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Repairing rear tire leak.

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34 Ford

07-15-2004 19:20:51




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I recently retired and bought my first 8n about a year ago. Looking for advice on how to handle a repair. A rear tire has a slow leak and I have reached the point where I want to have it repaired. I have a fairly complete shop (mill, lathe, wire welder, hydraulic floor jacks, 1-ton engine hoist etc.). To avoid the cost of having someone come and repair it, I would like to take it to a tire shop. I'm thinking I jack up the rear on one side and then unbolt the rim from the wheel, with my hoist lift it and put it on my trailer and take it to a repair shop. Is this a reasonable approach to getting a tire repaired. From what I can tell there is no fluid in the tire. Thanks for any insight.

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OH Boy

07-16-2004 05:41:51




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 Re: Repairing rear tire leak. in reply to 34 Ford, 07-15-2004 19:20:51  
If the tire is not loaded you might consider pumping some of that green 'Slime' stuff into it, i have thorn trees on my property and used to get flats all the time. Since using the 'Slime' I have not had a flat. You might try it.



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jimmac (WA)

07-15-2004 20:52:22




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 Re: Repairing rear tire leak. in reply to 34 Ford, 07-15-2004 19:20:51  
34 Ford, The only thing I would add to the 2 Joes is I would break the wheel nuts first with the tire on the ground. HTH Jim



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Joe (IN)

07-15-2004 20:13:34




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 Re: Repairing rear tire leak. in reply to 34 Ford, 07-15-2004 19:20:51  
Definitely check for fluid in the tires first. While your approach will work just fine for a filled tire, the hoist method is probably overkill for a plain, unweighted and unfilled rear wheel. They aren't that heavy. Unless you're 5 foot tall and weight 100 lbs soaking wet, you should have no trouble taking an unweighted rear wheel off, rolling it to the trailer, and loading it by hand. By all means, safety first, but using a hoist to load a plain wheel and tire is like using an excavator to plant flowers. I've even moved loaded wheels around by hand when no one else was around, but I ain't all that smart sometimes - and I'm a big guy. I would NOT ever attempt to get one of those on a trailer without a hoist, though!

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Joe(NYC)

07-15-2004 19:46:53




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 Re: Repairing rear tire leak. in reply to 34 Ford, 07-15-2004 19:20:51  
You can check for fluid in the tire by rotating it so that the valve stem is at the 6 o'clock position. Push in on the needle and see if fluid comes out. Of course you know that the fluid adds a lot weight to the tire. Also if you have wights on that will add another 150 [pounds to it. I just bought four new tires and will get someone to replace them for me.



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don t.-9n180179

07-16-2004 04:52:08




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 Re: Re: Repairing rear tire leak. in reply to Joe(NYC), 07-15-2004 19:46:53  
FWIW....you can thump the tire w/a screwdriver. Sound is different once you find fluid.



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