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Removal Procedure

  1. Raise and support the vehicle. Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle
  2. Remove the tire and wheel assembly. Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation
  3. Dismount the tire from the rim. Tire Dismounting and Mounting
  4. GM4091495Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY

    Insert an anti rotation pin through the cross-drilled hole in the valve stem (1).

  5. GM4091492Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY

    Hold the valve stem (3) to prevent it from rotating, then remove and DISCARD the bolt (1) from the tire pressure indicator sensor (2).

  6. NOTE:

    Do not twist the tire pressure indicator sensor to remove.

  7. Pull the tire pressure indicator sensor (2) straight off the valve stem (3).
  8. Cut the inner seal off the valve stem (3).
  9. CAUTION:

    Do not scratch or damage the clear coating on aluminum wheels with the tire changing equipment. Scratching the clear coating could cause the aluminum wheel to corrode and the clear coating to peel from the wheel.

  10. Remove and DISCARD the valve stem (3) by pulling it through the rim using a valve stem removal tool.
  11. Clean all sealing surfaces.