Replacement valve stem caps
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4thgenblake
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Your dealer. Toyota parts website. Amazon. Why do you want stock caps?
Do not use metal caps unless you want to replace your tire pressure sensors. If you get any salt slush in there they fuse and will bust off the valve stem. Ask me how I know (and installed the TPMS bypass found on the forum). I suppose if you use anti-seize, and pb blaster before you try to unscrew the things you might be fine but do you want to risk it. Plastic caps are the way to go.
Modern Color
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Good idea on getting rid of the metal caps, not sure if the valve stem is aluminum, but steel and aluminum do not like each other. I've found that out trying to remove rear wipers from the hatch on different vehicles.
The OEM manufacturer always puts an aluminum insert in the plastic wiper arm, then puts that on a steel rod on the wiper motor.
I dont know how many I've cut off w a cut off wheel to change the rear glass.
Haven't they ever heard of never seize?
The OEM manufacturer always puts an aluminum insert in the plastic wiper arm, then puts that on a steel rod on the wiper motor.
I dont know how many I've cut off w a cut off wheel to change the rear glass.
Haven't they ever heard of never seize?
SSt4r
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Agree with this, & I know about this too. Bought my "certified" used 4runner with a seized metal cap & broke it off trying to check pressure. Hmmmm.... How did they "certify" it if they couldn't even check the tire pressures???? But that's another subject.
Cumby, if you do want to use metal caps, make sure to use a lubricant and actually CHECK the tire pressures regularly (the frequent use of the caps should help keep them from seizing).
The tire pressure sensors aren't cheap to replace & a pain to reprogram (probably have to go to a dealership to get it done).
Check the kids bikes in your neighborhood. You can pretty probably find everyone you are missing.
HiVel-JR
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Man, that is cold... funny, but cold.
stealing from the kids bikes in the hood... (LOL)
That's almost as messed up as going to Wal-Mart and taking the caps off the bikes on the display racks.
dkyleb
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Hmmmm, that's not a bad idea! Never thought of that!
Man, that is cold... funny, but cold.
stealing from the kids bikes in the hood... (LOL)
That's almost as messed up as going to Wal-Mart and taking the caps off the bikes on the display racks.
It isn't stealing. It is returning to where they came from. Those things don't fall off. :hunter:
