#VALVE STEM EXTENDERS DRIVER#

That's what happens with the metal, the rubber dries and you get a slow leak.Very true but, when this occurs, four or five of the all-rubber stems have already rotted and broken away.

If the wheel has weights for balance you might mark them too if they fall off you can also put them back.

#VALVE STEM EXTENDERS DRIVER#

It may have been necessary sixty years ago but, with the precision technology of today, it is a rare tire that is bad enough out of balance for the driver to notice,The only thing I would add to this is before you pop the bead is mark the wheel & tire so if the tire moves on the wheel you can put it back where it was. You didn't move anything so no balancing necessary - although I will get flamed to the moon and back for saying this - my own many years experience is that tire balancing, and rotating tires for that matter, is a money trap that people have been brainwashed to believe is necessary. Make sure you didn't drop a wad of money down inside the tire. Slide everything out in the daylight and have your girlfriend hold the sidewall down out of the way while you swap stems. Start jacking and watch the bead collapse and break loose from the rim. The jack on the front of a gooseneck trailer works wonderfully with no need for a bottle jack or scissors jack. With the bead of the tire under something heavy, place the base of a jack on the sidewall and against the rim. Lay it stem side up under the frame of the truck or something else heavy.

Valve stem extenders