Valve stem failures

[Pcherron]

I have had the valve steam fail twice on the same tire. Once after adding two lbs of air and once after removing a couple. I am wondering why this may be happening on a specific tire and what could be done about it. Someone told me metal stems weren't and option...? Is there a recommended kit for changing them?

35 nitto r.g. on fuel ripper

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[DOOKEY]

I have had the valve steam fail twice on the same tire. Once after adding two lbs of air and once after removing a couple. I am wondering why this may be happening on a specific tire and what could be done about it. Someone told me metal stems weren't and option...? Is there a recommended kit for changing them?

35 nitto r.g. on fuel ripper

What is failing? The rubber section going through the hole? Or the valve core in the stem?

 

[Pcherron]

First time you could see the stem was cut on the outside. Second time I couldn't see anything. And of course the tpms light is now blinking after getting it replaced yesterday.

 

[OhioJeeper]

You can replace the stem, or the whole unit. If they replaced the whole unit, they might have put in the wrong frequency unit. I believe there was a change around mid-21 on those.

 

[DOOKEY]

Spam soapy water in a spray bottle will show you some bubbles. Will pinpoint the issue.

 

[roaniecowpony]

Buy good guy stems. Don't skimp on them. The cheap ones tire shops use often give you problems. I had all 4 go bad on my truck about a year after having tires installed. They all failed one at a time, within a few months of each other, just driving. The rubber dries out and cracks on cheap stems.

 

[Pcherron]

Did not find via Google search. Do you have a link handy?

 

[jhackathorne]

Spam soapy water in a spray bottle will show you some bubbles. Will pinpoint the issue.

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[DOOKEY]

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[Kahunadave]

Did not find via Google search. Do you have a link handy?

Did not find via Google search. Do you have a link handy?

im in the process of changing out Wheels and Tires and picked up a set of Valve Stems from NAPA auto parts.. $3.xx each. and will install myself before taking to DT to mount the tires on.

 

[Chugiakguy]

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