Warm up the stem with a hair dryer and use silicone grease instead of soap water to lubricate during installation. Goes right in like butter every time. No more fuss.
Thank you VERY MUCH for demonstrating this kit and ESPECIALLY for spending all the time trying out both generic and AME valve stems and trying to figure out the difference between the two!! Very helpful. I don't have this kit yet but, I need to buy it. I have a Well Water pressure tank with a rubber schrader valve stem that's leaking. Since there is no way to get inside the tank I need to change out the valve stem from the outside- just like you did with the truck rim. It's either that or buy a new well pressure tank for ~$800...
First of all use grease to lubricate the valve stem I've done this many times secondly you do not pound rubber because of its elasticity it just bounces back you have to use hard steady pressure and it will pop right in there I would love to be there and show you how to do it
This is exactly what the vid would look like if I made it. Made it enjoyable and super informative. Thank you for taking your time to create it, pretty sure I wont be buying this kit lmao
Nothing is as easy as it seems. Never give up. I think if you do this often it will be like second nature. I'll take it to the shop, 25 bucks for parts and installation. I enjoyed this video. Thankyou. You seem like a really cool guy.
If the kit costs over $25, it would be worth it have it done at a shop. Realistically, how many times have most of us ever changed the stem and how many times will we do it? For the average Joe it’s a no brainer in my opinion. Let the pros do it.
I loved your video, man! It was great that you didn't edit out the failed attempts because we learn more. Thank you, brother. Also, you southerners are so much nicer than where I'm from (NYC). Seems like half the people up here are assholes!
@@jonyjonsy Yes, due to the unusual polymer structure of rubber.. When the long chains get heated and vibrate, they actually shorten, causing the rubber to contract.. Warming the rubber also allows it to be less rigid, and you can pop the valve into place more easily.
Hey! I havent watched your video in its entirety yet. But gotta ask now, does that hook removal tool not hook under the tire stem ? Like between the rim and rubber stem. Hook tghen pull up on tool? I know you got it out either way so I am just curious. Have a awesome trouble free day today!
I used the kit today. The first one just wasn’t going in. This was after using some lubricant. I eventually tore it. The second one went in like magic. It seems to be holding air.
Sir, somehow only my right front and right rear’s valve stem core are shorter compare to left ones after changing new wheels. So it’s very hard to check air pressure with my gauge since valve stem cores are shorter and gauge cannot touch (or push) the core... How can i resolve this issue?!
Get a bead breaker and then you can insert any rubber valve stem you want by leaving the tire mounted and just breaking the bead next to where the valve stem is located. Then install the valve stem from the inside of the wheel and use a valve stem puller tool to pull it through the hole by threading to the threads on the valve stem and pulling it through. No rebalance will be needed.
Heat the stem up in hot water till its more pliable use mostly soap 90% /10% h20 will installs much easier, some use rtv some silicon or Diletric grease .
A collet affair as in a die grinder might work. With a central ejection pin. Collapse the bell end enough to enter bore then eject stem. But still probably easier to break bead.
I don't think every rim has the same size hole for the stem. I'm going to use a micrometer to measure it before trying to put in the valve stem. Just a guess!
Warm the valve first, Greese the valve before putting through desizer, ,push down to bottom of small end of funnel and then offer it to the hole in the rim, Quick punch and presto, your done, And they dont sell for less than $30, and not in the UK,
when you figure 60 or 70 psi on that tire I'd be concerned with it spitting out. Put new load range d tires on my suburban and after THREE of the stems delaminating from the core sleeves, I have had enough of the chinesium rubber valve stems ....and so I sit waiting for Amazon to deliver my stainless steel set. For some reason they just BLOW OUT sitting still (thank God). been around cars all my life and mounted several hundred tires over the years and THIS is a first for me.
The hook tool came in the kit. The core remover was probably bought at a flea market. I think you can get them just about anywhere that sells tire repair products.
Good video but what are you talking about throwing away the kit? Why would you throw the tools away if you need them to fix the tire?? That doesn't make any sense. Maybe it came out wrong .
Most tire shops will replace the stem and rebalance the wheel, So I ask where is the savings. One other point ruber is not equal in quality. As of this date the Chinese do not have the formula for pliable rubber.
How much was the kit? Ok nevermind I see you said later. My tire guy would only charge me like $5 to install one. You can get generic stems off eBay for like 4-8 for $1 I always break the bead with a log splitter and cut the old one out and then pull a new one in. Yea that tr number on your valve stem is the normal size.
Use liquid soap without water dufus! I use the same tool every day with several different types of valve stems and I never have any problems what so ever! You know if you drip the water and dawn solution around the valve stem and it’s leaking it will make its own bubbles!
This is painful to watch. Just break the bead and push the valve stem in from inside the tire. It looks like you can't use a regular valve stem with this tool.
I've done it prob three different ways.. Heat the valve up and pop it in.. Using a small flat blade screwdriver and pushing it in a little at a time.. and breaking the bead with a jack, then pulling it through from the inside. Breaking the bead is prob the easiest for me.. but the others do work. Understanding that heat shrinks rubber and makes it less rigid.
Maybe if you remove the valve core before attempting to put the hook in you could put the hook in through the hole in the valve stem where the valcore used to be
Lol you made both steps harder than they really are, cut old valve stem with dikes then hook tool will go in with soapy water, then use vasoline on new valve stem waaaaay easier
