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do you lube your valve stem caps, ?
Grasshopper
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Well, I do since I had one stuck on and got a monkey wrench to get it off and the stem busted. I used to put fancy caps on but people really stole them from the Kroger or Wally World parking lot so just stick now to the 4 for a $1.25.
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I just pick mine up at Kroger or Wally World. Don
I once did many years ago on my fist car same reason I had one I had to use plyers to get one off , so I put oil on them but got carried away
I had a flat repaired not long after the guy took off the valve stem cap and was shocked said something like how the heck ( not his words) did all this oil get here , I just looked shook my head in disbelief and said maybe the previous owner I have never seen any one put oil the caps before 😲
Just a little spit...
Well, ok then, you got me Marshall, you got me good.
They are with his small allen wrenches for removing grips.
I've always set mine with the torque wrench and drop of blue lok tite, just like my scope rings
Good Grief!
I just spent $260.00 for new valve stems/caps ,,,,,,, of course they were attached to four tire pressure monitoring ‘gizmos’.😉
I've bought the last few sets from Advance Auto.
They are splined chrome......with an internal seal/gasket. A bit of insurance, that shouldn't hurt.
Look nice on my '08 4Runner wheels. 😉
I bought a pack of ss valve caps with the rubber seals of ebay I would guess 15 yrs ago at least
I don't even remember how many maybe 40 or 50 in the package
they were dirt cheap why ibought them I m sure I got them from China But at that time shipping was free I think China had some deal worked out or agreed on with the USA
Any way I have used them on about evey vehicle that has come and gone thuru here over that time on mine and family vehicles
i still have few 5 or 6 still in a tool box drawer with tire ( schreader ?) valves a couple tire valve install tools
Also bought a few complete sets of chrome valves and caps that had a nut on each side to sandwich the rims between them
for my old camaro weld mag wheels
I just put a little grease on the threads and a little grease on the lug nut threads. I was told that if you use metal valve stem cap extensions it can cause the tire pressure sensors in your rims to give a false reading.
I've owned cars since 1964, and I have never had to use force to remove a valve cap. And I've never lost one yet after hundreds of thousands miles of driving. Don't put them on so tight and you won't have that issue.
Joe
Any time I have had fancy caps, the place that serviced my tires would lose them. Sometimes they would replace them with other nice ones, though.
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I use plastic caps on all my valve stems. I could use a new set of valves stems my Jeep. Airing down / up the tires for almost weekly off road trips has caused the threading to get worn down.
Their only purpose is to keep dirt out of the valve, unless you buy ones with a gasket to serve as a secondary leak preventer. Nothing wrong with plastic caps, and they don't get stuck.
In all my years of driving (since 1963) I've only had one valve go bad, and that was last year on my boat trailer. When I checked the pressure, the valve wouldn't reseal. I quickly screwed the plastic cap back on and drove to the nearest tire store which was less than a mile away. They courteously replaced the valve and aired me back up; no charge. While they were working, I picked up a few discarded valves off the ground and keep them in my spares box. You never know.