Questions & Answers for: tire rim leak

Question about 2001 Silhouette

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...rim and is it alloy or steel? did they replace the valve when the tire was replaced? you could have the tire re-seated with some "bead sealer" if it is a minor leak at the rim otherweise you would ...

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...tire off the rim to ensure proper fit and arrangement of the tube inside the tire. Reinstall the tire and the wheel back into the bike following manufacturers recommended procedures and torques found ...

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...tire to the rim and inflate. to check the tire for leaks, fill a spray bottle with water and add a short squirt of dishwashng liquid. over inflate the tire to about 45psi. remove the tire and lay it ...

Question about 2004 Santa Fe

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...tire foam products which temporarily seals the leak till your next repairOr you may have driven over something hard (e.g. pot holes) and bent your rims. This may also cause tires to leak and ...

Question about 2002 Silhouette

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...tire and rim in a tub of water, and check for leaks. If the rim casting is porous you'll see a trail of bubbles coming from the rim. A cheap solution would be to demount the tires, use some sort of ...

...bend in it, causing an imperfect bead and a slow leak.  Only ways to loose air in a tire are:Loose valve stemBad bead (contact between the tire and rim)A leak in the tire itself due to a ...

...reasons ? Corrosion on wheel inner rim Tire has to come of rim,rim cleaned & tire remounted,balanced & leak tested Try tightening the valve stem first Stem may be rotted & leak as ...

...tire and rim in a vat of water and look for air bubbles. If you have alloy rims, occasionally the rim may have "porosity" where the air bleeds out thru the center of the rim between the tire beads. A ...

...Tire shops won't use a bead sealer unless you ask (Valve stems should have been replaced also). I for one always sand down corrosion on the rim bead, then apply bead sealer. Bead sealer is messy and ...

your ready to reinstall the inner tube back in putting the air plug in first. Work the tub back around the rim under the tire. Fill with air making sure both ends of the tire are lined up with the rim

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