Stuck Shrader Valves

[wyle.e.kyote]

This explanation makes sense .. Thanks! None of these wheels had caps on them when I purchased the coach. I added caps to all of them but not those two as my fat fingers are too big to get back through that hole and then reverse to put a cap on ..

Doug,

The valve stems face the holes in the wheel so they are accessible whether the wheel is mounted as an inner or outer. This would apply to our coaches. The valve stems come in different shapes if you want to change them. The easiest thing to do is simply turn the stem so the valve is easy to get to.

[JIM CHALOUPKA]

This explanation makes sense .. Thanks! None of these wheels had caps on them when I purchased the coach. I added caps to all of them but not those two as my fat fingers are too big to get back through that hole and then reverse to put a cap on ..

Add caps to the two chassis fill points while your at it.

JIM

[carguy1]

I was having the same problem with a couple of my tire valves. A couple would stick open when checking the pressure. I would have to essentially work the valve several times by continuing to press the valve until it would pop back out and seal. These valves also had a slow leak. I would lose about 5 PSI a week from them. I purchased a box of double seal inflate through valve caps (Ebay item 200844119533) and have not had any issues since. Even if the schrader valve in the valve stem sticks open these caps act as a backup valve. I have not lost a single PSI from a tire since installing them. Very high quality German made product. $29 for 50 of them. I have put them on every schrader valve I have.

Thanks for the tip. I was having the same problem. Makes perfect sense to me your suggestion and it will be easier to check the air pressure. I ordered from the same source you suggested on ebay.

Thanks

[otto]

I am thinking of getting a tire pressure monitoring system called TireMinder from minderresearch. Does anyone have any experience with them? If you get the entire system(about $400) you can put the sensors on the tow vehicle in addition to the RV.

Thanks