Posted on 19/03/2019 14:32
Your thoughts please.
I’m considering buying a tyre pressure monitoring system for my MH as I have it as standard in my car and it is a function you get used to having. The question is this a Must Have or a Nice to Have function for a MH and does anybody have any stories of how it has been of use to them or if it had been installed would have prevented any problems. Thanks in advance.
Posted on 29/03/2019 15:32 by GEandGJEThanks for the last 2 pages of chat.
Back to the original question. Tyre Pressure Monitors are they a Must have or a Nice to have.
Posted on 30/03/2019 07:51 by TinwheelerI’ve not seen a response to the reasonable question I asked on page 1.
Posted on 29/03/2019 16:59 by Freedom a whiteboxI’ve just had the misfortune of finding that I couldn’t get three of my external tyrepal sensors off. Just had to go to my local true centre to have them cut off and new valves fitted. I’m quite shocked at it as I regularly take them off to swop my wheels from back to front and to increase pressures for towing. In four years this is the first time it’s happened. Tyrefitter told me it’s very commonplace with external after market sensors. Apparently, most times it’s dissimilar metals between the sensor and valve stem.
Not sure what I want to do about replacements. Either more external sensors or try and get internal ones like fitted to the caravan. Only thing is, the internal ones tend to lose the signal after a few hours driving and I have to reset or the bleeping drives me mad.
Posted on 01/04/2019 18:05
Never until today have I experienced problems in removing a sensor. I bought the TC215 and 6 sensors about four years ago. At that time the design had the small grub screw as a theft deterrent. They proved fairly unreliable and 5 have so far failed, only one under warranty. Each time I have bought replacements the design has changed slightly and they seem to be getting lighter. Currently on the car I have one of the originals with the grub screw and 3 with the locking nut. 3 came off with no problems. However one, the most recent purchased, refused to budge. Eventually after application of some spray lubricant I managed to remove it. The face between the bottom of the sensor and the locking nut was much more corroded than the other sensors. It makes me wonder if the latest ones are being made from a different metal.
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