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 three types of wheels
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
- Before installing the tire pressure sensor, clean the mating surfaces on the sensor and the wheel
- Install the tire pressure sensor (A) and the washer (B) to the wheel (C), and tighten the valve stem nut (D) finger tight Make sure the pressure sensor is resting on the wheelNOTE: Install the tire pressure sensor so that the sensor housing surface (E) should not exceed the protrusion (F) of the wheel to prevent the sensor housing from being caught on the bead of the tire when assembling the tire Be sure to always mount the tire pressure sensor with the feet (G) in the downward position toward the wheel
- Tighten the valve stem nut to the specified torque while holding the tire pressure sensorNOTE:
- Do not use air or electric impact tools to tighten a valve stem nut
- Do not twist the tire pressure sensor to adjust its position with the wheel, as this will damage or deform the valve stem grommet
- Lube the tire bead sparingly, with a paste-type tire mounting lubricant, and position the wheel so that the tire machine (A) and the 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
- With a dry air source, 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
), then install the valve stem capNOTE: Make sure the tire bead is seated on both sides of the rim uniformly
- Check and adjust the wheel balance, then install the wheels on the vehicle
- Remove the jack stands, and lower the vehicle Torque the wheel nuts to specification
- Connect the HDS, and memorize the tire pressure sensor IDs (see MEMORIZING THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR ID )