Removal Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Raise and support the vehicle. Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle
- Remove the tire and wheel assembly. Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation
- Dismount the tire from the rim. Tire Dismounting and Mounting
Insert an anti rotation pin through the cross-drilled hole in the valve stem (1).
- NOTE:
Never install the tire pressure indicator sensor on unapproved wheel rims.
NOTE:Whenever the tire will be removed from the rim, install a NEW valve stem and a NEW bolt. Do not reuse the old parts.
Hold the valve stem (3) to prevent it from rotating, then remove and DISCARD the bolt (1) from the tire pressure indicator sensor (2).
- Pull the tire pressure indicator sensor (2) straight off the valve stem (3).
- Cut the inner seal off the valve stem (3).
- Remove and DISCARD the valve stem (3) by pulling it through the rim using a valve stem removal tool.
- Clean all sealing surfaces.
NOTE:
Do not twist the tire pressure indicator sensor to remove.
CAUTION:
Do not scratch or damage the clear coating on aluminum wheels with the tire changing equipment. Scratching the clear coating could cause the aluminum wheel to corrode and the clear coating to peel from the wheel.