According to Ken-Tool, there are more than 200 million TPMS sensors on the road today, and more than 35% of those are now at least three years old or older. Industry estimates, the company said, are that more than nine million sensors will need to be repaired in the next two years. 
The company claims that a high degree of valve stem failure on sensors is caused by galvanic corrosion, and this is why Ken-Tool introduced its new ReCore Sensor Saver System.
According to Rock Tyson, vice president of sales and marketing, “The new ReCore Sensor Saver System positions auto and tire service shops to take advantage of TPMS repair opportunities while they save their customers time and money.”
The ReCore System provides “everything service technicians need to repair corroded TPMS valves,” Tyson said, including replacement valve stems and caps that are nickel-plated “and will not fail due to galvanic corrosion.”
The replacement process “is fast and simple: Technicians work directly on the damaged valves, removing the corroded stem, tapping new threads, and torqueing in the replacement stem. There’s no need to remove the tires from the vehicle, no need to rebalance the tires, and no need to reset or relearn the TPMS sensor,” the company claimed.
“With a little skill and practice, a tech can repair and install a new valve stem in 10-15 minutes,” said Tyson. “Compare this to the time it takes to order a replacement TPMS module, install it, and reprogram the vehicle’s TPMS system. And that’s not to mention the cost savings and goodwill auto and tire service shops can pass on to their customers.”
The Ken-Tool ReCore Sensor Saver System is being shown in the company’s Global Tire Expo/SEMA Show booth #40088.
