Installing Tire Pressure Sensors
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Installing Tire Pressure Sensors
Hey All!
I was curious if I would be able to install a new sensor myself. Do you need to take the tire all the way off the rim or can you just push the side-wall in enough to get the old one out and new one in?
Any tips?
I was curious if I would be able to install a new sensor myself. Do you need to take the tire all the way off the rim or can you just push the side-wall in enough to get the old one out and new one in?
Any tips?
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Re: Installing Tire Pressure Sensors (Jeff Wilson)
You could do the job without taking the tire completely off but it'd be much easier if you at least broke both beads and moved the tire out of the way. Do you still have the EMTs on the car?
Once installed you'll need to program them. There's an article in the Tech Tips section for that.
:seeya
Once installed you'll need to program them. There's an article in the Tech Tips section for that.
:seeya
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Re: Installing Tire Pressure Sensors (C5Cemo)
You could do the job without taking the tire completely off but it'd be much easier if you at least broke both beads and moved the tire out of the way. Do you still have the EMTs on the car?
Once installed you'll need to program them. There's an article in the Tech Tips section for that.
:seeya
Once installed you'll need to program them. There's an article in the Tech Tips section for that.
:seeya
I know the re-program route.....that is how I verified the bad one.....it won't take during the re-program!
[Modified by Jeff Wilson, 4:38 PM 8/16/2002]
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Re: Installing Tire Pressure Sensors (Jeff Wilson)
I do not think you have a chance of breaking the bead on a runflat. It takes tremendous pressure even on a tire machine.
I took wheel , new sensor and O ring to my Goodyear dealer and we took off the sensor nut and pushed the sensor into the tire and put the wheel on the tire machine. Used the tire machine to break top bead and reach in and grab the old sensor and put in the new one. The bead was reset and inflated. No balance needed. Cost $10
[Modified by see5, 4:56 PM 8/16/2002]
I took wheel , new sensor and O ring to my Goodyear dealer and we took off the sensor nut and pushed the sensor into the tire and put the wheel on the tire machine. Used the tire machine to break top bead and reach in and grab the old sensor and put in the new one. The bead was reset and inflated. No balance needed. Cost $10
[Modified by see5, 4:56 PM 8/16/2002]
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Re: Installing Tire Pressure Sensors (see5)
I do not think you have a chance of breaking the bead on a runflat. It takes tremendous pressure even on a tire machine.
I took wheel , new sensor and O ring to my Goodyear dealer and we took off the sensor nut and pushed the sensor into the tire and put the wheel on the tire machine. Used the tire machine to break top bead and reach in and grab the old sensor and put in the new one. The bead was reset and inflated. No balance needed. Cost $10
I took wheel , new sensor and O ring to my Goodyear dealer and we took off the sensor nut and pushed the sensor into the tire and put the wheel on the tire machine. Used the tire machine to break top bead and reach in and grab the old sensor and put in the new one. The bead was reset and inflated. No balance needed. Cost $10
I did it myself (I had access to a tire machine). After pulling the valve stem core and completely deflating the tire, I put the tire on the machine and broke the bead, leaving it compressed near the valve stem/sensor. This gave me access to the sensor. THEN I loosened and removed the nut on the valve stem, reached in and took the sensor out. To reinstall a new sensor, simply reverse this process using a NEW O-RING as cheap insurance against leaks.
One tip, when you break the bead and compress the tire, do it NEAR the valve stem but not directly OVER the valve stem.
Hope this makes sense and helps. :cheers:
