macattack Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 just wandering if anybody can identify with this. is it true that your valve stems should be placed 180 degrees apart? i was told that it could cause a wobble if they are not opposite each other. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19188-valve-stem-placement/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyp Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 just wandering if anybody can identify with this. is it true that your valve stems should be placed 180 degrees apart? i was told that it could cause a wobble if they are not opposite each other.That is correct placement, opposite each other,,,randyp Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19188-valve-stem-placement/#findComment-78355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macattack Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 yah kind of thought so. do you think it could create a vibration or wobble? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19188-valve-stem-placement/#findComment-78357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Sounds like BS to me. The reason they are placed opposite is so that a gauge or air chuck can get in there.Try reaching in to the inside and watch your wrist get ripped up. (experience) Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19188-valve-stem-placement/#findComment-78358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 A few ounces of wheel weight can throw off the balance of the assembly. If a valve stem weighs a few ounces, Would that not affect the balance?!? I am with Randy on this one, 180 degrees apart. An added bonus, you don't have to hunt for the inside stem. You know right where it is for checking pressure.Gregg Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19188-valve-stem-placement/#findComment-78374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joes mack Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 the trucking co that i used to work for always wanted them 180 apart. the owner said with the tube type wheels it puts the weak spots of the wheels in dif places and you have fewer cracked rims. makes sence if you run tube type wheels haulin heavy loads. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19188-valve-stem-placement/#findComment-78383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Trucking Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 I always put the valve stems 180* apart just because thats the way I do it.I was taught to do it that way when I was a kid and been doin' it that way ever since.When I'm working on trucks at my job, I can tell which ones I put the wheels on & which ones somebody else did just by looking at whether the valve stems are 180* apart.With 5 spoke Dayton wheels it's impossible to get them 180, but I always put them as close to being 180 as possible.. Quote "If You Can't Shift It Smoothly, You Shouldn't Be Driving It" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19188-valve-stem-placement/#findComment-78384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macattack Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 thanks guys. i found one set not opposite each other. think i will give it a try. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19188-valve-stem-placement/#findComment-78403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 With the Vision "diamond" pattern hand hole aluminum wheels, it is possible to get the hand holes to where you can't access the inside stem at all. Very frustrating when you need to pull a wheel just to check air. Nothing frustrates me more than careless, hasty mechanics. I guess that is why I have settled on doing most of my own work. At least if something is screwed up, I know who to get mad at!Gregg Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/19188-valve-stem-placement/#findComment-78577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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