10 spoke leaking air... WHY???
10-05-2007, 06:42 PM
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10 spoke leaking air... WHY??? Hey my damn rims are leaking a lot of air i don't know why!? 
1st i thought it was the valve but i changed those out and its still leaking so i put some water and i saw that its leaking from the sides... took them to the tire shop and told me they can't do anything about it, that its the rims that are bad! any one have an idea whats up with these rims!?? Thanx!
1st i thought it was the valve but i changed those out and its still leaking so i put some water and i saw that its leaking from the sides... took them to the tire shop and told me they can't do anything about it, that its the rims that are bad! any one have an idea whats up with these rims!?? Thanx! 
10-05-2007, 08:13 PM
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Your tire shop sucks they need to pull the tire off and clean up around the lip with a wire brush. Then remount the tire and it SHOULD be good. It happens on occasion.
10-05-2007, 08:18 PM
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Clean the rim/bead area but if it already looks clean coat both bead seat areas with thin coat of high temp silicone. I used the red on an old set of Michelin MXX3s. I believe the black would work as well. Let it dry for about 10 minutes or more before you remount the tire.
10-06-2007, 10:31 PM
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Are all of your wheels leaking? I dont know what kind of tires you have, but sometimes the bead gets cut during installation. I wont seal right after that, if at all. If the wheels were ok on a previous set of tires, and you have no damage, id would think the bead is damaged on the tire.
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10-07-2007, 12:25 PM
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its mostly that pass rear wheel that is leaking and the driver front the other ones leak but not as bad im running Kumhos... this is my weekend car and i park it sunday night don't drive it until Sat and 1st thing i have to do is put air in those tires!! So i just said f*ck it and got some new rims and tires 
after i put the new rims and tires i'll take the 10 spoke apart and i guess clean them
after i put the new rims and tires i'll take the 10 spoke apart and i guess clean them 
