We have a large Caterpiller machine for maintaining our own roads. Recently a valve stem broke off. I was like “Oh no I’m going to have to take that big wheel off and break it down to replace the valve stem from the inside.”. Then I remembered seeing something on YouTube about doing it from the outside. Looking back on YouTube I saw mechanics that had ways to push it in from outside. Also 2 companies that offered these that you push it in and tighten a nut that expands the rubber bushing part holding the valve stem in tight. I don’t recall why, but I decided on the Haltech one from TYK. It worked perfectly! I couldn’t have been happier. I just pushed the broken part in, it fell inside the tire where it won’t hurt anything, then I pushed the Haltech in and tightened the nut on it with a deep socket. I was able to accomplish the repair in a few minutes that would have been a huge job taking hours otherwise!! They come in 2 sizes, the large size for big machines and the small size for regular vehicles. I have since bought a package of 5 in the small size just to have on hand for our regular trucks and will be giving a couple to a buddy who is a firewood cutter. He was totally stoked when I showed one to him. The small ones are kinda short but it’s not a problem as you can easily get extensions for them if you need it. In my case the short ones will work out best because I drive in mud a lot which throws the wheels out of balance on our Dodge 3500 which means I have stop and scrape the mud off before I hit the pavement. I plan to switch the standard stems out for these short ones to facilitate putting full moon hub caps on at least the front which should solve my mud problem. I would absolutely 100% recommend this product to anyone, especially those who operate in less than ideal conditions! I give these valve stems 500 stars ✨ ⭐️ 🌟 !!!
We always bring these and a pump for our weekend campouts. never have to break down a tire to fix a broke valve.
Holy cow-- I wish I'd known about these before. just cut the bad rubber valve off and push the base into the hole. Tighten up the nut and air your tire back up. Worked great on my ATV-- broke a valve on the trail and this kept me from having to take the tire off the wheel.
