TwoPines wrote:
Looking for suggestions about options for adding air valve stem adapters on dual rear wheels? Bought a Jayco E-350 Class C with 225/75 16" tires a few months back and while winterizing noticed that the valve stems on the dual rear wheels are located between the two tires. So, unless I dismount the outer tire, I can't check tire pressure on either tire, nor can I add air if needed. Are there types of adapters preferred or are there replacement stems or what options are there? I would rather have an idea about what I need before going to the tire shop for a fix.
Thanks in advance.
Many of us have had the exact same concerns and have found a few ways to solve the problem. However, adding an extension piece usually will either have a slow leak or will break off the original rubber stem. We drove our RV to Midwest Tire Store that sells truck tires. Not tires for pickups, but for the 18 wheelers. Those trucks have a number of duals with the same problem. Midwest had bins full of the longer straight stems and the "u" shapped ones. You could select from brass or chrome. They were cheap - like $2 to $3 each. I had called them before driving down there and they knew exactly what I needed. I waited about 20 minutes and they were done with all 6 tires. They merely used a floor jack, raised the wheels in the air, used air guns to remove the lug nuts, took the wheels to the tire machine, broke the beads, threw away the old rubber shorties, put in the curved chrome stems, aired up the tires, mounted them and dropped the RV on the ground. Charged $10 per tire plus the $3 stem. Total cost about $80. They had done it hundreds of times before. :)