My Work VS-XX came with air valves and valve caps (from WORK Japan also). On the driver side rear tire, when I push the valve slightly in (with the
valve cap on) or move the valve slightly left or right, there is a
release of air. My usual tire place (I trust them)said the entire air valve stem has to be replaced as they rubber inside the valve probably melted because of the heat or the rubber has become loose.

What do you guys think?

 

The rubber on the valve stem was not put on properly. Take tire back of and loosen the valve stem up again and check the rubber washer. happened on my volks before

 

yes it might just needed to be realined or it will need a new one happend to me also

 

+1 improper installation or faulty gasket seal

 

Cheers guys. What's the worst case scenario? If I take it to the tire shop, they loosen the valve stem and find the rubber melted.

Main thing - I dont want to take it to the tire shop , have them remove it and then find out I cant drive back home without replacing the full valve stem.

Let me know so I can prepare for the worst.

 

Also to note I have had my wheels on for a year now and did not have this problem until about almost a month ago. So if it was not properly installed I should have had this problem from the beginning right?

 

nope I had mines on for about 6 months before mines started to leak. its just for some weird lucky reason that it held, but I guess it just eventually gave way. more than likely it wont be damaged, was probably just put on a bit crooked. most of the time you can just remove it and readjust to how its supposed to sit and retighten

 

This happened to me....i was washing and scrubbing my wheels when my rag accidently got caught on the stem while i was walking away. Doing that...it gave it a good yanking and must've bent the stem far enough to give the rubber part a crack.

At first i didn't pay it any mind and acted like nothing happened, but as i was driving for a couple blocks, the car was pulling to the side. So i pulled over and checked, sure enough, i had a flat.

I was close enough to a gas station to filled it back up with air. It seem like it was holding air just fine. But when i noticed a slight push or bend on the stem would cause it to leak air. So i just went home, by the time i got home, it was practically flat again. I jacked up the car, removed the wheel, and took the wheel to a tire shop using a different car.

I doubt that it would melt though, even if it did, melting would probably make a better seal. Nevertheless, looks like you do need a new stem. It shouldn't cost that much for labor. Worst comes to worst, they might have to remove the tire, remove the old stem, place the new stem, re-mount the tire on the rim, then re-balanced...i'm thinking, at the most...50 bucks total.

 

Deezflip: How did you resolve it?

 

Best thing to do is jack up your car yourself, take the wheel to the tire shop in a different car.

You don't want to take a chance and ride on a flat tire, you'll destroy a completely good tire, especially the sidewall. If not, you might end up paying for a new tire as well.

OR...if you do want to check if its not sitting properly...buy one of these from the auto store....


The top part of that puller is actually threaded to act like a valve cap. It provides enough grip so it won't slip off or ruin the thread. So twist that on and then use those two things on the side to slip a long noise pliers or a pry bar.

 

rubber washer was slightly worn out. Didn't take a chance - picked up a new valve stem (original Work) for AED 65 (US$20) and got it replaced today

 

SMART MOVE!
Gary