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Agree with this, if a set of tyres last 5 years the valve will have to last 10 years if it is not changed. Get then to change the valves.Tpms valves now days can be swapped out, as its only the sensor on the bottom.
But rubber has a 5 year life expectancy?
A passenger carring vehicle vehicle can nolonger be presented for mot test with 5year+ tyres on the steer wheels as they will fail, so if you gauge this like me , and ive been in the commercial trade for 35years, then a tyre holding lets say 36 psi is staying inflated by a piece of rubber 10mm across for the sake of 1 minute for the tyre monkey to replace it then imho he should have done it.
Valves should be replaced every time a tyre is removed as they are likely to pinch the base
Colin
Always replace the valve stems, just plain lazy not to, and they are cheap.Curious to gauge opinion on this. Just got new tyres fitted for winter and when I was checking the pressures I noticed that the fitter had left the old valves on instead of replacing them. When I queried it they told me they usually do that if the valves look ok but I've never come across it before. They have offered to fit new valves. I know there are some on here "in the trade" and I was wondering what anyone thought.
I had the tyres replaced on the motorbike a few months back and the valves were not replaced.
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