Shane, have you removed the spheres from the back of a GS or CX lately? Fun, eh? Wouldn't it be easier to have a valve poking out the back that you can just hook a gas line onto? Yes, it would
burrinjuck, the valves are made by ATM (Automatic Turning and Machining) in New Zealand. I'm not sure who has the appropriate adaptors etc to hook up to them in Aussie, but I know some people use them here. I don't see why you can't just hook them up to the same kind of set-up that the NSW club already uses to re-gas spheres.
I've heard people complain that they leak -- they don't. My old car still had gas in the spheres after 4 years with those valves on, and pretty much any well-maintained cit in NZ will have them.
Just to expand a little, they're actually a screw-in valve + another plug that screws into the top of the valve. You can get a right-angle bend for tight situations (like some Ds).
Cheers,
Chris
burrinjuck, the valves are made by ATM (Automatic Turning and Machining) in New Zealand. I'm not sure who has the appropriate adaptors etc to hook up to them in Aussie, but I know some people use them here. I don't see why you can't just hook them up to the same kind of set-up that the NSW club already uses to re-gas spheres.
I've heard people complain that they leak -- they don't. My old car still had gas in the spheres after 4 years with those valves on, and pretty much any well-maintained cit in NZ will have them.
Just to expand a little, they're actually a screw-in valve + another plug that screws into the top of the valve. You can get a right-angle bend for tight situations (like some Ds).
Cheers,
Chris