I needed some heavyweight help last weekend.....bead breaking with my Envoy to get to the 4 TPMS sensors on the wife's Sienna.......
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The thought of paying someone $800.00 to do this was a deal-breaker. A $200.00 DIY weekend with parts from Rock Auto and I am good to go. This includes the update tool too (eBay). Set the tire upright or Mr. Gravity will teach you a harsh lesson of "hide the sensor" when the old one falls into the tire. The tennis balls are heavy duty practice balls or dog toys, your choice.Why didn't I ever think of that? Good one!
My 06 didn't. IIRC, 07 was the first year on the 360's (and mandated by the US Gov't)Is my Saab supposed to have TPMS? @Mooseman
This is the first time I have tried working on tires and all I needed was to pop one half of the bead above the sensor so this was handy. I may buy my next set of tires on line and swap them out on the Envoy and THEN I would probably get the bead breaker combo to get the old ones off and swap on the new rubber. It would fit just fine on my garage floor and since it could be stored out of the way when not in use.If breaking beads is a frequent practice you should get a manual bead breaker/tire changer from Harbor Freight. I don't use it to change tires because it would need to be bolted to the floor but it can be used to break beads w/o bolting it down. Saves a ton of time and work.