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Is there any way to disassemble this bite valve?
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yes, but you're likely destroy it in the process. bite valves are not designed to be cleanable or fixable, but rather replaceable.
buy a new one. and yeah if it's too old, they won't make new ones, so time for a new bladder.
I've broken every bite valve I tried to fix.
Most bite valves I've had are pretty much universal, the tubing is usually about the same size from one brand to another so you pretty much just need to jam the barb fitting in. If it seems like it's a little loose you could probably throw a hose clamps on it if you were really intent on not buying a new hose.
At the other end of the hose the fitting to connect it to the bladder may be another story, that definitely changes from brand to brand and over time as they roll out new models, so getting a new one to fit may be impossible.
Huh? I've had water bladders from all of the major brands, and the bite valve was removable for cleaning on every single one.
ah damn, that sucks. thanks for the answer!
The good news is now you know you are not supposed to be able to do that. So you can try it with confidence: if you can't get it back together - it was already trash so there is no lost and you don't even have to feel bad for breaking it. And you just might learn something( or figure out how to fix it!) and thus have the the makings of a good blog post.