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Rims do not hold air!! WT*
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:10 am
by Radial GT1
My 93 SS rims do not hold air for crap. The tires are brand new, I have had them remounted twice and they still go flat? Anyone else have this problem?
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:27 am
by evolutionmovement
All of them? Alloy does degrade over, time and is always semi-permeable, but all four would be strange even if it were caused by damage.
Did they replace the valve stems? A lot of times reused shitty valve stems (or even new shit ones) leak. I always use the metal ones and never have any problems. My car's been sitting over a year and still has enough air to get safely to a gas station for a refill.
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:01 am
by ivwarrior
Get a spray bottle, fill it with water and a little (few drops or so) dish soap. Spray the entire tire, including the bead area, and the valve stem. (take the cap off) Watch for the bubbles to point out the leak.
I've seen lots of alloys corrode in the bead area giving slow leaks. It can be cleaned up, and the leaks will stop, but not all places give a crap enough to actually do it when mounting new tires.
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:01 am
by Radial GT1
They have not replaced the valve stems. I was back there when they remounted them, and they did grind on the mounting areas. 3 of the 4 of them leak. They go almost flat in the matter of about a little over a week. I am a gas station regular for free air.
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:08 am
by BAC5.2
Cracks? Bends? Anything?
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:46 pm
by IronMonkeyL255
Why didn't they replace the valve stems?
That's the most likely suspect in my mind.
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:40 am
by Radial GT1
IronMonkeyL255 wrote:Why didn't they replace the valve stems?
That's the most likely suspect in my mind.
Becuase the tires plus here in town are cheep bastards or something.
I think that 2 of them where bent a bit. They seemed to have a tough time balancing them if I remember right. I just repained them before I learned they where bent, so I am going to try the valve stems when I get back into town before I pitch them.
Unless someone has got a good set of rims off something that looks good...
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:08 am
by HellBinder
go to a different tire shop.
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:57 am
by Radial GT1
Good call on that^
I am in Iraq right now, it can picture my car at the base right now. 3 flat tires. I will be taking care of that when I get home.
Valve stems are the first thing. Thanks!