Silly tire pressure sensor question
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Burning Brakes
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From: Rowlett Texas
Silly tire pressure sensor question
I am trying to dress my wheels a little better and have purchased a set of chrome sensor nuts. If I simply remove the nut thats on the wheel and replace it with a chrome nut, will the tire deflate or is there an internal seal that I don't know about?
Thanks for your indulgance and answers.
Thanks for your indulgance and answers.
Burning Brakes
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From: Broken Arrow OK
Yes, there is a rubber seal on the inside between the sensor and wheel. It will probably leak when you remove the retaining nut. If you do this be sure to hold the valve stem while removing the old and installing the new chrome nut since, without the nut, the sensor may fall off inside the tire.
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '04
That nut hold the sensor in position, you may get lucky and back the nut off and reinstall without the sensor moving but be gentle.
If the sensor moves then you'll just have to reinflate the tire just make sure that the sensor doesn't completely fall inside the wheel otherwise you'll have to have it dismounted to get the sensor back.
If the sensor moves then you'll just have to reinflate the tire just make sure that the sensor doesn't completely fall inside the wheel otherwise you'll have to have it dismounted to get the sensor back.
Burning Brakes
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From: Broken Arrow OK
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...lace=batteries
The batteries in the 2001-2004 sensors can not be replaced but are a lot less expensive.
