get it fixed??
Is it possible to remove my current basketball valve and put it back again? I want to remove it so I can put tire sealant inside because my basketball got punctured by thumbtack
Is there anyway to retrieve the valve from inside the basketball? I didn’t have the right pump and the valve got pushed inside the ball and it’s jiggling in there now... I wanted to try vacuuming it out but turns out our vacuum cleaner was thrown away. Would vacuuming work anyway? I don’t want to throw it out. It’s a purple and yellow LA Lakers basketball that is my first and only ball and was a gift from my dad.
clarie91s I have the same ball and same problem. I also don’t want to ask my dad for another ball. I can’t find any tips online. Have you tried the vacuum yet?
Thando Tshuma I haven’t tried it yet. Turns out it needs to be plugged into the car to work. I did try a vacuum sealer - the ones used to suck out all the air from storage bags to flatten them - but it didn’t work... When I try the vacuum cleaner, I’ll let you know how it goes.
quick tip...before going this route.... make sure there are no other leaks elsewhere. Fill sink with water, throw some soap/handsoap/dish even shampoo should work. Run your ball on the water and listen for hisses and/or any areas bubbling.... is this happens then you have more than a valve leak. if your valve gets stuck inside get some Hemostat tools - this is almost the only way to get it out.
U can, I did it myself. Use surgical foreceps or an elongated scissor and lubricate the openings using oil and use the foreceps to pick out the valve. Not an easy task taking it out but after a series of tries, I managed to get it out
I've found replacement valves, here -- www.ebay.com/itm/Soccer-Ball-Repair-25-Replacement-valves-for-flat-football-basketball-volley/251889226567?epid=1239179366&hash=item3aa5c49347:g:Y2sAAOSw2fRaoIMG
@@tomekcool3925 You need a long strong and lean tweezers and dish soap. clean the hole, then put the dish soap with a little water on the hole. Now the hard part, hold the ball with the hole to the bottom and try to get your valve with the tweezers. It will test your pations, at least it tested mine. Good luck fellows.
If you need a cheap way to fix your ball leak from valve just do this: Cut a small piece of those black sticky rubber strips from tire repair kits. Maybe one third inch. Jam it into valve. Make sure you have aired up the ball. Worked beautifully for me. I just did this yesterday. I didn't want to pay for a bunch of valves. I'm guessing when the time comes to air it up again you probably could get the needle in there. You may have to re do it. But my ball still is aired up after playing 2 hours yesterday.
no....Wait a minute! The simple approach is buy a can of tire sealant in a can and screw the inflation needle to the end of the tube. use spit to lubricate the ball inflation hole and the needle. Then squirt a bit of sealant foam into the ball (maybe 1/2 second) and withdraw the needle. Shake and bounce the ball so the foam gets all over the inside near the inflation hole (where leaks generally are).... set the ball aside with the inflation hole downward and inflate later that day. I replaced one valve in a basketball and have a packet of rubber valves. The trick is to have a pick just the right shape and size to remove the old valve ! That is the hard part and you likely have to go get a pick and pay for it.
can u tell me why when i go to pump up my brand new ball, it doesnt pump up. I use my ball pump but the air travels outside out of the pin, even though the pin is all the way insiide
@@justarandompersonontheinte5044 get another inflation needle of quality. The all-steel ones are not the same as the cheap ones we get for free. USA steel is different than offshore cheap metal that inflation needles are made of...
