LuciaPwNs

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Cliff notes:
1)bought tires w/ 45k warranty from sams club
2)tires cant be rotated obviously


Problems:
1)I needed to put air in the back tire cause the tps went off. When i tried to unscrew the stem covers and i broke one off along with part of the thread. (Soon noticed that all 4 are corroded on)
2)My front tires at 3/4 gone with only about 12k on them so i will be cashing in on the warranty.

Questions:
1)Any ideas on how to get the other stem covers off without breaking them? Sams club said they wont touch them. But they will pay for the one that is broken.
2)If in another 12k miles my fronts are bad again will I be able to cash in again? Because technically id only be at 24k. I paid like $1000 for these damn tires i better get 45k out them.
3) Is there any way to prolong the life of the tires? The car is aligned. I got it done 2 times since i bought these tires.

davidv

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I have never found a tire life warranty worthwhile. The life is prorated using a special chart. If you are lucky you might get $10 or $20 off your next tire.

Tire rotation is a well discussed subject.

Are you breaking valve stems? Photos appreciated.

LuciaPwNs

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Well i understand you CAN rotate them but "tire specialists" at sams said it would take to much time and money to switch them from left to right. So that is their choice not mine. They are supposed to do all rotations and checks for me (every 6k miles) as part as their service plan to maintain the warranty but but they just check them for tread wear. Plus they don't have a lift that is low enough to jack up my car, which is stock height. So this **** is all on them.

I will take a picture next chance i get. But its really the thread of the valve stem (top 1/4 inch) that broke not the stem itself.

DavesZ#3

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The cap and stem of the sensor are aluminum - not super strong but subject to corrosion. Get a little anti-seize grease and put it on the threads to keep the caps from galling and getting stuck on.

Regular alignments are really the only way to get a lot of life out of high performance tires. Not sure what type of tires you bought, but 45K from a HP tire on a sports car is a lot to ask for.

LuciaPwNs

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Michelin A/S Plus

Tire Specs

It should be a pretty long lasting tire...

davidv

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A front tire swap is about $50.
One tire costs $200.
For me the swap is smart periodic maintenance.

davidv

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I like this tire. You will be happy when the temperature falls below 40 degrees,

LuciaPwNs

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Here is the one that i broke. (phone pic)



I understand that it wouldn't take long to switch them but it wasn't my call ...i thought the dude was crazy too.

davidv

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Ouch. This is the stem of the TPMS unit? Never seen one broken.

LuciaPwNs

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Yes. but like i said luckily its paid for.

R350Zz33

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are the caps that are on the valve stem plastic or metal?

my mom just had a cracked one on her 2010 frontier replaced at 20k miles it just cracked and started losing air sealership replaced under warenty

LuciaPwNs

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They are metal. and they said N2 on them....Is that was came on the car stock or not?

Good news is that sams club said they would replace 2 of my tpms units for free. Bad news is i still have 2 more that a corroded on...Im thinking about just taking it in and saying i need air in my front tires because really i do...

Also, I have 2 old ones already...Do you think there is a repair kit for them?

07sanmarino

These are the ones I currently use, they got me through New England weather and have been fantastic so far but they weren't cheap. I also agree with what someone above mentioned about tires for life, it's a scam that I bought into with my last car and never paid out when I needed it so avoid anything like that if possible.

LuciaPwNs

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i had a friend that went through tire rack or discount tire and he got about the same mileage that i did. they sent him a whole new pair for free. just had to pay for shipping.