Ripped out valve stem .. what do I do now?

I put a skull cap on it ceased .. the valve stem came out and will not thread back in.. what are my options??

need response ASAP

 

Front driver side tire

 

Do you have a spare? A tire shop can install a new valve stem for you

 

I have a spare tire yeah .. I guess pop it on and drive to tire shop? Can I take the valve stem out of my spare and put in the real tire? Or is that silly

 

Definitely silly, you have to break the bead loose to pull the stem. Just use your spare and drive over. Even if the spare is a different size you should be OK if it's on the front

 

The valve stem is mounted from inside the wheel, therefore the tire must be removed first.

 

Thank you I didn’t know that! Dammit hopefully it’s not expensive

 

Probably more in labor than the part, I wouldn't imagine they would charge more than a half hour labor

 

Yeah, you bought yourself a trip to the tire store!

PS: what the hell is a "skull cap"?

 

You've got labor to remove, install, remount tire, balance wheel/tire, and a TPMS unit on the valve stem, so I'm gonna guess it's goin be be hundred or so.

 

I'd jack the truck up, remove the tire. Take an Uber with the tire and have it repaired. Tire shop would most likely do the repair as a goodwill gesture. It's as easy fix and they might do the job for free to get your business in the future.

 

TPMS sensor is going to be the expensive part. IIRC discount tire charged me about $60 per when I got new tires.

These valves are more expensive than a simple $1 basic valve.

 

It's hard to decipher what components you're actually saying. Is it the internal spring loaded core or the whole valve stem?

 

I put those on my Ford ranger when I was 16.

 

Just to be clear - are you speaking about the valve stem or the valve core (the little valve that screws into the valve stem)?

Edit: If it's the latter as your picture suggests, just screw it back in and reinflate the tire. Some valve stem caps actually have the little prongs used to screw in the core.

 

Ya bad move at 32 - cheap shit and ceased on my tire stem

 

All you need to do is screw the core back in and air the tire up. Of course i am guessing you dont have the right tool.

 

20-30 to fix unless they need to replace the tpms. Then about 80.