How To Remove A Stuck Corroded Valve Stem Cap
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- Опубліковано 6 січ 2019
- All to often here in the rust belt we have to deal with corroded metal valve stem caps and especially on TPMS sensors. There are 2 options. We either get them off or you have to replace the stem or TPMS sensor is some cases. -Enjoy!If an SMA Video has helped you out please consider giving using "Patreon" to help support us. The videos take real time to create and pull us away from real work that pays our bills. CLICK HERE: / southmainauto
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Great tip!!! I used this method and it worked like a gem. I will never buy aluminum valve stem caps again.
No worries, down here in the city, they steal them before they have a chance to corrode
S & A Auto Repair I’m in providence RI I didn’t know they still steal them lol
I'm in florida panhandle (north west FL) and they steal them here too
LOL, WI reported, not knowing if anyone need to steal those caps. But my point is if the Aluminum caps are hex shape, does it help?
S & A Auto Repair that's how we get rid of all our junk. Take it to the big apple, put a sign that says :KEEP OFF, on it, put yellow crime scene tape up around it, and my dad dresses like a security guard, grabs a thermos of coffee, and most of it is gone in a hour! BAM!! your cousins daddy ROBERT, is your uncle!
It also works great for your excess Christmas garbage!! Just pack a couple of boxes up, and wrap them like Christmas presents!! Put them in the back of your pickup, and drive around with out of state plates on the truck, and WHAMMO!! Santa clause is coming to town!!
Ain't that the truth. Heck, some people even grab the plastic ones.
Nothing like a grinding wheel at 6:30 am screaming out of my computer to get the kids up for first day back at school! Thanks SMA.
🤣🤣🤣 That's a good idea.. I should see if I can that and Big Nasty as a tone for an alarm clock👍
I never use the valvestem, over here we got bluetooth air.😉 Great Tip Eric!
Ahhh so you have the app then! Sorted!!
SWEET 👍 👍
DiagnoseDan...I've always wanted one of those! Finally, I can get rid of this cordless air hose!!
Lol
Thanks for this info. Ontario Canada here.. Just successfully used your approach to remove very similar caps from my tires.
@TheDroogie thanks. Another fellow Ontarian here. I'm going do this to tackle this issue. Never again, I will use aluminum valve caps
Very helpful information. Got the Dremel out, spent a few moments on each of the four stuck caps, and replaced them with even cheaper plastic ones!!! Great video!!!
Great tip that's only exceeded by your advice to avoid aluminum valve caps. Thanks Eric.
U just saved me a ton of headaches. I followed your instructions and got my stuck caps off! Thanks.
Thank you for this video. It helped me out. I do not have grinder wheel but I did use an orbit sander with medium grit paper, and it did the trick. Spent about 10 min on each of them. Thanks! ✌🏼
I've had to inform so many people not to use them even if they look good. GREAT tip for removal!!
You've removed the extra 5HP he was getting off those aluminum valve stem caps.
LOL
I thought it was 5HP each. Lol.
SwiftHelix
Don't give the government any Ideas. If it gets an extra 10th. of a mile due to the inertia of those caps they will make it mandatory for all the manufacturers to install them. lol.
@ swifthelix......@$50 each
This saved me money and taught me a ton. A few big car repair services told me they would likely have to break the valve etc., I'm assuming due to the semi-tedious nature of this fix but after seeing your vid I used a Osc Dremel carbide rasp bit and viola! Thanks again! (Side note, I read the fine print on the back of my cap bag and it states to lubricate the cap before placing on and every time it's taken on/off so my error there more so than the cap. )
Great tip! I had to grind both sides of the valve and cut a slot in the top, pried with flat screwdriver - cap broke in pieces - no thread damage.
G'day, Mr. O! Wow! Great Quick Tip! Once the folks (customers) realize never to use those aluminium caps, ever again... Btw, that was amazing! I've had the same problem, too! Dealing with the corroded metal valve stem caps, on a VW Beetle TDI!! What I did was rather similar, on the flat end piece. Using a Dremel, cut a groove for a flathead screw driver. Then cut carefully down the side of cap. Lightly exposing and only until you see the thread of the valve copper. Then simply keep vice grips in place to allow yourself, using the flat head to break the corrosion bead. Thank you! Great job!
Cheers! 😊✌🏼🛠❤️
Borrowed a Dremel and in 10 minutes problem solved on all 4 tyres...saved me ££ here in the UK. Thank you.
Amazing tip. Just removed 4 with little to no damage on the threads (the 4th tire came out much better than the 1st). Thank you so much for the tip! With any luck, I’ll never need to use it again ;)
Thanks for making and posting this. 100% accurate, heat and leverage as recommended by others do NOT work. Grinding away the side of the cap works really quickly and well as demonstrated. Also excellent tip cleaning up the threads after. Great stuff. Unlike the aluminium caps which are an abomination!
A lighter didn't work but a torch did. 23 dollar one from Walmart worked. Didn't need 2 pliers either to remove.
Yeah another good tip, thanks. Got some metal chrome plated valve stem caps, wire brush the threads slightly and a touch of grease both sides all pretty, and very easy to remove. Especially in a snow storm in Idaho, for a tire needing a few Lbs of air.
This is an awesome tip! Eric O. Saved the day without having to spend hundreds on new TPS's 😃
Already a subscriber, Googled this issue (Ford + Alum caps) and got this video. That's just how great you are ;)
Glad to see you’re using the Vampliers - a great tool. Thanks for the tip about shaving the side of valve stem cap.
Great tip. What a time saver! I like it that you saved the stem.
Appreciate these instructions. Very helpful in walking me through process. I’ll be sticking with plastic caps going forward.
Wow, thanks so much! Worked like a charm! So right, there was no way they were coming off with vice grips or any other pliers! 👍🏻👍🏻
Great tip. I will have to try it if I see that issue. I don't really like TPMS. I used to think that people should know if there tire is flat, then one day I say a person get out of there car at the grocery store and I mentioned to them that their tire was really low and they seemed very surprised until I showed them.
Good tip Doc. We don't have near the problems in Texas that y'all do in New York but it's always good to have such things in your back pocket.
This worked great for the same situation in Pittsburgh, thanks for the great video!
5 years later......I have a 2018 f-150 with those exact same caps, in blue! All seized and I have low tire pressure in 3 tires. I have tried to remove them several times with no luck. I'm going to try your method tomorrow. Thanks SMAR!!!
Thank you! This was super helpful taking out rusty after market vavle stem caps on my 18 wrx.
Dealer installed them for me, because they have misplaced mine. Now I have to use your tip and try to remove them. Thank you.
Awesome and good on you for saving that guy some serious bucks. Hopefully he can still return the sensors.
3 minutes and an invaluable tip. Thats a pretty good deal!
Just rescued my wifes car with this problem using this method - thanks a lot! Appreciated.
Thanks for being a life saver on this. 👍. Cut off wheel does the trick.
Great tip , you saved the customer bucks again ! Thanks Eric. I have agree with Chris , write a book of tips ! I was waiting buy some lumber once and asked my best lumber salesman if he ever meet the guy that wrote the bokk on their shelf. Tommy looked me in the eye and said " ask him yourself , he is standing right beside you ". So i asked him what motivated him to write it ? His first breath said it all..." I have 3 kids to send off to college". Write a "series" of books Eric. You will not be sorry .
Why I love your channel your mechanic not a tech if I lived in Upstate New York you be my man
good tip and advice. lucky that they came to you...saved them some bucks.
I bet that customer was glad he brought the car to you!!! SMART FELLA!!
Helpful hints and both were great. I live in the Belt with snow but my 2019 Grand Sport never sees it. Its covered in the heated garage. I think my chrome ones will be OK. Thank you
Did mine today using; matches, pliers, a tiny flat -edged screwdriver, a
small, quality serrated steak knife and some cloth tape. Protected the
area of the wheel around the valve with the tape. Heated up the valve
cap....still wouldn't budge using pliers . Prized part of cap away with
the screwdriver... but still mainly stuck fast! Heated again with match
flame, got the pliers grabbing the valve and started sawing across the cap
with the steak knife. Came apart in one minute! 15 min trial and error
in total but job done, only light thread damage but a load of money
saved. WD40 the rest of the caps and had a plastic spare! Cheer$ : )
What timing! Yesterday I just replaced all 4 valve stems in my car (non tpms) because of this exact issue. Here in Northern KY things can get pretty crusty, too :)
Worked perfectly with a Dremel grinding bit on my stuck aluminum valve stem covers. Silly me, I knew better but learned my lesson. Thanks for the video!
Glad it helped
Nicely removed, no damage :-D.
They do lock up in our damp environment, even without salt.
I have seen aluminium caps on disabled peoples path transports.
i always advise the owner to replace them with plastic, before it's too late :-(.
Two of my favorite channels use safety squints AvE and SMA.
Who the hell gives this useful tip a thumbs down?
😂🤣😂
People with aluminum caps and no grinder...
Mechanics who take advantage of the customers. Money!
HELL yes brother
Timmy! 🤣
Thanks a lot for this guide! I had the exact same issue over in damp salty Scotland. As you say, pliers just won't budge it.
I was able to cut the 2 stubborn ones off mine using this grinding method. (When my novelty alu caps arrived I noticed they lacked a plastic liner and can't even claim I didn't know better... but I left them a bit loose to account for this which was fine till it was serviced and thoughtfully tightened to **** :D
Wise and useful tip. Thanks SMA
Exactly what I was thinking, to Dremel it off. This was my verification so thank you.
Discount Tire would not replace the stem because the tire was like a month over the “needs to be 10 years or newer” policy. Even after purchasing a tire.
Thank you. I have been trying for days to get the aluminum caps off with no luck. I should have known better. They locked in place two years ago and I got lucky and got them off. I sprayed them with liquid wrench and put them back on and the would check them every few months. That worked fine until just now when I found two of them a locked on. I used the grinder and got them off. I’m using plain plastic ones from now on.
We have exactly the same problem over here in the UK. That's a handy little tip for getting them off without trashing the valve stem.
Totally agree after market stuff =headache. Another great video you da man:))
Great tip. I used a file instead and it worked same way. Just be careful to occasionally check how deep you’ve gone. I went a bit too far and caught threads on stem.
That is very similar to what I did Tom. I used a hacksaw blade and made a cut lengthwise along the valve stem cap. Just as I saw the blade about to go all the way through I used a flat headed screwdriver to pry open the cap and take kit off.
Great job again like always A+
Thanks for this video. Super helpful. Ground down my seized stem cap with a Dremel and used a couple of Vise grips, came right off with no damage to the stem. Filled my tire, replaced with a plastic cap. Problem solved.
Excellent!
Useful tip Eric. Thanks.
Awesome
I got copper caps and learned my lesson!
I Love your Videos
Tried the pliers, tried the lighter, tried the grinder. All good. Thx :)
THANK YOU!!!! Worked brilliantly!!!
Great info I live about 110 miles from you and down here they put led on then and after 1 or 2 winters they sieze on the tire
Yah Right, where were you and your tip 2 years ago when my rav4 caps corroded on and I twisted the damn stem off. Since then I did think of that tip also, I would probably use a dremel and run a thin line all the way down it. The small grinding wheel would make it much easier. Thread chaser a real good idea. We both know what that new tpms cost me. Thumbs up as usual.
Thanks for the tip Eric !!!
“Engage your safety squints” I about lost my mind
That gets me every time.
Hehe. A friend of mine used to use the safety squint method. Then he had to wear an eye-patch for a few weeks…
Those squints are skookum as frig
@@FIveOh150 They are OSHA Approved lol.
@@glenjamindle Yeah, them AvE brand safety squints chooch like no others!
Glad you, mainly, pronounced Aluminium correctly. Did slip up once though. :)
Great stuff doctor o. Keep them coming sooner or later I'm bound to be a little bit smarter anyway. Another helpful hint for your viewers is if you have a leak in a tire and just can't find it. Wiggle the valve stem just a little bit while spraying some sort of leak detector and you will find that mystery leak. They get old and cracked just like us.
APPRECIATE YOU FOR THIS INFO 🤘🏽 IT WORKED ON MY RAM 🐏 TY MY FRIEND
I was hoping to seeing the torch removal method but at least got to see some 'little blow' action.
Or Big Nasty!
Great tip! Could even be done with a file if no jazzy cut-off wheel is available.
My both rear are stuck, manage to get 1 with WD 40. Will wait for nice day to try your trick on the other one !👍
Hell yeah!!!! Worked great for me. Thank you!!!
Well done Eric.
Good to know! Im glad my days of shopping the ricer section at AutoZone is over tho lol. Nice tip!
As usual amazing job
Magic, thanks for this!
Chowdered Up lol.. love it !
oh that helps ! have 4 of those stuck! thanks !
Another trick Mima tought you, thank you Eric O.
Don't you mean "Meemaw"?
Great tip Eric O !
Hey Eric, love your channel and your advice. Likely the best channel I have seen. You have a very personal and knowledgable touch.
My question: Why do tire repair shops always recommend replacing valve stems when you buy tires. I understand if they are damaged or rubber, but if they are metal and not corroded, then why do they want to replace them? Seems unfair and scamy. Thanks.
It is also worth a note, some vehicles tpms valves now have replaceable valve stems that are a quick and easy swap.
Some are still single piece though.
Company I work for used to get replacement stems from a company called autogem, don't know if they supply in the states though but I'm sure you can get them from other sources.
Handy to know as really they should be replaced with any tyre changes
Great tip!
My friend had a 2007 Tahoe years ago and broke the TPMS Sensor because of this.. Back then I was like how could that happen and fast forward to today and now I see what happened 😌 Any way thanks Eric!!!
Simple yet brilliant!
Super Genius... Another Great Video...
Great tip Eric
Thanks, Eric! Maybe some anti-seize compound would help. All things considered, I will continue to use the rubber caps.
Free tip Friday/Monday.👍🏻👌🏻
Great work!
With some knowledge and patience,you can do a lot. Most shops would just chop that whole valve stem,and charge the customer to remount all 4 tires.love your approach to problems
Eric great tip thanks
Great video and Tip Eric O
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Thank you so much.
I learned a new word! Hunkadoria? THX from Denmark! :-)
I’m right now in TX. Lets see, if the texanians know the word Hunky Dory! :-)
nice solution thank you!
good tip thx Eric
Great tip 👍
Great video
Great video!
I wish I had seen that a year ago, I was trying to help a friend out....
I would also say, if you're going to put any kind of funky caps on there, just put a little dollop of never seize anti seize whatever in there... Seal off the threads from nonsense....
Awesome trick! Just need the smarts to think that through!