wheels and tires

[Kathi-27]

fyi Just pulled all my wheels and tires to get balanced and found all the nuts on the valve stems loose and the cap was holding one on are it would have fallen off. Air press is all that was holding them in. Lucky no leaks. Every one need to check these when checking air press. Could be a problem when traveling down the hwy if one starts leaking. 2019 landmark we just got.

 

[stateofdade]

Thanks for the heads up.

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[SNOKING]

That is one of the downside of bolt in valve stems required for TPMS'! They tend to loosen on their own. Chris

 

[dave10a]

Always tighten to mfg specs...And don't over-tighten

Typical torque values for the base nuts on a TPMS valve stem range from as low as 35 in.-lbs. of torque to as much as 80 in.-lbs. of torque. That’s quite a range. This doesn’t mean that any torque value within this range is acceptable. It means that the torque specifications for the base nut on one vehicle might re*quire 44 in.-lbs., another might re*quire exactly 62 in.-lbs., yet another might specify exactly 71 in.-lbs., and so on. Don’t guess. Look up the torque specifications for the vehicle you’re servicing to make sure you use the correct torque.​