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Old 08-22-2011, 01:24 AM
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Guys,
One of my wheels leaks slowly.
We've checked the tire and it is the wheel.
Shop say this happens after some years.
Soooo, I am in need of a 17x9 WS6 wheel, 2000 vintage.
Anyone out there that can help.
Old 08-22-2011, 10:58 AM
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Could they not find where it was leaking? Around valve stem? Hole?

I had a 15x10 aluminum slot leaking through a pinhole, just covered the hole with JB Weld and it's been leak free for years since.
Old 08-23-2011, 11:21 AM
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One of my chrome 16" wheels started leaking around the rim also. The chrome coating came off and it got corroded so bad it would not seal. I went to a salvage yard and got a replacement.
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Does the shop not have bead sealer? It's a liquid rubber that helps seal the tire to the wheel when it has chrome peel or corrosion.
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Bead sealer only lasted a couple of months for me.




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