Replace TPMS with no special tools with out removing wheels! 

Wow man the comment section is tough. My wife keeps telling me I should do youtube videos. I just showed her these comment. She said it’s best I don’t. I take intelligent criticism well. I’m not to good with idiots. It’s a good video. I love to see people thinking outside the box. I don’t give a 💩 if a tire shop would install them for free. It’s a learning experience. Nothing better then getting your hands dirty and getting a job done.

I've been doing my own tire mounting for the past 60 years starting with my bicycle. I have a variety of ways for breaking the bead but I never thought of using a vacuum cleaner. Thanks for the trick!

Thank you for thinking outside of the box! Most be people would rather pay the money then try to do it themselves. You don't have to relearn the computer, but you don't have to rebalance the tire either! I get more confidence doing things myself and in the long run, you save a lot of money. When you bring your vehicle somewhere you still have to wait for the service! The people watching and commenting negativetly have no regard of intuitiveness and creativity! Keep making videos, because their are people like me who think just like you! GOd bless you!

Thanks for the tip on how to remove the tire. For this, I will tell you how to wake up the sensors without leaving the workshop - you need to take a medium-sized rubber sledgehammer and knock on the tire near the sensor several times. This action will wake up your sensor in the pressure sensor and activate the sensor itself to be detected by the vehicle.

For those that are complaining about the price of the tool, there are plenty of them on Amazon for $10-$20. Only thing is, they’re brand specific. So if you find one for Fords, it will ONLY work for Fords, or they will do American/Japan/German vehicles only. So if you like to stick to one brand, or if you keep your vehicles for a long time, this can be a good option. I found one that works with GM and Ford, which is nice since I have both those brands in my driveway. Bought it for $12-$13. It works, can’t complain. Also, some GMs and Fords ( _that I know of. There could be other brands that do this_ ) also have this function built in to their vehicles (not all models though), where it requires you to deflate or inflate the tire(s) so the sensor knows which position it’s at. So that’s a somewhat “free” version for you guys.

That's genius! Thank you sir for making this process much easier than it needs to be. Love it!

Your a legend for getting that bead popped like that ! I learn something new today thank you!

So many negative comments, it was a very good DIY video. I didn’t think that was even possible. And there was no chance of a shop marring up you rims or lug nuts.

Paid the local tire shop 25 bucks and they installed my new sensor while I had a hot coffee in about 5 minutes. It was worth it to me.

I can appreciate this video. I would only use this method in an emergency. This seems like a lot of trouble to go through just to save 20-25 bucks. However, I love learning new ways to do things. I can appreciate you taking the time to show how it's done. If a person truly doesn't have the money, and doesn't mind putting in the work, this can be very useful. Thank you.

I like your video but you said no special tools that programmer far as I’m concerned is a special tool

Thanks for the vacuum trick. I will definitely be using this method.

Why does the title of the video say "no special tools" and the very first thing he says is that he purchased a special tool.

U the man ! I am going to give it a try..I went to a tire place the other day they wanted 460.00 to replace sensors in my F150 not going to happen..Thank you.

Bead brake - great trick I'll be using it often, thanks.

You could use the top of a 2 litre coke bottle - push the plastic hose through the bottle top and vacuum will hold it in place. Your solution is really slick. Thanks

THAT LOOKS LIKE A SPECIAL TOOL IN YOUR HAND.

Super helpful - thank you! I've been doing a 5-tire rotation on my 2020 F250. My original 'spare' doesn't have a TPMS sensor so I continually get a TPMS warning on one tire. With the help of this video, I'm about to buy the Autel & 1 TPMS sensor to clear that up. It seems like a lot of $ for a limited-use tool, but I'm guessing I will need to use the Autel after each rotation to relearn the correct 4 sensors. I've only de/re-beaded ATV tires - watching your video gave me a bit of confidence that it won't be a big deal to do my truck tires. Thought I think I'm going to use a bottle jack + truck weight rather than your vacuum trick.

Thanks again for your guidance. . . . . . . . was a huge help 👍

Good job sir, very helpful!

Thanks vacuum is genius my you're first to put vacuuming to work.

Always add a little spray washing liquid to the valve before you pull. Thanks for sharing.

Saved me a trip to auto shop 👍🏽

Damn, this vacuum cleaner trick is a great !!!👏

Good Job Matt! I try and do all the work on my car. The most fun I have working on my car is buying some really cool tools :) . Matt, I cannot believe that vacuum develops enough flow to be that much of a help. Not that I am calling you out - I just find it remarkable. Thanks so much for the good video. :)

This video is great,IT doesn t suck!!!good find with the vacuüm cleaner....love the autel 508,i have a autel mk808 but IT doesn't cover alle tpms sensors i assume so realy currious about the 501 and 508...support the truckers in Ottawa.!!!!

all advice is good advice, I love learning something new ty,

You can't go wrong with the Autel MX-Sensors and the TS508. Good work on the install.

Great trick, thanks for the info.

Great job! The TPMS sensor (with a metal valve stem) is considerably heavier than the rubber valve stem, somewhere around 35 gm vs 8 gm, so a rebalance is desired. You don't need to go to a tire shop for this though. You can add a counter-weight on the opposite side of the valve.

Never seen or used the vacumn trick I like it..

Several comments: 1. You have control of the inside part of the stem or the old sensor before you pull the outer part of the stem off. Clamp a needle nose vice grip to it so that it doesn't fall into the tire. Having the loose part bouncing around inside of the tire is not good especially if it is an old TPMS sensor which is heavy enough to change the balance of the tire and could beat the crap out of your new sensor. Every time the tire rolls at low speed it will be moving around inside of the tire, when the tire gets to a certain speed the old TPMS will be stuck to some point in the tire by centrifugal force changing the balance of the tire. It will never be at the same point so that it can not be balanced out. The unbalance can and will effect your tire wear and may cause a little rougher ride. 2. If you loose the sensor or the stem part just rotate the tire around until the broken beed is down then you can fish it out with a little work. 3. If you have one a AC vacuum pump will do the same thing as the vacuum cleaner. 4. you have to use a vacuum rated hose for the connection, plain gas line or plastic tubing can and will collapse before the tire is sucked off of the rim bead causing the tire not to unseat. Try pinching a straw and see how much drink you get through it. 5. Take the new valve stem out before you try to inflate and seat the bead, the increased flow will help a lot to get more air into the tire if the bead is leaking a little. Good idea to use vacuum to unseat tires. Not as likely to work on tires below 70% aspect ratio due to the stiffer sidewalls and the amount of vacuum you can generate.

Best I've found to reseat the tire bead is a chain and chain binder with the chain wrapped around the center of the tire. I do this on heavy equipment (loader/grader tires) as well. But you really need the tire off (cars and trucks, not heavy equipment) to do that. I have a shop air compressor, so I can have the tire off in under a minute.

Dude your good, I usually have to take the wheel off the car to install those.

Thanks for sharing these neat ideas. Luckily my tire shop forgot the sensors on my last wheel purchase and ended up doing the job for free when I went back to ask WTF when my tire pressure light came on….😂

You sound like Jesse from breaking bad great video

Great idea for replacing a stem on the trail. Just need to plumb the intake on the compressor to pull vacuum as well.

Awesome man i cant believe u pushed that tire by hand ur a hulk! I will have to take my tires off if u do it.

A TPMS PROGRAMMER IS A SPECIAL TOOL!! Caps intentional.

There's a shop, close to my house, that are very fair priced. When the time comes, they'll be the ones doing this, because they already have the equipment, are knowledgeable in the procedure, and by the time I buy all the tools and gizmos to "Do it myself", I'd most likely spend more than what they'd charge me. It's cool, that you're the neighborhood mechanic, but I'm not... LOL!

Oh look, its a special tool holding a special tool

God have mercy with this guy

I like the thought of vac the air out, but if you have a Sumitomo tire with thick side walls, that is not going to work. I used a door header wood from a 30" door and drove my S10 blazer using tire lube, and it is a bear, I get the truck just about to the top before bead breaks. Going to try the vacuum trick next time to see if beads break easier. And yeah, no need to balance if you are using the same sensor, and they weigh about the same. Every time I check the balance, it is always the same as it was. Yes I check before I replace to see if it was balanced, maybe I am lucky mine were in balance with 5k on tires.

Lol. No special tools. Just a $200 tool that does one thing.

This is what RU-vid is for! Thanks for the tip.

Good luck trying this with my E rated Toyo 35's!!

That will surely help if you put a little small tiny candle beside the tire just to get some lights, thanks

Only one thing I saw that would make it easier, lube the stem and tire bead with soapy water! thanks! never thought of vacuum

if you havent figured it yet if you try this with a wheel that already has a sensor that you are replacing you will drop the old one in the wheel after you pull the valve stem out. but if you gonna do that just train yourself to ignore the thumping noise coming from your tires. no problem

Would have been better if you had done it in the daylight !!!

I think you have some muscle. Possibly the Vacuum 'sucks it down" as you say - but the moment you push on the sidewall and clear the rim - ALL and any vacuum is totally lost. You are pushing and moving the wheel, and shoving the tire inward. And each time the tire bead leaves the side of the wheel - any vacuum is totally gone and air is back in the tire at normal atmospheric. Another youtube person posted about taking out the air; and than using the vehicles car jack to pop off the bead. Lot's simpler; but in that scenario - you are removing the tire.

Another good set of reasons to let a tire shop do this. You can buy your own oem sensors and let them install them. Professionally.

Excellent, thanks,

Thank you

Very interesting, as long as you don't drop the sensor in the tire🤔

Why so many negative comments. This is a great video. I have a 2009 f150 and the tire sensors in these just don't last. Then you wil get the annoying dash sensor failure warning that you have to click every time you start the truck.I replaced several of mine by taking the wheel off the truck and breaking the bead on one side by brute force and it worked ok but this is actually brilliant. Wheel balance is not going to change as the tire hasn't been rotated relative to the rim. I finally used Forscan to disable the monitoring system and I'm happy I did. I just check my air reg and I run 10 plys and never get flats. Kudos for this , I never would have thought of it.

nice garage

Wish I could share your post!

I wonder how easy that would be with low profile tires? Cool idea though!

Wow, amazing. Great info.

Good thinking MacGyver

Put the tire stem at the bottom. let air out. Then jack it up. Easier.

This is great. I need to do this on a car soon. I paid $85 to have sensors installed. I have the Autel 508 too but was confident to replace them but after watching your video I'm going to give it a try. Thank you. Saved me the price of an alignment by doing it myself. Do you know if ecm still has codes for orig tpms of they've been removed previously? I would like to program them from originals like you did but they're not installed anymore.

thanks sir very usefull

Maybe reverse polarity on a small compressor. Wonder if that will work in reverse?

Autel sensors don’t always work on my Toyota Highlander ,intermittently lost the signal, but works fine on my Lexus RX350, OEM Denso is expensive, good tricks though.

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks! Great idea never thought of it but I will be using it.

I hate the TPMS personally, lol. My tire sensors are always going out on my 2010 equinox and just got tired of replacing them, and the tire pressure module is bad too. When i get more money i know i will replace it all, but in the meantime, nothing is better than making sure you are on top your tire pressures all the time and putting air in when required. I know the claims of the system letting you know when there is a blowout waiting to happen when driving, but putting the basics in practice of keeping your hands firmly on the wheel when a tire blows, paying attention to what you are doing is best practice. Whatever happened to old school cars that were simple without all these added extras lol.

great idea the vacuum If you start opposite the valve the tyre wont get hung up ore damage the sensor or the valve.

I remember Ramp Chevy!

Those are very flexible tires for an F-150. May be easier to take the wheel off and lay it on its side then drive over the tire (not rim) with another vehicle.

I'm in the same boat! What did you end up coming up with?

Having worked at a tire shop, I can tell you that there are a lot of aftermarket sensors that don't work or last very long, it at all.

Awesome, there is always a better way to do these jobs. Can I suggest that you separate the tyre from the rim further away from the valve otherwise you could loose the effect of the vacuum suction before you break the tyre seal.

awesome

I wonder if I can rig up a 2-stage vacuum pump that is used for AC work and pull a vaccum without all the noise. Just need to figure out how to clamp on a valve stemp. Might need to make an "adapter". Of course the hose from an "adapter" might just collapse under the vaccum.

So I need a special programmer but no special tools. 😆 😝 😂

That programmer might be available at an auto parts store too

Very clever. I will try this on my Silverado.

Ford's do not have nut that secures sensor to rim?

Thanks !!!

Very very dangerous. So many wrong and dangerous steps were taken. The correct and safe way to do it is to take the wheel off. It's not that difficult once the vehicle has been raised, to remove the wheel. And, not that difficult to do once wheel is removed. Then, you put a block of wood on the wheel&tire flat on the ground under the vehicle. Block is in between the tire and vehicle, then you drop the vehicle using the jack onto the block and it breaks the bead. Never work around and under car or wheel well while a car is on a jack.

If those tires have been on the rim for some time, I can't believe that vacuum can suction the air out of those tires enough to break the beads... Besides, how can anyone be sure only the outer side of the beads break free, could very well be the inner side of the bead breaks free first (if that vacuum method really works as shown)....

thank you, after watching this, im just gonna give my tire shop the 80$

Last year I asked my local tire shop and they replaced all 4 of my sensors for $200. Pretty good deal if you ask me.

brilliant, thanks would there be a rebalance of tire?

The main concern I have is once you break the bead and add the sensor I doubt your wheels are still balanced

Just a heads up that this will only work with high aspect ratio tires, ie trucks.

Are you Canadian? Or both?that is a very clever trick of the trade!

I have 3 sensors out. Shop Wanted almost $500. Let’s just say my light is still on.

Did he leave the old sensor inside the tire? I never saw him reach and get it. Pulling the stem without holding it, I'm sure would allow it to fall down inside the tire.

So it looks like he installed a sensor in a unit that did not have any.

Something is fishy going on at the end.

Can I use this method on sport tires to unseat bead and replace sensor?

A 5 pound sledge hammer works faster than the vacuum.

What about balancing? There must be a difference in weight between the sensor and valve stem versus the valve stem alone.

Does this have Honda Odyssey 2007 EX on the list of compatible vehicle?

Can you post the link where your purchase the Autel 508 please?

Thank you! I'd rather do it this way than use a jack and the car's weight.

Great trick breaking the bead ! However, I don’t understand why you didn’t remove the old sensor, just the valve stem.