[omar23109]

Just bought some 3 piece ADV.1 wheels with 2 different mounting spots for the valve stem and the tpms sensor. Per what I’ve seen the tpms sensor mounts on the back of the barrel, while the valve stem goes on the inside. I bought OEM sensors and when I installed the wheels today, the tpms sensor seemingly rubs on the control arm, to the point where it cut through one of the sensors.

Did the tire shop mess up the positioning of the sensor? Should I mount it in the front? How do you guys get around this issue?

 

[RocketSled]

I have never seen a tire valve stem go through the back side of a wheel. Maybe it's standard with a 3 piece wheel, though I can't imagine why. It's gotta be the stupidest placement you could think of.

There is no separate TPMS sensor. The valve stem and sensor are an integrated unit. You mount it exactly where you'd mount a regular old valve stem. And you use it exactly like you'd use a regular old valve stem. Like the black rubber one in your last image, posted above. That's where you should have put your TPMS equipped valve stems. What you're supposed to do with the hole on the back of the wheel, I have no idea. I'd get someone to weld a plug in there and forget it ever existed...

 

[MrSurly]

I'm going to assume (since that's a three-piece wheel) that it is assembled from two outers(?) I can think of no application for the hole in the back half

 

[Jim]

That's what she said! 😁