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Old 05-31-2012, 04:10 PM   #11
DonandJudy_12
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My tire store, a Firestone company operated store, explained to me [ a Firestone retiree] that the bronze or copper colored stems are to be used when there is insufficient clearance on alloy wheels for a conventional steel stem- The replacement stems have a base larger than the hole in the rim so the stem can't blow out- Also, this stem must be removed from the inside only- Don
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