Rubber snap-in tire valve testing offered at tire testing facility

Rubber World, Fall, 2008

This provider of tire and wheel testing services for passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, and light and commercial trucks since 1970 is capable of testing the performance and quality of rubber snap-in tubeless tire valves.

The firm tests rubber snap-in tire valves in accordance with SAE J1205 and J1206 specifications, which state that a rubber snap-in valve is a tire valve having a rigid housing adhered to a resilient body designed to retain and seal the valve in the rim hole.

These requirements are intended for, but not limited to, highway applications, and the company conducts more than a dozen tests over a period of one week to determine the properties of manufactured tire valves.

Although they are a relatively small component in tires, rubber snap-in tubeless valves must operate properly or else risk damage to the whole tire, according to the company. Recent recalls of millions of rubber snap-in valves are said to demonstrate the crucial need to inspect these components for surface cracks or other types of malfunction.

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As an independent test facility, this company is said to have the experience and resources needed to determine if tire valve properties meet the necessary safety requirements established by engineering experts.

Standards Testing Laboratories

www.stllabs.com