Borg tire stems

I just had something like the Borg stems installed at the local Discount Tire store. Took the two guys just over 1 hour and 20 minutes to remove the 4 rear tires, break them down, remove the original stems, intall my new longer stems, balance and reinstall. They did a good job, were careful and made sure everything was done correctly. Was charged $100. I thought it was going to be less, but was not going to argue about the costs.

$100 isn't too bad. It's less than a tire shop wanted several years ago when I checked. $200 to do the same job, I declined. Ended up having it done by the auto hobby shop at the local Navy base. They did the work but wouldn't handle the RV, so I took the wheels off at home, loaded them in my van, hauled to the base, dropped off, came back, loaded up, back home, reinstalled. About $15 a wheel if my recall's right.

If you've recently bought tires, that shop might do the valves for less. An OP here took his valves to the shop he got his Michelins from and they installed the valves free, all six wheels.

stripit wrote:
I just had something like the Borg stems installed at the local Discount Tire store. Took the two guys just over 1 hour and 20 minutes to remove the 4 rear tires, break them down, remove the original stems, install my new longer stems, balance and reinstall.

What a bunch of amateurs.
The tires don't even have to come off the rim.
Just use the tire machine to break the outer bead to expose the valve stem. Replace it and rebalance.

Resistance is futile. (Sorry, I just couldn't resist.) :)

When I had mine done, I wanted to include a tire rotation for some odd wear on the fronts. I'd spent some time at a large truck shop, talking tires, valves, wear, rotation, etc. Realized I wanted some of the tires "flipped" on their rims so the worn edges got re-positioned.

Otherwise:

And I offer this waving a red flag and yelling SAFETY!

1. Loosen lug nuts
2. Raise RV and place stands/blocks under chassis
3. Remove wheel
4. Remove valve core
5. Slide wheel under RV - or some other big heavy "thing"
6. Position wheel under chassis
7. Use bottle jack base on tire at rim bead and "jack" the RV
8. Pressure will break bead
9. Change valve, Inflate, etc...

Done VERY carefully, this will work. If you want Quick'N'Dirty, install the valves, air up and call it GOOD. The duals become a unit once installed. If they were in balance before, the new valves will add their weight opposite each other and pretty much cancel.

But make sure you follow the install instructions completely. The nut that holds these custom valves and their gaskets together is on the Inside. Ordinary metal valves have them on the Outside and you can tighten later if needed. Lots of corrective surgery if the custom valves aren't done right the first time.

"Resistance is futile. (Sorry, I just couldn't resist.)"

I was wondering if we had any Trekies out there!

Thanks for All the good suggestions but I am looking for a tire dealer in the DFW area

I had the 'dually valves' installed on our motorhome just today. It cost me $80. Just look for a reputable truck tire business in the area, and they know what to do.

Persevere! Get it done and you'll be rewarded. Every trip, every pressure check, month after month. I adjusted pressure in early June and have only checked since. No air required before the trip we're on now. Call around, maybe you'll catch a shop on a slow day.

Live Long and Prosper!