My tire leak is the Bronco's fault?

Ksm · Jan 21, 2016

stout22 said:
Reading thru this thread and I can picture a bunch of KSMs Bronco brothers showing up at this shop.

That would probably work! And be much appreciated.

I'm not an expert by any means on these cars. But I want to learn and I know enough to ask for help when I need it

I'm fortunate to have y'all to help.

BIG HUG

clarrance · Jan 21, 2016

Since you have stock wheels, & stock hubcaps. It seams to me that the tire shop did not follow procedure. In today's world of liability. The tire shop should have installed the correct factory valve stems in the first place. The valve extensions are a quick fix to a lazy tire shop not installing the correct length stems in the first place. I don't know of any tire shop today that will install new tires without replacing the valve stems. It is just common sense and good insurance for the tire shop. I say take it back and tell them to install the correct valve stems at no cost to you. They should have done their job correctly in the first place.

Rustytruck · Jan 21, 2016

If you got your tires from a chain store take the truck to another branch of that store and explain what happened and I'll bet they fix it right. Were the hubcaps on the truck when you took it in the first time?

Ksm · Mar 28, 2016

These last couple of weeks I've taken the Bronco to three different tire shops.

The first was WalMart because I got to talking with a guy and he said they had the longer valve stems and could put them on easily. But when I brought the Bronco in they said they "couldn't tell" if the longer stems were longer than the ones I had in right now. I thought to myself, shouldn't they be able to tell? After three guys were out there arguing about if it would work or not they brought out these metal stems which I had to point out were pressurized and said on the label they were for something like an 18 wheeler. It got to be monkey-and-a-football scenario so I left.

Took it to NTB and that guy said I needed new wheels because the hole that the stems go in "was probably rusted and irregular shaped."

Then I was told by yet another person that the base of the new stems (that I ordered online and brought to them) are narrow and I needed a fat bottom stem to ....something I didn't understand because I was laughing at the absurdity of how difficult this has been to replace and that he said fat-bottomed.

So I took photos of everything and sent it to the specialty off-road shop that did my engine swap and am waiting for their opinion.

Can anyone add their two cents, opinions, recommendations?

Here's the photos I've taken:

okie4570 · Mar 28, 2016

Sounds like you need to get out of town and find a farmers COOP. They'll have a bazillion valve stem lengths. This is craziness that it's this hard for a business/businesses to install a set of valve stems.

The only "chain store" tire shop anyone will do any business with around here mostly are Hibdons, looks like there's one on the NE side of Ft. Worth.

1233 Melbourne Rd, Hurst, TX‎

Ksm · Mar 28, 2016

okie4570 said:
Sounds like you need to get out of town and find a farmers COOP. They'll have a bazillion valve stem lengths. This is craziness that it's this hard for a business/businesses to install a set of valve stems.

The only "chain store" tire shop anyone will do any business with around here mostly are Hibdons, looks like there's one on the NE side of Ft. Worth.

1233 Melbourne Rd, Hurst, TX‎

Never heard of it but it's not that far. I'll give them a call first. Thank you.

smokinjoe · Mar 28, 2016

Am I crazy, I'm just looking at pic 2 & 3 and can tell the new ones are longer?!?

Ksm · Mar 28, 2016

That's the conclusion I came to but the guy said that part of the stem sinks into the tire so he couldn't tell what the real length was......ooookay.

Yeller · Mar 28, 2016

If I were closer I'd drive over and fix it.....

Ksm · Mar 28, 2016

Yeller said:
If I were closer I'd drive over and fix it.....

I appreciate you looking at it at the Round Up in a couple of weeks!

smokinjoe · Mar 28, 2016

Ksm said:
That's the conclusion I came to but the guy said that part of the stem sinks into the tire so he couldn't tell what the real length was......ooookay.

Ummmmmm, You see the ridge at the base of the valve stem? That's the part of the stem that sandwiches the rim, so anything north of that would be exposed %)

What an ordeal, I feel for ya'

Yeller · Mar 28, 2016

Ksm said:
I appreciate you looking at it at the Round Up in a couple of weeks!

And we will get it fixed up for ya too;D

jw0747 · Mar 28, 2016

5 pages about correct valve stem length? With your stock hubcaps in place your valve stems should extend past the hub cap surface just enough to easily accept a tire gauge or an air chuck. Too short and it's a struggle to apply a chuck or gauge, not enough stem. Too long and the stem flexes too much and is hard to handle.

smokinjoe · Mar 28, 2016

jw0747 said:
5 pages about correct valve stem length? With your stock hubcaps in place your valve stems should extend past the hub cap surface just enough to easily accept a tire gauge or an air chuck. Too short and it's a struggle to apply a chuck or gauge, not enough stem. Too long and the stem flexes too much and is hard to handle.

Ummm yeah, that's what the 5 pages are about. We all know that but the tire shops don't seem too. You should read some of the nonsense she's been through.

Slowleak · Mar 28, 2016

Ksm, Take a look at this link. A 418 or 423 should work fine. I have the 2.5 inch stems. Thats the 423. The one in your first picture looks fine as long and it clears the hubcap enough to get a hose on it. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=208

Attac · Mar 30, 2016

Brian (the manager at Discount here in my town) would fire everyone in his shop if this went on at his place. He would have mounted the tires so you could drive around and ordered the correct stems and then worked around YOUR schedule to have you come in so he could replace them for you when he got the right ones in. I guess I am lucky as they opened a store about a mile from me and I was hesitant on using a chain store until I dealt with him the first time. Hope you get this debockle all taken care of KSM
Chuck

Ksm · Mar 30, 2016

Attac said:
Brian (the manager at Discount here in my town) would fire everyone in his shop if this went on at his place. He would have mounted the tires so you could drive around and ordered the correct stems and then worked around YOUR schedule to have you come in so he could replace them for you when he got the right ones in. I guess I am lucky as they opened a store about a mile from me and I was hesitant on using a chain store until I dealt with him the first time. Hope you get this debockle all taken care of KSM
Chuck

Maybe they don't want to mess with a classic car because it might be less straight forward than a modern vehicle? Maybe I'm getting the run around because I'm a female. "Is this your Bronco? Well then you're my kinda girl." - remarks are getting old. Either way I'm done with taking the Bronco to tire shops. I have a Bronco brother that's going to help me swap them out at the next Bronco event in a couple of weeks.

And hopefully put a rest to this ridiculous tire valve problem!

gnpenning · Mar 30, 2016

This is why I bought my own machines, dealing with idiots and crooks.

One of the local tire stores couldn't get the tires off my truck due to being rusted to the hub. Got to love what they spray the roads with. I had to stop them from beating the heck out of the side of my tire. Went home loosened the lug nuts did a circle and pulled in the garage and removed the tires and swapped out to my summer tires. Got tired of taking the trailers in for leaky beads every 6 months. I guess they can't wire brush it .

I feel your pain. If your where closer it's an easy fix.

Sad they have put you through this.

Ksm · Mar 31, 2016

gnpenning said:
This is why I bought my own machines, dealing with idiots and crooks.

One of the local tire stores couldn't get the tires off my truck due to being rusted to the hub. Got to love what they spray the roads with. I had to stop them from beating the heck out of the side of my tire. Went home loosened the lug nuts did a circle and pulled in the garage and removed the tires and swapped out to my summer tires. Got tired of taking the trailers in for leaky beads every 6 months. I guess they can't wire brush it .

I feel your pain. If your where closer it's an easy fix.

Sad they have put you through this.

Thanks

Glass Pony · Mar 31, 2016

This thread reminds me of the time when I had new tires installed on my wife's truck.
When I went to pick it up the valve stems were so long I thought they installed curb feelers!

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