.:***Slow air leak***:.
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.:***Slow air leak***:.
Hey i have some 16 inch rims wit some 245 tires i think is on them. But anyways the air is leaking out slowly. I fill it to 40psi and like a week and a half to 2 weeks later it is down to 10psi. Is there any easy fixes, can i use that tire goo stuff that you fix a flat wit? Any help would be great, i dont really have the money to spend on a new tire....
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Re: .:***Slow air leak***:. (zoso)
Are all of them doing it or just one? If its just one check for punctures. You could always get it remounted with a new valve stem pretty cheap. Then if that doesnt work youll have to get a new tire.
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Re: .:***Slow air leak***:. (zoso)
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Nit.
Do NOT use the "Fix a Flat" type stuff. It is designed only to enable you to get to where you're going on a one-time basis, and then the tire is basically unusable.
Take the tire to a tire store, mechanic, etc. (The tire department at Walmart can handle this inexpensively.) They will dunk the tire into a tank of soapy water, which makes it easy for them to find the leak. If it's a puncture along the tread (which is the most likely cause), they can then replace it the proper way (which means dismounting the tire from the rim, inserting a plug-patch on the inside of the tire where the puncture is, and remounting the tire). This typically will run you $10-20.
Nit.
Do NOT use the "Fix a Flat" type stuff. It is designed only to enable you to get to where you're going on a one-time basis, and then the tire is basically unusable.
Take the tire to a tire store, mechanic, etc. (The tire department at Walmart can handle this inexpensively.) They will dunk the tire into a tank of soapy water, which makes it easy for them to find the leak. If it's a puncture along the tread (which is the most likely cause), they can then replace it the proper way (which means dismounting the tire from the rim, inserting a plug-patch on the inside of the tire where the puncture is, and remounting the tire). This typically will run you $10-20.
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Re: .:***Slow air leak***:. (nsxtasy)
[/QUOTE]Take the tire to a tire store, mechanic, etc. (The tire department at Walmart can handle this inexpensively.) They will dunk the tire into a tank of soapy water, which makes it easy for them to find the leak. If it's a puncture along the tread (which is the most likely cause), they can then replace it the proper way (which means dismounting the tire from the rim, inserting a plug-patch on the inside of the tire where the puncture is, and remounting the tire). This typically will run you $10-20.[/QUOTE]
i work at a tire shop, take to anywhere, its pretty cheap to do a flat fix, if its a leak in the sidewall then they cant fix it, in the tread then i usually just use a plug, if its a bead leak, you dismount the tire, clean the bead on the rim, lay down bead seal, put tire back on, and walla just like new
i work at a tire shop, take to anywhere, its pretty cheap to do a flat fix, if its a leak in the sidewall then they cant fix it, in the tread then i usually just use a plug, if its a bead leak, you dismount the tire, clean the bead on the rim, lay down bead seal, put tire back on, and walla just like new
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