I anybody else having trouble with the rubber valve stems on their DRW Aluminum rims. I have lost 3 the third one today on the way back from camping plus this is the second time I have ruined a tire. The stem split at the base of the stem I'm not sure if the wheel is cutting them or just bad stems.

Denny

 

Never heard of a bad stem .... but three in a row?? Do the stem holes have sharp edges?

 

Its been on 3 different wheel, never the same one.

Denny

 

Have you considered switching to the metal valve stems that are held in by a nut and rubber washer?

 

Texascadillac42 I looking into that now, but I'm not sure that the metal ones will fit into the recess bored into the aluminum wheels.

Denny

 

my 2005 DRW truck came from ford with the metal valve stems. Just replaced one tire and they replaced the stem with a new metal one

 

I had the same problem on my class C E350. The previous owner had put new tires on it and the tire place did not install the high pressure valve stems.

You most likely have a standard pressure valve stem on your tires. and it will not handle the 60-80 psi you put in the tires.

 

The stems that are going bad are the ones that came with the truck when new, I am replacing all 4 back tires and stems (metal) and braking down the front ones and replacing the stems with metal also.

Denny