I went to the Walmart that installed the tires and complained....they had no clue..... they said "thats the only valve stems we stock"(TR413)....I wander around in a daze looking at the stacks of E rated tires with 80psi and 95 psi and just wondering about the liability of it all, (now that I informed them)...
Anyway, I got some high pressure valve stems (TR600HP) on Walmarts' dollar and they mounted and balanced them again for me, putting the HP valve stems in.
Seems like it's happened all over as the following article describes..
Many "calls have come into the International Tire & Rubber Association (ITRA) from commercial light truck owners complaining of a sudden loss of air in their tires, sometimes at high speeds. One major problem we found is that these individuals were using the wrong valve stems."
Above from Tire Review...
Link to Tire Review Article

TR413, all rubber/EDPM stem. Marked on the bottom/inside part of valve stem.

TR600HP, metal tire stem/EDPM base
TR800HP-TR802HP are longer tire stems, or bent longer stems for dually trucks.
Okay, it's officially dark, I'm officially in my night clothes (t-shirt and flannel pants) and I'm thinking I need to be getting a flashlight and checking out the valve stems on my new tires 265/75/16 (E). EEEK!!!!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, thanks for posting this!
Great work.
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