Quick TPMS Question
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hey Joe Z, thanks. What if your TPMS are installed, but there's a gap between the sensor and the wheel? people are saying they will break if you get a flat tire, any idea on how to deal with this kind of issue? Thanks
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Is this on all aftermarket wheels that have the tpms floating above the bottom? I'm thinking you can maybe stick an internal wheel weight underneath the sensor or something???
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For non oem wheels....
Well if you go completely flat and the sensor is not properly sitting in its seat, you run a risk of busting the sensor..
![](http://www.etyres.co.uk/images/glossary/tpms2.jpg)
Maybe strapping down in the center might be an option as well..
They make brackets and strap kits..
![](http://www.tpmssource.com/Images/rs180.jpg)
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Well if you go completely flat and the sensor is not properly sitting in its seat, you run a risk of busting the sensor..
![](http://www.etyres.co.uk/images/glossary/tpms2.jpg)
Maybe strapping down in the center might be an option as well..
They make brackets and strap kits..
![](http://www.tpmssource.com/Images/rs180.jpg)
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I would think, if the sensor sticks out past the inner barrel seat, if a flat or blow out occurs the sensors can snap if anything touches it, like a moving deflated tire on the ground..
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Well I guess it all depends on how much gap there is and the angle the sensors are sitting at...
I would think, if the sensor sticks out past the inner barrel seat, if a flat or blow out occurs the sensors can snap if anything touches it, like a moving deflated tire on the ground..
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I would think, if the sensor sticks out past the inner barrel seat, if a flat or blow out occurs the sensors can snap if anything touches it, like a moving deflated tire on the ground..
Joe Z
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