I have a problem with a tire or is it the wheel?
**Update** I have a problem with a tire or is it the wheel? A year ago I got the wheels, and tires in my sig. A couple months after they where mounted, one would not hold its air. I had to put air at least once a week on this tire to keep it from going flat. This past saturday I took the tire and wheel back to discount tire to get it check out. They checked it out and said it had a leak around the bead. They applied bead sealer and back on it went. This morning I noticed it was completly flat. Could it be a back tire or a bad wheel causing the air to leak? Good thing they said if the sealer did not work they would replace the tire for free. I need to know what might be the problem so I can hit them up again or AFS Wheels?
Last edited by 2_wacko; Jan 20, 2007 at 12:06 PM.
just because the outside of the wheel still looks nice does not mean the inside is still ok. its just an option to look into.
also i find it fishy that they are willing to replace the tire for free only because they were unable to fix it. I would think they might be trying to cover something up.
also i find it fishy that they are willing to replace the tire for free only because they were unable to fix it. I would think they might be trying to cover something up.
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Verdad Gallardo I called AFS Wheels and talk to them about this. They said to ship the wheel back so there techs can check it out 
. If theres something wrong they will replace the wheel.
. If theres something wrong they will replace the wheel.
Originally Posted by 2_wacko
I called AFS Wheels and talk to them about this. They said to ship the wheel back so there techs can check it out . If theres something wrong they will replace the wheel.
. If theres something wrong they will replace the wheel. I took the wheel/tire to a local tire shop to see if they knew wtf. Well it turns out the bead of the tire and wheel where never cleaned properly. This was causing the small leak. These local guys cleaned the wheel/ tire bead, mounted them back up and it still has the same psi as the day the cleaned it. What a shame some local hole in the wall fixed the problem and discount tire did not know wtf.
there is usualy always moisture inside a tire and with chrome rims it causes corrosion and the chrome to peal. that could be your problem. or when the tire was always low on air before did you drive around on it much? the inside layer of the tire is like a built in inner tube. and when you drive on it with LOW air it cuase a effect called a run flat where the side wall is being compress from the low air and it will destroy your sidewall you can tell this happened when the tire is off the rim and there is loose rubber inside the tire.
Originally Posted by pro2low
there is usualy always moisture inside a tire and with chrome rims it causes corrosion and the chrome to peal. that could be your problem. or when the tire was always low on air before did you drive around on it much? the inside layer of the tire is like a built in inner tube. and when you drive on it with LOW air it cuase a effect called a run flat where the side wall is being compress from the low air and it will destroy your sidewall you can tell this happened when the tire is off the rim and there is loose rubber inside the tire.
