Do you rotate your own tires?
March 2nd, 2014, 10:11 PM
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Benny Hill!
OK. Now that I have everyone's attention....
How the hell do I do it? I'm dumb but not stupid. I CAN follow directions regardless of what my wife says.
I can lift the whole truck up to cross them!
How the hell do I do it? I'm dumb but not stupid. I CAN follow directions regardless of what my wife says.
I can lift the whole truck up to cross them!
Last edited by Gforce65; March 2nd, 2014 at 10:14 PM.
March 3rd, 2014, 11:12 AM
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Make sure you are:
Letting enough air out for the system to see a pressure differential
(don't worry about filling the tire if it gets too low during the learn process, you can fill them to correct pressure AFTER the learn is done)
You are starting with the drivers front tire and are doing it within 2 minutes, and a total of 5 minutes to do them all...
Take all of the valve caps off prior to starting so you don't waste time taking them off in the learn process...
Resetting the TPMS Identification Codes
Each TPMS sensor has a unique identification
code. Any time you rotate your vehicle’s tires or
replace one or more of the TPMS sensors,
the identification codes will need to be matched to
the new tire/wheel position. The sensors are
matched to the tire/wheel positions in the following
order: driver’s side front tire, passengers side
front tire, passengers side rear tire, and driver’s
side rear tire using a TPMS diagnostic tool.
See your GM dealer for service.
The TPMS sensors may also be matched to each
tire/wheel position by increasing or decreasing
the tire’s air pressure. If increasing the tire’s
air pressure, do not exceed the maximum inflation
pressure indicated on the tire’s sidewall.
You will have two minutes to match the first
tire/wheel position, and five minutes overall to
match all four tire/wheel positions. If it takes longer
than two minutes, to match the first tire and
wheel, or more than five minutes to match all four
tire and wheel positions the matching process
stops and you will need to start over.
The TPMS sensor matching process is outlined
below:
1. Set the parking brake.
2. Turn the ignition switch to RUN with the
engine off.
3. Using the DIC, press the vehicle information
button until the RELEARN TIRE POSITIONS
message displays. If your vehicle does not
have the DIC buttons, press the trip odometer
reset stem located on the instrument panel
cluster until the RELEARN TIRE POSITIONS
message displays.
4. If your vehicle has the DIC buttons, press the
set/reset button. The horn will sound twice to
indicate the TPMS receiver is ready, and
the TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE message will
display. If your vehicle does not have the DIC
buttons, press and hold the trip odometer
reset stem until the horn chirps twice and the
TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE message is
displayed.
Start with the driver’s side front tire.
6. Remove the valve cap from the valve cap
stem. Activate the TPMS sensor by
increasing or decreasing the tire’s air pressure
for five seconds, or until a horn chirp
sounds. The horn chirp, which make take up
to 30 seconds to sound, confirms that the
sensor identification code has been matched
to this tire and wheel position. To decrease
air-pressure out of a tire you can use the
pointed end of the valve cap, a pencil-style air
pressure gage, or a key.
7. Proceed to the passenger’s side front tire, and
repeat the procedure in Step 6.
8. Proceed to the passenger’s side rear tire, and
repeat the procedure in Step 6.
9. Proceed to the driver’s side rear tire, and
repeat the procedure in Step 6.
10. After hearing the confirming horn chirp for the
driver’s side rear tire, the horn chirp will sound
two more times to signal the tire learning
mode is no longer active. Turn the ignition
switch to LOCK.
11. Set all four tires to the recommended air
pressure level as indicated on the Tire
and Loading Information label.
12. Put the valve caps back on the valve stems
The spare tire does not have a TPMS sensor.
If you replace one of the road tires with the spare,
the SERVICE TIRE MONITOR message will be
displayed on the DIC screen. This message should
go off once you re-install the road tire containing
the TPMS sensor.
Letting enough air out for the system to see a pressure differential
(don't worry about filling the tire if it gets too low during the learn process, you can fill them to correct pressure AFTER the learn is done)
You are starting with the drivers front tire and are doing it within 2 minutes, and a total of 5 minutes to do them all...
Take all of the valve caps off prior to starting so you don't waste time taking them off in the learn process...
Resetting the TPMS Identification Codes
Each TPMS sensor has a unique identification
code. Any time you rotate your vehicle’s tires or
replace one or more of the TPMS sensors,
the identification codes will need to be matched to
the new tire/wheel position. The sensors are
matched to the tire/wheel positions in the following
order: driver’s side front tire, passengers side
front tire, passengers side rear tire, and driver’s
side rear tire using a TPMS diagnostic tool.
See your GM dealer for service.
The TPMS sensors may also be matched to each
tire/wheel position by increasing or decreasing
the tire’s air pressure. If increasing the tire’s
air pressure, do not exceed the maximum inflation
pressure indicated on the tire’s sidewall.
You will have two minutes to match the first
tire/wheel position, and five minutes overall to
match all four tire/wheel positions. If it takes longer
than two minutes, to match the first tire and
wheel, or more than five minutes to match all four
tire and wheel positions the matching process
stops and you will need to start over.
The TPMS sensor matching process is outlined
below:
1. Set the parking brake.
2. Turn the ignition switch to RUN with the
engine off.
3. Using the DIC, press the vehicle information
button until the RELEARN TIRE POSITIONS
message displays. If your vehicle does not
have the DIC buttons, press the trip odometer
reset stem located on the instrument panel
cluster until the RELEARN TIRE POSITIONS
message displays.
4. If your vehicle has the DIC buttons, press the
set/reset button. The horn will sound twice to
indicate the TPMS receiver is ready, and
the TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE message will
display. If your vehicle does not have the DIC
buttons, press and hold the trip odometer
reset stem until the horn chirps twice and the
TIRE LEARNING ACTIVE message is
displayed.
Start with the driver’s side front tire.
6. Remove the valve cap from the valve cap
stem. Activate the TPMS sensor by
increasing or decreasing the tire’s air pressure
for five seconds, or until a horn chirp
sounds. The horn chirp, which make take up
to 30 seconds to sound, confirms that the
sensor identification code has been matched
to this tire and wheel position. To decrease
air-pressure out of a tire you can use the
pointed end of the valve cap, a pencil-style air
pressure gage, or a key.
7. Proceed to the passenger’s side front tire, and
repeat the procedure in Step 6.
8. Proceed to the passenger’s side rear tire, and
repeat the procedure in Step 6.
9. Proceed to the driver’s side rear tire, and
repeat the procedure in Step 6.
10. After hearing the confirming horn chirp for the
driver’s side rear tire, the horn chirp will sound
two more times to signal the tire learning
mode is no longer active. Turn the ignition
switch to LOCK.
11. Set all four tires to the recommended air
pressure level as indicated on the Tire
and Loading Information label.
12. Put the valve caps back on the valve stems
The spare tire does not have a TPMS sensor.
If you replace one of the road tires with the spare,
the SERVICE TIRE MONITOR message will be
displayed on the DIC screen. This message should
go off once you re-install the road tire containing
the TPMS sensor.
March 4th, 2014, 5:54 AM
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No offense to the do-it yourself crowd (I personally change my oil and do all of my scheduled maintanance) but the cost-benefit of rotating the tires is not there unless you own lift jacks etc.... if the vehicle is not jacked properly it could fall and there goes your savings... my thought 20 or 25 bucks is money well spent. Some repairs/procedures are best left to the pros. I do agree the oil change at home is a questionable home repair with the adventof quick oil changes, at often low prices at your chevydealer (obviouslyloss leader pricingdesigned to get you to pay for additional repairs or possibly fall in love with a new vehicle) not worth the hassle unless you want to make sure all of the fluids have been properly checked and oil plugs properly torqued..
To each their own.
March 4th, 2014, 7:19 AM
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Rotating your own tires give you the opportunity of making sure everything is done right and allows you to check things like ball joints, tie rods, seals and brakes. Same with changing your own oil. You get to check out things that the majority of today's mechanics just won't bother with. A tire rotation or oil change is going to be given to the low man on the totem pole. I want that guy working on my car as much as I want a brand new dentist working on my teeth.
To each their own.
To each their own.
I have to agree with this, and also the part about the low man doing the oil change and tires.... (I take my vehicle to the dealer for oil and tire rotations, not because I can't do it but because I don't want to deal with disposing of the old oil)... but it is a fact that the guy changing the oil is not a certified trained tech, its anybody off the street that can identify the underside of a vehicle and is pretty sure what bolt to turn to get the oil out....
any and every problem I have ever had at the dealership has ALWAYS been with the oil change monkey...
March 5th, 2014, 9:16 PM
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You're right, to each his own but.... I thought we got on here to be car guys? Personally I don't care about cost benefits. I just want to mix the blood with the grease. I can see if you don't have the means (space, tools or knowledge), you go to the dealer or local mechanic but I think as we get older, we forget that we used to LOVE doing these kind or things. Just because we can afford to have the dealer do these things doesn't mean we should lose our innocence.
March 6th, 2014, 9:07 AM
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You're right, to each his own but.... I thought we got on here to be car guys? Personally I don't care about cost benefits. I just want to mix the blood with the grease. I can see if you don't have the means (space, tools or knowledge), you go to the dealer or local mechanic but I think as we get older, we forget that we used to LOVE doing these kind or things. Just because we can afford to have the dealer do these things doesn't mean we should lose our innocence.
Today's so called mechanics just suck. It isn't all of them but man, the majority just won't do the basics. I've found about nine tools inside my Dad's MB ML320 from the mechanics leaving them behind. Unreal.
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