Aftermarket TPM mechanical failure

[marc]

Until earlier this evening I had an aftermarket Tire Pressure Monitor in the rear wheel of my GS. Last ride the TPM console couldn't read the rear wheel sensor and complained about it with a blinking yellow light after about 15 minutes. Today I found out why.

The sensor is strapped to the wheel using, in effect, a very large hose clamp. The hose clamp broke, somehow, leaving the sensor and pieces of the clamp rattling around the rear wheel. Of course I had to remove the tire to find the cause. I'll need to source a new clamp... or not bother putting the TPM back. Not sure which I'll do. In the mean while I cut power to the TPM console so it doesn't blink at me all the time.

A bit more info here.

[AdamWebber]

That is an incredibly shoddy mounting job of the TPM. Glad you showed us the pictures.

[marc]

Before you start ragging on the mounts it is quite possible that I contributed to the failure by hooking the band with a tire iron on some past tire change. I don't remember doing that, but won't rule it out.

The sensor is toast. It sounds like a baby rattle when you shake it. I guess running in the tumbler that is a wheel going down the freeway for who knows how many miles will do that.