DJK Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 Had a soft tire the other day, valve stem leak, removed it, has an oval shaped hole. Did a search found Milton #476 valve stem. Is this a suitable replacement or is there others? Also, would like to know suitable wheel color, did they match the vehicle??? Wheels are all black except spare, that is red. Car was originally light blue I believe, now grey. Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug&Deb Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 Not sure about the valve stem but the wheels were usually body color. I believe agricultural valve stems will work but hopefully others chime in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 I think once you get into the little newer cars that came with full wheel covers they painted them black across the board as you can't see most of the wheel anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepic56 Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 My 51 dodge has the originals spare wheel And it has it is matched to the body color. But they used the small centerpiece hubcaps. How it has the. Full wheel covers so you don't see much of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJK Posted August 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 The wheels are black w/ full covers, spare is red. Any thoughts on the oval tire valves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted August 18, 2020 Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 5 hours ago, DJK said: The wheels are black w/ full covers, spare is red. Any thoughts on the oval tire valves? You need a screw together stem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJK Posted August 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Young Ed said: You need a screw together stem Milton #476 is that the one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc plumber Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 I used Milton 476 on my Plymouth wheels. The center section of the valve stem was thicker than my wheels were, so I carefully dressed them down. They worked fine and most importantly they don't leak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hiebert Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 I use metal valve stems on all five of our D24's wheels. Only the spare is the Milton 476. That was mainly because it, too, has an oval hole. Unknown just why, it's not worn out or anything. Been so long I don't recall what brand is on the others. "Suitable color" is in the eyes of the owner, of course accompanied by the opinions of beholders... Our D24 was originally Fortress Grey, the original rims (there were two left when we got it) were a dark red, the spare was black, but I don't know if it is original. I believe there were various options on wheel colors - contrasting with car, matching car, a few shades different than the car. I've seen all of those represented as original, and they all look good, but I prefer contrasting wheels. ("Ho red" as one esteemed contributor calls them, "Crack rims" as my brother, a retired State Trooper, calls them...) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJK Posted August 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 Installed 3 Milton 476 valves(all the parts store had), added a little color to the wheels also. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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