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Nov 17, 2005 | 07:58 PM

Dave Witman

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Leaking tire

I have a slow leak in RR tire. Need a good tire shop in Delaware that can handle Magnesium wheels without damage. Thanks Dave

Nov 17, 2005 | 08:21 PM

mrm1149

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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13

Are you certain it's the tire and not the stem needing tightened a little?

Nov 17, 2005 | 08:33 PM

Dave Witman

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I put soapy water on stem and there is no leak there. I will remove wheel and look for any punctures. Thanks

Nov 18, 2005 | 02:20 PM

Dave Witman

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I found time to remove wheel today to try to find leak. I inspected tire and could not find any debris in tire. I rechecked valve stem and no leak. I decided to pour soapy water mix around bead on back side of tire and leak has been detected. Unfortunely it looks like the magneusim wheel is cracked at the point where the leak is. The tires are only a year old with about 2000 miles on them with zero problems. My question is are the magnesium wheel prone to cracking or is this possible do to miss handling during tire change.

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