Disappearing tire sensors
I have learned the hard way that people who work on my vehicles don't know what tire sensors are. I have the TST system. First about 2 weeks ago I took my motor home to have the brakes replaced. ...
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LittleBill wrote:93Cobra2771 wrote:
Boggles my mind how they are getting them off without destroying them. With the special wrench, it would be a bit difficult, in my mind.
Hmm, encounter something odd on a valve stem with no easily visible way to remove it? Here's an idea, ASK THE OWNER!
never seen them change a tire up front huh?
if its a rubber core stem, they use a tool that remove the entire stem and cap in 1 pull, they don't ever remove the cap, since they almost always change the valve stem with a new tire
Yes I have. And they ALWAYS deflate the tire first. How do they deflate? They pull the valve core out of the valve stem. And to do that, the cap comes off first.
They do use a special tool to install the valve core, but I've never seen them use a special one to remove. Most of them take an old knife and cut the back of the stem off which allows them to simply drop off. The special tool for the install actually threads onto the valve core and they pull the core into place.
Nevertheless, I would be shocked if they are yanking the valve stem out without first deflating the tire. That would certainly be a bit dangerous, I would think. I believe I would steer clear of such a shop.
