Is this repairable?
 

So the tireshop was dismounting my tire and the guy doing the job calls me over to tell me that my tire pressure sensor was broken, and shows me that the plastic part had cracked off of the valve stem. he claimed it was already like that, and that it had been taped on by the last tire shop. he said all i had to do was glue it back together and it would be fine. i wasn't really sure what to believe but i was in a rush and didn't want to make a big deal out of it. So, is this repairable?

I planned on using some kind of epoxy or something, so if this is repairable, what would you recommend?

With all the bumps and centrifugal force, that it is subjected too, I think a new one would be better.

A lot of modern epoxies are stronger than the material they are designed to bond together... but I'd still be cautious and just buy a new one.

I'd replace it. They aren't that expensive, really...

Can you please met know what exactly that does? Is this some sort of wireless sensor where you can monitor the tire pressure while driving?

http://www.carbibles.com/

Tire-pressure monitoring system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I think a strong epoxy would be sufficient. The sensor will be fixed to the wheel flange anyways. Do some test before putting it back in the wheel. If you can't break it with with your hands, it can survive being in the tire. Worst case, you hear it rattle around and replace it with a new one.

Just get a new one if you're really worried.

I would

Yes

I completely agree with most. Just replace it. What if it doesn't work with epoxy? Do you really want to take your tire off and have it remounted and balanced? A new one cost about $100.

I've got spares if needed. Much cheaper than new.;)

There you go. Get a used one and call it a day!

So basically, the tech at the shop called me over to be like 'hey look the sensor is cracked" and blamed it on the shop that had mounted it in the first place saynig that they had obviously broken it, and then glued it back together/taped it. It a complete lapse of judgement i believed him, i have know idea why. I didn't mention it after that, but i took the broken sensor and valve stem since he claimed that it could be fixed easily. i didn't tell the owner or anything. Should i go back there and make a fuss and say 'hey listen 2 weeks ago this happened and i want you to reimburse me for a replacement' or do i just forget about it and move on. i'm really frustrated. i have NO idea what came over me that i believed this BS story. obviously, if the last shop had broken it they would have told me, and if they had FIXED it it wouldn't be in two pieces again unless he had damaged it while dismounting the tire.

so, make a fuss? or leave it alone, and let it be a lesson, that will probably avoid me future heartache, since obvioulsy they are incompetent, and should clearly not be handling expensive wheels.

The shop clearly F'd it up. Replace, replace, replace. No epoxy—no fix. Doesn't the shop have insurance?

i don't know, i'm sure they do. but considering the time frame (2 weeks ago) should i even bother making an issue of it?

Send Frost over to the shop to kick some a$$!

You don't even know if they are the ones that broke it, so which shop is incompetent? One of them is....

it was them. For some reason i was just in stupid mode and when he told me it was broken i was like 'URRRR OKAYY' It would have been bouncing around the tire if were already broken. i'm just questioning whether or not its been to long to say anything.

Did you pay on a credit card? Call them up and say you want them to pay for it or meet you somewhere in the middle on cost.

its real close to my house, i paid on credit card and i have the receipt.

Wrong is wrong. Give it try to negotiate with them.

I would say at this point in time your a day late and a dollar short:hello:

yea, i'm just gonna cut my losses. I'm rationalizing it by knowing that i'm avoiding future damage to any wheels i have by knowing NOT to use this shop again. Better a TPMS than a scuffed lip or damaged wheel face.

Dude, just buy a new one..

i got one from DanGizinski :)

You waited too long. But it's worth a try. Call and speak to the manager and see if they can replace it. If not, chock it up to a lesson learned. Next time make a fuss right away and demand they replace it!

yea, i will certainly do that in the future. Although i will not be taking my wheels to this same shop again. i'm gonna find a different shop.

i work at a shop and if i break a sensor while mounting/dismounting it comes out of my pay after the first one i break, good thing i am good at it and havent broken one

Do the shop owner/manager the courtesy of letting him know what happened, that you weren't aware of the cost and you feel he would like to know how one of his techs handled a problem and that you plan to never use his shop again. That isn't a threat it is an opportunity for him to man up and ask what he can do to make you happy. That is when you ask for the shop to pay for the part. Of course, you still have the option of never using that shop again (which sounds like a good idea). Do your fellow motorists a favor by giving the owner/mgr a chance to correct a problem he might not be aware of.

part of the reason i think i didn't want to deal with it at the time is b/c is not a very nice/approchable person, i think i might do what you are saying though.