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Tire Pressure Sensor Replacement: Installation

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NOTE:
  • Use only wheels that have a "TPMS" mark (A) on them.
  • The vehicle may be equipped with one of the two types of wheels.

    TYPE 1 

    Fig 1: Identifying Valve Stem - Type 1
    G05461771Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

    TYPE 2 

    Fig 2: Identifying Valve Stem - Type 2
    G05461772Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  1. Assemble the new valve stem (A), new screw (B), and the sensor-transmitter (C).
    NOTE: Always use a new valve stem and new screw.
    Fig 3: Identifying Valve Stem, Screw And Sensor-Transmitter
    G05461773Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  2. Before installing the tire pressure sensor, clean the mating surfaces on the sensor and the wheel.
  3. Install the tire pressure sensor (A) to the wheel (B), and tighten the valve nut (C) finger tight. Make sure the pressure sensor is resting on the wheel.
    Fig 4: Tire Pressure Sensor With Torque Specifications
    G05461774Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  4. Tighten the valve nut to the specified torque while holding the tire pressure sensor toward (D) the wheel. You may hear a snap or pop as you tighten the nut. This is normal.
    NOTE:
    • Do not reuse any nut that has been tightened, even one time, to the specified torque, as it is deformed inside (E).
    • Do not use air or electric impact tools to tighten a valve stem nut.
    • Tightening the nut above the specified torque can damage the nut.
    • Make sure that there is no space between the sensor and the wheel.
  5. Lube the tire bead sparingly, and position the wheel so the tire machine (A) and tire iron (B) are next to the valve stem (C) and will move away from it when the machine starts. Then install the tire onto the wheel.
    Fig 5: Positioning Wheel Tire Machine Tire Iron
    G05461775Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  6. Inflate the tire to 300 kPa (3.1 kgf/cm2 , 44 psi) to seat the tire bead to the rim, then adjust the tire pressure (see WHEEL ALIGNMENT ), and install the valve stem cap.
    NOTE: Make sure the tire bead is seated on both sides of the rim uniformly.
  7. Check and adjust the wheel balance, then install the wheels on the vehicle. Torque the wheel nuts to specifications.
  8. Remove the jack stands, and lower the jack.
  9. Connect the HDS, and memorize the pressure sensor ID(s) (see MEMORIZING THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR ID  ).
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