Tire leaks without actaully leaking - help.

Then they are fools.

If you have a rim leak, high pressure will seal it up great.

Mine would go flat overnight. Took it to shop. Shop pumped it up hard
and no bubbles in water tank. Shop left it overnight, still no leak.

I had to insist they take it off and treat it like a rim leak. No more
flat now.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

 

Gee Tibur, are you positive some neighbor kids are not trying to tease
you? It sounds like a rim leak on your 12 year old car. Do they look
rusty? I bought a tire for 1$ at a garage sale that had nearly new
tread. I soon learned the tire would leak at the rim from a
combination of hardened rubber and rust on the bead. I tried various
DIY fixes and lately, when I had the tire off, I put oil along the rim
bead margin to soften up that rust. I have not added air in months
now.

 

Gee Tibur, are you positive some neighbor kids are not trying to tease
you? It sounds like a rim leak on your 12 year old car. Do they look
rusty? I bought a tire for 1$ at a garage sale that had nearly new
tread. I soon learned the tire would leak at the rim from a
combination of hardened rubber and rust on the bead. I tried various
DIY fixes and lately, when I had the tire off, I put oil along the rim
bead margin to soften up that rust. I have not added air in months
now.

 

I read almost all of the posts--you received some excellent advice. I had
a similar problem that was traced to a rim leak. I suggest that you have a
rim leak fix job. I had the problem over 10 years ago--at that time they
still used intertubes in some tires. I placed an intertube in the tire and
it solved the problem. You could buy a new rim or have the old rim fixed
so it does not leak. In the mean time--use some special tire sealer fluid
that should cause the leaking problem to slow down so that it leaks much
more slowly. You should check it every time you get gas.

 

I read almost all of the posts--you received some excellent advice. I had
a similar problem that was traced to a rim leak. I suggest that you have a
rim leak fix job. I had the problem over 10 years ago--at that time they
still used intertubes in some tires. I placed an intertube in the tire and
it solved the problem. You could buy a new rim or have the old rim fixed
so it does not leak. In the mean time--use some special tire sealer fluid
that should cause the leaking problem to slow down so that it leaks much
more slowly. You should check it every time you get gas.

 

Actually, I'm currently having the same problem on my 1992 Accord EX with 15"
alloy wheels. I hit a curb a few years back with one wheel and it is slightly
bent; just enough to have a very slow leak. I havew been told that putting a
tube inside the Michelin radial is not an option because of heat buildup. Is
there any truth to this? If I do have to replace the wheel, it looks like about
US$100, even for a used one. Does anyone know of any parts recycling places
where I could pick up a good used wheel? I live in Northern VA.

Thanks in advance,

Jimbo
JIMBO

 

Well, there is reason you don't put tubes in tubeless tires, but it has to
do with deflation speeds. Tubes pop like balloons!

 

rim leak? bad valve stem? bad valve stem core? practical joker in the
neighborhood?

You could have it remounted (perhaps w/ some bead sealer if the rim and/or
bead are a little rough) and replace the valve stem. You might try replacing
the valve core first though, they're cheap and easy w/ a core removal tool
(also cheap).

 

rim leak? bad valve stem? bad valve stem core? practical joker in the
neighborhood?

You could have it remounted (perhaps w/ some bead sealer if the rim and/or
bead are a little rough) and replace the valve stem. You might try replacing
the valve core first though, they're cheap and easy w/ a core removal tool
(also cheap).

 

||> One of my tire deflates from 32 to 9-psi mysteriously every two
|> weeks. The other three tires are fine, they hold charge pretty well.
|> They're all the same brand. The tire in question have good threads
|> and never been punctured, other than being aged from the sun.
|>
|> I remove the wheel from the car and inflate it to 40-psi. I
|> submerge the tire into a pool of water. No air bubbles! I pump it
|> to 44-psi. No air bubbles! I install it onto the car and it begins its
|> slow leak. I have another Honda that does this. I just give up and
|> buy a new tire. Would you have pump it to 50-psi? How would
|> you have done it differently?

Sounds to me like a rim leak. Depending on where the wheel is oriented when you
stop, If you happen to park with the leaky part down, the slight deformation of
the sidewall at the bottom is enough to make it seal. Otherwise, it will leak.
Rex in Fort Worth

 

Occasionally this happens with a puncture. It will leak only when a certain
portion of the tire is on the ground.

 

Occasionally this happens with a puncture. It will leak only when a certain
portion of the tire is on the ground.

 

If its an alloy wheel, these are notorious for being slighly porous and
leaking. Does not just happen to Hondas. Cure is often as simple as
repainting the inside if the rim. Or fit a tube.

Stewart DIBBS

 

If its an alloy wheel, these are notorious for being slighly porous and
leaking. Does not just happen to Hondas. Cure is often as simple as
repainting the inside if the rim. Or fit a tube.

Stewart DIBBS