New R6 has a slow leak.
06-03-2011, 07:35 AM
#1
Drifting
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New R6 has a slow leak.
It had leaked down from 35psi to 16 by yesterday over about two weeks. I filled it back up to 32 PSI with nitrogen and by this morning it was down to 31 psi. The other R6's were still 32. I pulled the wheel yesterday and did a leak check around the valve stem, the valve and the beads on both sides and could not see any bubbles.
I'm off to VIR this afternoon. Should I pull the tire and take it back to the tire shop this morning? Could it get worse?
This is my first set of R6 tires. Is slow leakage normal?
Jim
I'm off to VIR this afternoon. Should I pull the tire and take it back to the tire shop this morning? Could it get worse?
This is my first set of R6 tires. Is slow leakage normal?
Jim
06-03-2011, 08:12 AM
#4
Burning Brakes
I've had tires with slow leaks before just like you describe. At the track I just filled them to normal psi and ran them without issue. Just check them a couple times during the day.
06-03-2011, 08:19 AM
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Race Director
a leak that slow is likely not a problem. Short of submerging it in water, I'd just run it and worry about it later. Could be the valve stem, around the bead...probably not the tire itself
06-03-2011, 08:53 AM
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I had a rear Kumho in my last set that did the same thing. Ran it all season till it corded without problem. Just run it and watch your pressure - check in morning and after lunch and you will be fine. Enjoy the weekend at VIR -----
06-03-2011, 11:39 AM
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I usually go about 3 weeks between running the car and my set of R6's will be totally flat after they sit for that amount of time.
All of them.
It's normal. Monitor your pressures while the track and they will be fine
Will
All of them.
It's normal. Monitor your pressures while the track and they will be fine
Will
06-03-2011, 12:14 PM
#11
Drifting
My Hoosiers all leak as well, probably due to the seal around the bead. The Hoosier tires move so much on the rim, I doubt they ever get a good seal on the bead. That is also one of the reasons I do not run nitrogen. Just fill it with air and run it.
The next time you have the tire off the wheel, clean the bead of the wheel very well.
-Kevin
The next time you have the tire off the wheel, clean the bead of the wheel very well.
-Kevin
