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Old Oct 15, 2016 | 01:04 AM
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I had an issue with one of my TPWS valves. I got a low air pressure warning. So when I took of the valve cap I heard and felt air coming out. Thinking I would need a new valve cap $125. I went to the dealership.
So the service man said let's check it out. He took off the cap and said let's try a inside stem well it worked.
I had no idea u could do that. If so he saved me $125
A good dealership experience
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Old Oct 15, 2016 | 02:00 AM
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Not sure if I missed it, what's your question?
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Old Oct 15, 2016 | 08:46 AM
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Not sure if I missed it, what's your question?
I think he is talking about the schrader valve internals and just being informative.
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Old Oct 15, 2016 | 11:05 AM
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You've probably seen this tool before and not realized what it was. Dirt cheap and pretty handy if the occasion arises to remove the cores
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Old Oct 15, 2016 | 11:59 AM
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Sorry I didn't make myself clear. If there were such a part and that the service tech could just have easily sold me a new stem at a 150 and I wouldn't have known any different.
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Old Oct 15, 2016 | 12:13 PM
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You mean this.

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Old Oct 15, 2016 | 01:03 PM
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No it's not that. He pulled something out of the middle of the valve stem.
I didn't see what it was. And put something new in it's place. The air was leaking form the stem itself. My main point was i was giving the dealership for not trying to sell me a 150.00 valve stem....
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Originally Posted by sonic1519
No it's not that. He pulled something out of the middle of the valve stem.
I didn't see what it was. And put something new in it's place. The air was leaking form the stem itself. My main point was i was giving the dealership for not trying to sell me a 150.00 valve stem....
The valve stem is $32.55 not $150. That is a Stealership if they told you 150.
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