fj12ryder
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I've tried 3 different brands/types of valve extenders and they all leaked, either sooner or later. As mentioned, with the proper dual head chuck they aren't needed.
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PA12DRVR
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I honestly can't remember the brand, but I used valve extenders on an F350 many years ago...used for about 5 years. No leaks. I'd check pressure about 1x per month or before a long trip and there simply wasn't any leakage.
Again, don't recall the brand, but: they were SS braided hose (not a sheath); they had a mounting system that attached to the outer wheel to hold the extended stem; they were a PITA to put on (but that was more than made up for in the ease of use over the years); and I got them at the (then-local-to-Ewestun) heavy duty truck store (not walmart, not amazon, not an RV place, not CW, and not at ACE or even Tractor Supply). They were quite expensive (seem to recall $125+ in 2006 dollars) but it was a buy-once / cry once scenario.
No duallies in the fleet today, but I'd get the extenders again if I had a dually.
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IAMICHABOD
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The last thing you want to do is put those flexible extenders on your valve stems. They have a tendency to leak and if they get loose from the anchoring point they can flop around and not only do damage to your wheel but suddenly deflate the tire causing a catastrophic loss. I can speak from experience,this happened with my old Class A.
What is needed is a extended valve stem that will let you quickly check your tire pressure. They add no extra weight like the Extenders would and balancing is no problem, TPMS works on them as well
Something like the Duallyvalve I have a set like them.
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stripit
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On the class C I purchased used had the braided extenders and one side leaked. Contacted the tire store locally to order actual valve stems that were longer and curvered to extend through the outside wheel so i could add air easily. No more leaks...
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PA12DRVR wrote:I honestly can't remember the brand, but I used valve extenders on an F350 many years ago...used for about 5 years. No leaks. I'd check pressure about 1x per month or before a long trip and there simply wasn't any leakage.
Again, don't recall the brand, but: they were SS braided hose (not a sheath); they had a mounting system that attached to the outer wheel to hold the extended stem; they were a PITA to put on (but that was more than made up for in the ease of use over the years); and I got them at the (then-local-to-Ewestun) heavy duty truck store (not walmart, not amazon, not an RV place, not CW, and not at ACE or even Tractor Supply). They were quite expensive (seem to recall $125+ in 2006 dollars) but it was a buy-once / cry once scenario.
No duallies in the fleet today, but I'd get the extenders again if I had a dually.
This pretty much matches my experience- for two different trucks ranging from 1990 to 2005. With emphasis on no on line or "consumer" type suppliers.
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ognend
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Thank you all - I see most experiences are negative with the extenders. I did get a pair from Amazon and they did not fit well. One of them got ruined by the local Chevy dealer so they tried to make good on it by buying me a replacement (steel mesh flexible ones) but they could not even install those - leaked before even leaving the shop. I guess I am going to talk to the local tire shop about longer valve stems, as someone mentioned. The problem is - I live in a rural area and there are not that many tire shops - the ones that there are - I don't trust them much.
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JRscooby
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ognend wrote:Thank you all - I see most experiences are negative with the extenders. I did get a pair from Amazon and they did not fit well. One of them got ruined by the local Chevy dealer so they tried to make good on it by buying me a replacement (steel mesh flexible ones) but they could not even install those - leaked before even leaving the shop. I guess I am going to talk to the local tire shop about longer valve stems, as someone mentioned. The problem is - I live in a rural area and there are not that many tire shops - the ones that there are - I don't trust them much.
Sounds to me like you have missed the main point of most replies. Get the right chuck and gauge. Then the factory valve stems work as designed.
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mkirsch
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Longer valve stems only help if you only put them on the inner dual AND if you never rotate tires.
If you put longer valve stems on the outers, all that will do is extend them further inward, making them more difficult to reach.
I have two different types of dually air chucks, though, and NEITHER are the right angle to get on my factory valve stems on the stock steel wheels of my 2002 Chevy 3500 DRW. I have the angled one, and the straight-on one with the angle. Can't get straight on any of the stems.
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way2roll
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I had a flat (no damage thankfully) on our brand new MH due to a leaky valve stem extender. When I installed my TPMS I just left them all off. I'll deal with adding air via a long air chuck. Every set I ever had on any MH, at least one developed a leak. Tires shop said the same thing. Apparently there is no such thing as a good extender.
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ognend
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JRscooby wrote:ognend wrote:Thank you all - I see most experiences are negative with the extenders. I did get a pair from Amazon and they did not fit well. One of them got ruined by the local Chevy dealer so they tried to make good on it by buying me a replacement (steel mesh flexible ones) but they could not even install those - leaked before even leaving the shop. I guess I am going to talk to the local tire shop about longer valve stems, as someone mentioned. The problem is - I live in a rural area and there are not that many tire shops - the ones that there are - I don't trust them much.
Sounds to me like you have missed the main point of most replies. Get the right chuck and gauge. Then the factory valve stems work as designed.
The problem is - I have a portable compressor (the kind that connects to tow vehicle battery) - and that one does not really accept different chucks etc. Also, how is a long chuck going to help me if I have to air my tires at a gas station while traveling? Unless I am not understanding something here...(there might be a language barrier, I live in the States but am not American by birth so not sure if I understand what a "chuck" is). Thanks.
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