golfknut
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I emailed a local truck service center for a price to have metal valve stems installed on our motorhome.
This is the response I received:
The price for the valve stem kit would range from $50.60-$64.92 plus tax & freight for the nickel plated brass or stainless flex lines per pair. The stainless flex style may require additional bracket/mount plate pending wheel inspection. The labor price would be $72.80 - $109.20 pending wheel or wheel cover removal.
I seem to see most people on the forum recommend "solid metal stems" and in his response he says "flex lines". Are these "flex line" stems the same as a solid metal stem?
Mark
2005 Jayco Granite Ridge 3100SS
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Sounds like they were giving you the prices for extension kits, not the valve stem itself.
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RoadAbode
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you want the solid. flex can have issues from what I have read on here. Just do a search for Valve stems
I got em from Chuck the Tire Man
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I feel a lot better - and easy to air up the tires..
Just took em to a local Truck tire Shop - they put them on for me.
Not the cheapest thing I've put on RoadAbode, but gives good piece of Mind every time I check em or add air in just a few min.
Oh - and I talked to his wife Sue on the phone...Pleasant as could be - nice to talk to "the owners wife" and not some uncaring operator...
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T18skyguy
Eugene, OR
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Go with the solid stems, much better. See it here
Retired Anesthetist. Pilot with mechanic/inspection ratings.1996 Jayco C 22 foot with 460/Banks Powerpak/Bilsteins.Wife and daughter. Two cats which control my life. 1975 Ford F-250, 84 Coupe Deville, Thorp T18, tons of tools and tons of junk.
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Geozzz
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Seems like your talking about stems and he is talking about stem extensions. You want solid metal stems.
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wip
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RoadAbode wrote:you want the solid. flex can have issues from what I have read on here. Just do a search for Valve stems
I got em from Chuck the Tire Man
TireMan
I feel a lot better - and easy to air up the tires..
Just took em to a local Truck tire Shop - they put them on for me.
Not the cheapest thing I've put on RoadAbode, but gives good piece of Mind every time I check em or add air in just a few min.
Oh - and I talked to his wife Sue on the phone...Pleasant as could be - nice to talk to "the owners wife" and not some uncaring operator...
She just had a stroke. Being med-evaced. He won't be answering the phone for a week or two. So, patience in trying to hook up with him; and give him good thoughts when you do.
We have a Jayco Seneca. They come with aluminum wheels. Last time we got a Seneca, there was some confusion on the phone, and then the realization that we have aluminum wheels. So, if you have aluminum wheels, open with that information.
Last time, I understood him to say that he couldn't help me since my wheels were aluminum. I called back this time, to see if that had changed. He said he still couldn't help me---except for the inners. But the inside tires are the only ones you need help with anyway, right? He said I'd need extensions for both if I had steel wheels. That's when he interrupted the conversation to say that he had a medical emergency, and that he'd be happy to explain more in a week or two. A remarkably patient guy.
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Tireman9
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I ran a 1 ton dually from 89 - 94 and after 50,000 miles with metal braded lines on the rears, I can say I never had a problem.
I just bought a new Coachmen Freelander 2130QB and unless I get some bad news from Hella, have decided to go with their TPMS plus metal braded lines on the rears.
In my mind this is the best of both worlds. The braded lines make it easy for me to add air before every trip and the TPMS will warn me of a puncture.
If you don't keep your tires properly inflated for the REAL load why would you expect them Not to fail?
- Damage done to your tires is irreversable. Puting air in tire that you ran underinflated will NOT fix the damage you did.
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