Well, they can't. Perhaps that is why today's pumps aren't made as we ll and the LBS will tell you up front that spares for your new pump are not available. Just bought a new floor pump a few weeks ago.
Paul Patzkowsky
Longmont, Colorado (unemployed and loving it)
> From: philcycles@sbcglobal.net
> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:20:31 -0700
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR] Silca floor pumps
>
>
> Well, today after 37 years I finally had to replace a part on my Silca
> floor pump. The rubber washer in the chuck finally wore out. How can a
> company stay in business making products of that high quality? And I've
> never worn out a Silca frame pump. Those crazy Italians.
> Phil Brown
> Astonished in Oakland, Calif.