twoblocked Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Anyone know of a source for the bent brass valve stem and o-ring found on the 1 ton 6 lug wheel? I just had one break off at the cap end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Just about any auto parts store worth their salt will have them beyond that a truck stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoblocked Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 The tire shops I have been to stock a "universal" type stem. This type of stem is too large to fit the stem hole in the Toyota wheel. Also the seal is different. Toyota uses an o-ring seal. Recently I had new tires mounted. While I was in the shop, I pulled an original stems and tried to fit several types that the tire shop had in stock. Nothing fit. Did you really get stems at an auto parts store when you changed out your stems? Just about any auto parts store worth their salt will have them beyond that a truck stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanman Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 twoblocked Anyone know of a source for the bent brass valve stem and o-ring found on the 1 ton 6 lug wheel?I just had one break off at the cap end. I had a time finding replacements for ours, ended up buying fron the local Toyota dealer. Brass is the same, O ring slightly different. vanman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 The tire shops I have been to stock a "universal" type stem. This type of stem is too large to fit the stem hole in the Toyota wheel. Also the seal is different. Toyota uses an o-ring seal. Recently I had new tires mounted. While I was in the shop, I pulled an original stems and tried to fit several types that the tire shop had in stock. Nothing fit. Did you really get stems at an auto parts store when you changed out your stems? Went right to NAPA. The tires when I bought it had rubber stems and some metal stems so I replaced them all. Yes they are 6 bolt Toyota wheels. Don't know about an "O" ring Toyota seal but if they are good enough for an 18 wheeler I figured they should be fine for my little MH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoblocked Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 vanman, I checked the Toyota online parts catalog but they didn't show the bent brass stem. I'll head down to the local dealer. Thanks twoblocked I had a time finding replacements for ours, ended up buying fron the local Toyota dealer. Brass is the same, O ring slightly different. vanman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoblocked Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 maineah, NAPA does indeed sell a METRIC brass valve stem for the 9.7mm (3/8") bore hole in our wheels. They are made by Haltec. American light truck wheel bore holes start at 7/16" and go to 5/8" with a 13/16" bore for the "18 wheelers" Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Nothing a 7/16" drill bit wouldn't take care of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoblocked Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 Yeah, I thought of that. But I think there might be an issue with sealing against a diminished area. Here's a few shots to explain. Notice Toyota already had to dimple the wheel to make the 9.7mm stem fit properly inside. Do you think a 7/16" would fit? Nothing a 7/16" drill bit wouldn't take care of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek up North Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Nice pictures. Hard to say how a 7/16" stem would seat on the available surface, but I'm suspecting it's been done before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanman Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 twoblocked Yeah, I thought of that. But I think there might be an issue with sealing against a diminished area.Here's a few shots to explain.Notice Toyota already had to dimple the wheel to make the 9.7mm stem fit properly inside.Do you think a 7/16" would fit? I would not drill that fitting. The 7 I got from Toyota have a slot cut in the center to retain the stem when tightening the collar nut, the old type have flats machined on the sides which I prefered to the slot which requires use of a screwdriver. vanman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanman Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 twoblocked Anyone know of a source for the bent brass valve stem and o-ring found on the 1 ton 6 lug wheel? I just had one break off at the cap end. I was at the dealer to pick up the last lugnut and after thinking about it I decided to order a new stem to replace the one the dealer barfed up,(I had a tire shop replace the new one with one of the original ones). I will try to get them to cover the cost, $13.99, as I paid for 7 new ones and installation of same!!!!! Anyway I asked him to look up my old invoices to get the number and he said it was 90942-05026, hope this helps, btw I did not dig up my copies of the invoice to verify this, but he was sure it's the correct#, we will C. vanman...to be changed to RVman in the future.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Grainger http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/MYERS-Tire-Valve-5EVT4?Pid=search I just bit bullet and picked up 10; only need 2. better than paying $13 bones a piece from toyota and these are made in German. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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