TPMS
I need some info about TPMS.What is better the flow thru sensors or the sensors you have to remove to add air to your tires?What brand is better than others?Thanks!
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That was not the case for us. We have had the 510 TST system with sensors on the valve stems for 5 years. We were pulling into a lot when our temperature alarm went off and was showing 165. As we got out of the truck, we could see the tires were fine but could feel a tremendous amount of heat coming from our middle driver side wheel on our 5th wheel. It turned out to be a stuck brake caliper and the heat emanating set off the alarm. Did we lose the caliper? yes. But the alarm going off saved our rotor, tire and possible fiberglass damaged because the TST system let us know in time. Hugs, Di
justme wrote:
Temperature measurement is only accurate on inside mounted monitors. Temperature is important to monitor when brakes are too hot or bearing are running to hot and are near failure. I monitor the temp closely and a few degree above my normal range means something is going wrong and it is time to pull over an find out what. I burned a bearing, and saved my axle because of temperature monitoring. I doubt that an outside stem mounted sender would have allowed me save and axle when the bearing gave out.
