Tpms In Wheels?

[ramses355]

2007 NBS 2500HD 2wd. Just picked up a set of factory 17" wheels with the bridgestone 265/70/17 tires. The previous owner said he was there when they put on his new wheels and they just tossed his old wheels in the back of his truck. But it looks as if someone broke down the tires as there are chalk marks where the weights go and all the tires were at 40lbs. Is there any way to tell if the sensors are still in there? If they are, will the DIC recognize the new set of wheels if I set the pressure to the factory settings front and rear? I've done the relearn procedure in the owners manual and it worked fine on my old set. Just do this on the new set? Lotta questions but thanks.

[dsmazz]

I'm guessing they took the sensors out and put them in his new wheels.

[badmeds]

sensors have longer valve stem caps:

 

see if this info helps:

 

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/tec....jsp?techid=152

[Zembonez]

Yeah. The valve stem caps are almost half an inch long. Not 1/4 inch or so like a standard cap. You could always break one down and see what you get if all else fails.

[ramses355]

Thanks for the replies. I went to the tirerack site and then checked the new rims. Yeah my old steel wheels have the long valve caps but the new aluminum wheels have a chrome press on sleeve and a short chrome valve cap with wrench flats on it. Is that what came with the optional 17" aluminum wheels? I also wiggled the stem on my old wheels and could feel a clicking I think when the sensor inside hit the rim. But nothing on the new ones. I guess I could break one down and see. If they're not there can I use the ones from my old steel rims? Are the stems and sensors separate parts?

[Zembonez]

Those press on chrome covered stems with the hex head caps are pretty standard aftermarket aluminum wheel non TPMS valve stems. It doesn't sound like they have the sensors in them after all. I believe that you can use the sensors out of your old wheels. The stems and sensors need to be used together.

[hubbycap]

Thanks for the replies. I went to the tirerack site and then checked the new rims. Yeah my old steel wheels have the long valve caps but the new aluminum wheels have a chrome press on sleeve and a short chrome valve cap with wrench flats on it. Is that what came with the optional 17" aluminum wheels? I also wiggled the stem on my old wheels and could feel a clicking I think when the sensor inside hit the rim. But nothing on the new ones. I guess I could break one down and see. If they're not there can I use the ones from my old steel rims? Are the stems and sensors separate parts?

 

 

I think you can buy those stems at the dealer. Kind of pricey thought, $7-$8 each vs. .25 for regular valve stems.

[Zembonez]

I think you can buy those stems at the dealer. Kind of pricey thought, $7-$8 each vs. .25 for regular valve stems.

Shiner Bock, Fred.

[hubbycap]

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