Tire Tech Information - Tips on Mounting Run-Flat Tires …standard brass valve core used in an aluminum tire pressure sensor valvestem will experience galvanic corrosion and the brass valve core will eventually seize in the valve'saluminum barrel. Only special nickel-plated valve cores should be used in aluminum tire pressure sensor valvestems. More Tire Tech…
Tire Tech Information - Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems Servicing …identify which rubber tire valvestem shown below is attached to the tire pressure monitoring sensor? (Roll your mouse across the pictures to find out if you were right.) Only the rubber TPMS valve's resistance to gentle bending confirms its design. The presence of aluminumvalvestems (shown below left) bolted…
Tire Tech Information - Match Mounting to Enhance Tire & Wheel Uniformity …permanent marks to reference later. There was a time when the valvestem hole on standard wheels indicated the optimum place to which the tire should be match mounted. However, with the advent of styled, steel wheels and aluminum alloy wheels, the stem position evolved into an aesthetic issue rather than being…
Winter Tech - Match Mounting to Enhance Tire & Wheel Uniformity …permanent marks to reference later. There was a time when the valvestem hole on standard wheels indicated the optimum place to which the tire should be match mounted. However, with the advent of styled, steel wheels and aluminum alloy wheels, the stem position evolved into an aesthetic issue rather than being…