TPMS and Rubber Valve Stems
We just purchase a different car with rubber valve stem. Does anyone use their TMPS with rubber valve stem and have you had any problems? Thanks for all comments
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An external TPMS such as the 507 TST will cause a rubber valve stem failure in time.
On my truck this happened after about 10,000 miles after new tires and Chinese rubber covered high pressure metal core valve stems. I had two valve stems fail in about 50 miles. I was lucky in the first happened close to home and I was able to get home on the spare. The next morning I found another flat tire due to a valve stem failure.
If you like to play Russian roulette you may be lucky with no failure but could also have a double failure a long way from a tire shop.
On my truck this happened after about 10,000 miles after new tires and Chinese rubber covered high pressure metal core valve stems. I had two valve stems fail in about 50 miles. I was lucky in the first happened close to home and I was able to get home on the spare. The next morning I found another flat tire due to a valve stem failure.
If you like to play Russian roulette you may be lucky with no failure but could also have a double failure a long way from a tire shop.
