Dually valve extension issue, question
..In order to allow me to easily keep (rear dually) tires inflated properly, I use the braided valve extension for the inner dualies, and 160 deg. U shaped solid extensions for outer duallies. This h...
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Update: Just got back from tire dealership, Clark Tire. Dually valves are installed, and I am very happy with them.
No more worries about valve extensions working loose and causing a flat, or braided extensions leaking. And, I can check, air up both inner and outer duals, without having to remove the wheel cover anymore. Woohoo! :)
A few installation notes, lessons learned:
They (tire tech) did have to bend the long inner stems a little, to make them match up with the hole on outer wheel. Pretty easy to do, though, and these stems seem to be made to allow that.
They gave up on the rubber piece thats supposed to go in the hand hole and hold the long inner valve in place. Said it just would not fit, after wrestling with it for several minutes. I didn't believe him, but also didn't want to make them mad, so I just said OK, and drove it home without the inserts in place. After getting the rig home, I took the wheel covers off, and tried getting the rubber pieces in. Had to 'ream' the valve hole in the middle of it just a little bit, but after doing that, and after a few minutes of patiently working the rubber piece into the hole, it slid right in. 'Tis a tight fit, but with a little patience and persistence, it will fit in there OK.
Anyway, I highly, highly recommend these dually valves. Really glad to have eliminated the risk of valve stems leaking, one less thing to worry about. Also will make checking, airing up the rear duallies much, much easier.
No more worries about valve extensions working loose and causing a flat, or braided extensions leaking. And, I can check, air up both inner and outer duals, without having to remove the wheel cover anymore. Woohoo! :)
A few installation notes, lessons learned:
They (tire tech) did have to bend the long inner stems a little, to make them match up with the hole on outer wheel. Pretty easy to do, though, and these stems seem to be made to allow that.
They gave up on the rubber piece thats supposed to go in the hand hole and hold the long inner valve in place. Said it just would not fit, after wrestling with it for several minutes. I didn't believe him, but also didn't want to make them mad, so I just said OK, and drove it home without the inserts in place. After getting the rig home, I took the wheel covers off, and tried getting the rubber pieces in. Had to 'ream' the valve hole in the middle of it just a little bit, but after doing that, and after a few minutes of patiently working the rubber piece into the hole, it slid right in. 'Tis a tight fit, but with a little patience and persistence, it will fit in there OK.
Anyway, I highly, highly recommend these dually valves. Really glad to have eliminated the risk of valve stems leaking, one less thing to worry about. Also will make checking, airing up the rear duallies much, much easier.
