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John Niolon`

11-24-2005 15:20:45




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hi guys

I've just built a trailer for a portable welder... found a van rear axle with a reasonably good set of tires at the salvage yard... my problem is that the tires will leak down over a week or so and it's a pain to keep them up. Any suggestions for sealing them ?? slime ?? fix a flat ??? I've heard you
can have problems with balance and vibration with some of the products... but on a trailer it probably shouldn't matter should it ???

It isn't used much and I wondered about the 'fix' settling to the bottom and
making an off balance blob in the tire ??? I'm already off balance enough already :-)

thanks
john

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John Niolon

11-25-2005 17:59:02




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 Re: slow leaking tires - fixed !!! in reply to John Niolon`, 11-24-2005 15:20:45  
soaped them up good and found the valve stems leaking at the rim... and around the bead...

took them to the tire shop and had them insert new valve stems and reseat the beads.... holding now like they should...

thanks for the advice..

john



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RickL

11-25-2005 06:16:21




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 Re: slow leaking tires in reply to John Niolon`, 11-24-2005 15:20:45  
put tubes in them period on those old tires with all the age cracks in them



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Ralph, Ohio

11-25-2005 04:10:19




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 Re: slow leaking tires in reply to John Niolon`, 11-24-2005 15:20:45  
Here's my 2 cents worth. You didn't say how old the tires were. I've had trailer tires that were 15 years old and had so many tiny cracks on the sidewalls from weathering that they would lose air over a period of time. I put soapy water on the sidewalls and could see the air bubbling slowly right through the cracked rubber.



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Ron in Nebr

11-24-2005 20:29:16




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 Re: slow leaking tires in reply to John Niolon`, 11-24-2005 15:20:45  
In addition to the possibility of the beads leaking, check the valve stem. Pull the cap off and put a little soapy water(or even spit will do) over then end and check for bubbles. Might, if you're lucky, just be loose or dirty valve stem cores.



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Ken Crisman

11-24-2005 18:38:49




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 Re: slow leaking tires in reply to John Niolon`, 11-24-2005 15:20:45  
Around this town if the tire shops have a flat brought in & they find that fix a flat crap in them they just hand it back to the guy . They say for all the more they make repairing a flat it's not worth it to get that mess all over them or their equipment . I'd take them into a shop & have them resealed right . Ken



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Coloken

11-24-2005 16:56:03




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 Re: slow leaking tires in reply to John Niolon`, 11-24-2005 15:20:45  
I'm with Old 100 percent. Some one did not use soapy water when mounting them. I liked brake fluid to help seal old ones.



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old

11-24-2005 18:06:36




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 Re: slow leaking tires in reply to Coloken, 11-24-2005 16:56:03  
Back when I was working and doing tires we used the soapy water but since then I have found waste oil works so much better plus when you wipe the tire off with the oil that spills the tire look real nice.



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old

11-24-2005 15:44:13




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 Re: slow leaking tires in reply to John Niolon`, 11-24-2005 15:20:45  
That sounds like a rim leak, I'm guessing there tubeless tires. Pull them off the trailor, then brake down the beads and clean them. Then before you air them up take a rag and wipe some old oil on the rim and the tire bead. Air them up and see if that helps. The oil makes the rubber softer for a little while and that makes them seat better. Just did that to a trailor I have and they haven't gone down since

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