I'm going to prep my stock wheels for powdercoating and I need help on removing the OEM rubber valve stems. Whats the best way to get them out?

Thanks.

 

pull?

 

Big pliers. Easiest to do from the inside.

 

Thanks, I'll give it a go. I worked on them a little bit with a small screwdriver, trying to push the rubber through the hole, but it didn't work.

 

use a pair of dykes... cut up the inside a few times, they just fall out after that.

 

if your at home, i would suggest cutting the little gromet on the bottom first and then the main part of the valve will come right off. or go to a local tire shop and they should pull them out for free in about a minute.

 

I do these all the time, they pull out from the inside easily. Try an old corkscrew.

 

I got two to pull out with large pliers. The other two I had to cut with a box knife and take them out. I figured they're cheap and will probably need new ones anyway when I get the tires re-mounted.