TR87 valve stem touches wheel

[auburnaviator]

I just installed my tube/tires on my new Matco WI600XLT-2 wheels. However the TR87 valve on the tube touches the Matco wheel and angles slightly back toward tire/wheel. Does this look right for anyone that has this combination and is this going to be a problem for checking tire pressures later on with wheel pants installed?

 

[lr172]

I just installed my tube/tires on my new Matco WI600XLT-2 wheels. However the TR87 valve on the tube touches the Matco wheel and angles slightly back toward tire/wheel. Does this look right for anyone that has this combination and is this going to be a problem for checking tire pressures later on with wheel pants installed?

You have to hold the stem in position as you first inflate the tire, especially if the stem in the grommet is a tight fit.. Did you use talc? that often is enough to get it to set correctly.

 

[AZSteve053]

The TR87 is a 90 degree valve stem, the Matco manual (attached), on page 5, says you should have a straight or 45 degree valve stem however a 90 can be used.
That could be you issue.

 

[auburnaviator]

Used lots of talc. Talked with others that had the same combination and they said this is how it fits and if I was unpleased I could bend the stem ever so slightly to clearance it away from the wheel. Being careful not to crease the valve or put pressure on the tube I bent the valve out just a hair and it is perfect now.