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Check your valve stems!!

07-19-2008, 02:00 AM

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WestTN

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Join Date: May 2001 Location: Sharon, TN, USA Posts: 1,127

Check your valve stems!!

While prepping my travel trailer for the first outing this year I checked tire pressures and aired up to the maximum. When I checked the spare I found it had only 2 psi. Checking closer I discovered the valve stem had split radially and almost fell off in my hand. Every tire and stem on the trailer is less than 4 years old. I decided I needed to re-check the 4 on the ground. I found the front right wheel had a defective stem on it. It was splitting just like the spare. At this point I took 2 wheels off and took those and the spare to the local Co-op for replacement stems and balancing. When I returned to pick them up and reinstell them the tech informed me he had found another stem that was also ready to fail! That means I was ready to have 2 tire failures AND have no spare! I took these home and returned with the other 2 wheels to finish the job. I have always used wheel covers to eliminate sun damage, so that was not the problem.
There were no more problems found, but I feel those found were certainly enough to ruin our trip if not also our health. Please take the time to check yours before you use it again.

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Dennis McCormick

2001.5 Sport SLT+ 2500HD QC Long Bed 2WD, ETH/DEE, 3.54 LSD, White. Di Pricol Boost and EGT gauges, 163'miles, Smarty equipped!! Added FASS DDR2.
2004 PT Cruiser, H.O. Turbo here,too!
39,000 miles

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