I BUBBARIZED my tire!
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Palm Beach Florida
St. Jude Donor '12
You can fix your air leak without any tools or money.(except for the balancing)
#1 the air is not seeping through the rim NO( unless you can see the bubbles)
Its coming from the tire where it meets the rim take the air out of the tire . bust the bead (you know how to do that ?) you jump up and down on it till it loose and the tire and rim are together but not at the bead area (the area that touches the tire) now get you some sand paper and sand around the outside of the rim where it comes into contact with the tire that's where your air is getting out not through the rim anyway do that on both sides till its shinny and no Imperfection where the rim and the tire meet .
now take a tie strap put it around the tire tighten it till the bead just come in contact with the rim and put the air to it it will take way more than a small auto compressor can provide but if you dont have one take the tire and rim to Goodyear as it will need balanced since you have splitit from the rim .
Post your Ideas first before doing them they will save YOU alot of time.
#1 the air is not seeping through the rim NO( unless you can see the bubbles)
Its coming from the tire where it meets the rim take the air out of the tire . bust the bead (you know how to do that ?) you jump up and down on it till it loose and the tire and rim are together but not at the bead area (the area that touches the tire) now get you some sand paper and sand around the outside of the rim where it comes into contact with the tire that's where your air is getting out not through the rim anyway do that on both sides till its shinny and no Imperfection where the rim and the tire meet .
now take a tie strap put it around the tire tighten it till the bead just come in contact with the rim and put the air to it it will take way more than a small auto compressor can provide but if you dont have one take the tire and rim to Goodyear as it will need balanced since you have splitit from the rim .
Post your Ideas first before doing them they will save YOU alot of time.
Like I said before, IT IS LEAKING FROM THE RIM! I know exactly where the tiny hole are. I already placed the tire in a bin of water. NO LEAKS FROM THE SEAM. Air bubbles from the center of the rim in two places. Now as for the fix I did. I just came home from my 7-day trip from Georgia. That was a blast! I was planning on seeing the tire low on air like always when I leave it for a week without adding air. My patch has held up! (SO FAR). I'll keep you all in touch as time goes on. For the folks that live in Georgia- you have some nice country up there!
