Leaking tire valve stem - replaceable w/o actually removing tire?

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I have a tire valve (on '94 YJ w/ stock & standard rims) that leaks at the stem base until I put a little lateral pressure on it (and the leak stays stopped if I shim it that way). My guess is given location at base of stem it's the stem, and not the valve itself.

Is my understanding correct that it's easy to replace the valve itself w/o tire removal, but to replace a leaking stem you have to remove the wheel, break a bead seal on the tire, insert new stem from inside the rim, then rebead the tire and inflate? (In which case I guess I'll spring for the $20 shop repair as much as I like taking 4 hours to get the frustrating gratification of doing it myself.)

L.W.(ßill) · Accepted Answer

Take it to a shop. If you have to ask here than you don't know thelittle tricks, like using a bumper jack to pop the bead.         God Bless America, ßill O|||||||Omailto:      Knightly wrote:

Joseph P · Answer

In news:    L.W. (ßill) Hughes III from  was injured because:|      Take it to a shop. If you have to ask here than you don't| know the little tricks, like using a bumper jack to pop the|         bead. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O| mailto:     || Tripp Knightly wrote:|||| I have a tire valve (on '94 YJ w/ stock & standard rims) that|| leaks at the stem base until I put a little lateral pressure|| on it (and the leak stays stopped if I shim it that way).  My|| guess is given location at base of stem it's the stem, and|| not the valve itself.|||| Is my understanding correct that it's easy to replace the|| valve itself w/o tire removal, but to replace a leaking stem|| you have to remove the wheel, break a bead seal on the tire,|| insert new stem from inside the rim, then rebead the tire and|| inflate?  (In which case I guess I'll spring for the $20 shop|| repair as much as I like taking 4 hours to get the|| frustrating gratification of doing it myself.)Real Jeeps don't have bumper...

L.W.(ßill) · Answer

Real Jeepers, make an tire iron that doubles as a deep rim lugwrench, bottle jack handle, and when a chain is bolted to the lug or oneof the lug holes and hooked to that bar and pulled over center willeasily pop the tightest of tire beads:        God Bless America, ßill O|||||||Omailto:     Joseph P wrote:

Will Honea · Answer

Have a heart, Bill.  The number of people on this group that know whata real set of tire irons even looks like is somewhat limited.  Last time I changed a tire in the driveway I had every teenager in the neighborhood standing around looking at that "neat new tool" I had!

L.W.(ßill) · Answer

Same here, but what do you do when you're fifty miles from nowhere?         God Bless America, ßill O|||||||Omailto:      H

Will Honea · Answer

For myself, I've got a decent set of spoons, a bead runner and a bead breaker that all use a 3 foot cheater handle in the tool box.  I thinkthe set is at least as old as I am .  I even carry a box of boots that will do until I can get out of where I shouldn't have been in thefirst place.

CRWLR · Answer

The new valve stem will go in from the inside, the tire has to come off therim. It does not need to come clear off, but at least the bead has to bebroken.

Leaking tire valve stem - replaceable w/o actually removing tire?

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