#Valve stem extension for free#
#Valve stem extension manual#

Once I twisted the connector on the inner stem, it was fine. I had a good, tight connection on the outer stem but had an occasional leak on the inner stems. I haven't had a chance to rotate my outer duallie to have the stems opposed so I had to crowd the two hoses together by putting the short hose through the outer wheel hole to the inner stem, then the longer hose between the tires and curving it around to the outer stem. Once you get the right fill attachment and gage, you get used to filling the duals.Д¬hinook, I got mine (XL 180) a little earlier this week, tried it and also liked it. Also said they found many not installed correctly. Said they caused lots of problems such as leaks and failure of tire valve stems. Motorhome magazine didn't care for valve extensions. They also make a dual footed air chuck fitting to fill tires on dual wheel vehicles. My wife thinks the purple valve stem caps are very stylish. I have a compressor in the garage that re-fills them with air for free. I do my own oil changes with synthetic so screw the nitrogen.

#Valve stem extension for free#

He'll do it for free if we bring the car in for oil changes. The bad news is, the dealer charges $10.00 to check and re-fill the tires. The nitrogen gas is supposed to leak less, give a softer ride and prevent oxidation of the rubber compounds from the inside, thus making the tires last longer. On my wife's Accord, the tires are filled with nitrogen and the caps are a light purplish blue.

They indicate this with a special colored cap on the stem. You might check with your selling dealer but it sounds like your tires might be filled with nitrogen. Really looking for any critical info and tips impacting safety.

I'll do a search on the forum but you know I'll get thousands and thousands of hits. Like I said, a head scratcher for this duallie newbie.ДЄny other info on the duals you think I (and other new and potential duallie owners) would find helpful would be most appreciated.

Maybe there's a way to secure the extensions BETWEEN the tires when not being used to fill the tires? and dammit having the extensions sticking out sure would ruin the good looking set of duallies. are my tires mounted correctly? assuming 'yes', what's a simple way to fill up my tires when necessary? I looked at valve stem extensions and I guess some styles could work but I'm not sure how secure the mountings would be and I wouldn't want the extensions whipping around my wheels as I'm driving down the road. anything special about those stem caps or just regular caps that GM got a good deal on from a supplier?Дў. I searched the internet for color coded stem caps and came up with the new fangled caps that change color as your pressure changes.not the same thing as what's on my truck.ДЎ.

#Valve stem extension manual#

I looked in the owner's manual but frankly there's not a whole lot of info specifically on the dual tires and nothing on 'plunger tip stem caps'. At first I thought I might have the TPMS but it's not listed in my standard or optional equipment so I guess not. I think each tip was white but it's too damn cold out there (mid-30s already) for me to crawl around with a flashlight to verify the color. From one thread I found using the search I read about the dual foot style pressure gauge that should allow me to get the PSI.ДЄnother thing, the stem caps were a type I've never seen before - black plastic with a colored 'plunger' tip. I could reach in between the tires and touch both stems with a hand but there's not much room to maneuver a flexible hose and air pump nozzle in there. I found the stem for each outer tire pointed inward and the stem for each inner tire pointing outward with both stems pretty close together, indicating the wheels were purposely aligned to have it this way. The orientation of the valve stems on both sets of duals surprised me. I did a search of the forum but didn't see anything that applied. While I was familiarizing myself this morning with my new LMM duallie (first diesel and first duallie for me), by checking under the hood, crawling around underneath, and checking out the duals I came across a head scratcher concerning the tire valve stems.