Filling inside rear tires
I've tried a couple of different types of valve extensions on my 2007 Itasca Navion. The rigid extensions that were on it when we bought it in 2014 were vibrating against the outer wheel where they c...
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Thanks, all.
I talked with the Sprinter service writer at the Mercedes dealership, where we get this RV serviced, and he said Mercedes offers some plastic extensions that he does NOT recommend.
I wound up talking with the truck tire mechanic at a local place, and he said:
(a) braided flexible extensions always fail.
(b) rigid extensions always fail, though not as fast.
(c) long valve stems would be the solution, except that, because of the way Mercedes makes wheels, none of the long valve stems they can get will fit.
In his opinion, the only workable way to go is with short valve stems - which means airing up the inner tires from the inside (there is clearance, but it wont be fun), or learning how to reach through a small opening with a tire pressure gauge and air chuck. I think a tire pressure monitoring system is in my future!
I talked with the Sprinter service writer at the Mercedes dealership, where we get this RV serviced, and he said Mercedes offers some plastic extensions that he does NOT recommend.
I wound up talking with the truck tire mechanic at a local place, and he said:
(a) braided flexible extensions always fail.
(b) rigid extensions always fail, though not as fast.
(c) long valve stems would be the solution, except that, because of the way Mercedes makes wheels, none of the long valve stems they can get will fit.
In his opinion, the only workable way to go is with short valve stems - which means airing up the inner tires from the inside (there is clearance, but it wont be fun), or learning how to reach through a small opening with a tire pressure gauge and air chuck. I think a tire pressure monitoring system is in my future!
