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05-29-2009, 10:25 PM
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Location: Texas
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Any to replace Valve Stem (not Core) without unmounting Tire?
Have leak from valve stem (not core). AFAIK, you need professional equipment to mount and
unmount a tubeless car tire. Can I gain access by just deflating the tire and moving it to one side
without unmounting it or somehow pull the valve stem out from the outside for replacement?
Vehicle does NOT have TPMS enhanced valve stems.
I think I got one of those bad Chinese valve stems.
Last edited by ericdude : 05-29-2009 at 10:31 PM.
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05-30-2009, 03:39 PM
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Still confused...
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: UC Berkeley, CA
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When i had a similar situation, i just had to tighten the little nipple inside the valve stem. there's a special 4 dollar tool you can get for that.
otherwise, i don't think you can remove the stem without taking off the tire.
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05-30-2009, 05:47 PM
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No, you cannot.
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05-31-2009, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by 95WhiteCamry
When i had a similar situation, i just had to tighten the little nipple inside the valve stem. there's a special 4 dollar tool you can get for that.
otherwise, i don't think you can remove the stem without taking off the tire.
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Yeah, I said NOT the core, which is what you tightened. I'm not leaking from inside the valve.
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05-31-2009, 01:17 AM
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Still confused...
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Ah, i guess that's what it's called then, didn't know that.
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05-31-2009, 03:15 AM
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The only way we did it at the shop you had to just break the top bead and push it down to install the new one.
When I used to have to break a bead at home I'd just take a angled pry bar with a flat end on it and stick it under the lip of the wheel and pry down and it usually worked without too much problems. This is basically what I used.
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05-31-2009, 03:43 PM
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I'd be really wary of breaking a bead with a pry tool. It doesn't take much to ruin a wheel or damage a bead with a sharp-edged tool like that. And then if you don't seat the bead properly when remounting the tire, there's a bunch of problems with that. Personally, I'd take it to a tire shop.
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