Slow leak from alum rim.

[chevyfumes]

I think I dinged my aluminum rim on a rock and now even after getting new tires put on I still have a slow leak. Whats the best solution?
A can of that nasty tire crap?

 

[shady]

if you can see the ding and its not cracked or through the bead you may be able to grind the bump out of the bead so it seats right

 

[ryoken]

i would find the offending area with soapy water, mark the location with a sharpie, dismount and see what the prob is.. you may be able to just smooth/sand/file/smash/nuke it to where it'll hold a bead...

 

[dremu]

Bring on the 4X4HIGH memorial ballpeen...

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[496truck]

i would find the offending area with soapy water, mark the location with a sharpie, dismount and see what the prob is.. you may be able to just smooth/sand/file/smash/nuke it to where it'll hold a bead...

Or just slather on some bead sealer.

Anything to avoid that tire fix crap.

 

[chevyfumes]

Bead sealer?

 

[ryoken]

goop you put on the bead when installing.. like a gasket sealant..

 

[Z71paramedic]

X2 on the bead sealer. I'd find the leak, dismount and see what you've got first though. I know when I worked at a tire shop all the aluminum rims had a bunch of corrosion on the beads (NE Ohio salt) so we'd grind it off, then apply the bead sealer. It always took care of it as long as the rim wasn't cracked or had too big of a dent in it.

 

[sweetk30]

clean and bead seal.

and fyi fix - a - flat stuff dosnt climb up a side wall and in to the beads. it is only for the tread area basicly.

 

[Stomis]

goop you put on the bead when installing.. like a gasket sealant..

Paint on permatex that comes in the same kinda can will do the same thing btw.