tyre problems

[bungalow4x4]

I have an air leak btween the trye and the alloy rim on my defender 90 there is no damage to ether is the any way this can be sorted without taking it to a garage or is there any stuff you can buy to seal the leak.

if there is anything you know please let me know thank you

[normalbloke]

Tyreweld will sort it,but given it is only a bead leak i'd just get it to a tyre shop and have it sorted properly,I doubt it will cost much more than £10-15.Are your alloys corroding beahind the beads by any chance?

[bungalow4x4]

no there is no damage to the rim or tyre and no corrotion i just hit a rock that was totally sunk in mud i got it fixed tho needed to go to a garage to get the tyre off the bead tho. thank you for your reply.

[Kermit power]

bungalow4x4 said:

no there is no damage to the rim or tyre and no corrotion i just hit a rock that was totally sunk in mud i got it fixed tho needed to go to a garage to get the tyre off the bead tho. thank you for your reply.

How do you know there's no damage?

I had a similar problem on a car wheel a while ago. The impact had caused a hairline crack in the wheel. Even once the wheel had been properly cleaned you could barely see it, but it was enough to let the air leak out over time.

I'd get it to a tyre fitter and ask them to check for all of that sort of stuff.

[normalbloke]

Kermit power said:

bungalow4x4 said:

no there is no damage to the rim or tyre and no corrotion i just hit a rock that was totally sunk in mud i got it fixed tho needed to go to a garage to get the tyre off the bead tho. thank you for your reply.

How do you know there's no damage?

I had a similar problem on a car wheel a while ago. The impact had caused a hairline crack in the wheel. Even once the wheel had been properly cleaned you could barely see it, but it was enough to let the air leak out over time.

I'd get it to a tyre fitter and ask them to check for all of that sort of stuff.

Or get a spray bottle full of washing up liquid/water mix and do it yourself for nowt.I carry one on the Unimog for tyres mainly, but as you can imagine,the gearbox/4x4 system/difflocks/brakes are all air operated,so I carry a few bits to make life easier.

[Kermit power]

normalbloke said:

Kermit power said:

bungalow4x4 said:

no there is no damage to the rim or tyre and no corrotion i just hit a rock that was totally sunk in mud i got it fixed tho needed to go to a garage to get the tyre off the bead tho. thank you for your reply.

How do you know there's no damage?

I had a similar problem on a car wheel a while ago. The impact had caused a hairline crack in the wheel. Even once the wheel had been properly cleaned you could barely see it, but it was enough to let the air leak out over time.

I'd get it to a tyre fitter and ask them to check for all of that sort of stuff.

Or get a spray bottle full of washing up liquid/water mix and do it yourself for nowt.I carry one on the Unimog for tyres mainly, but as you can imagine,the gearbox/4x4 system/difflocks/brakes are all air operated,so I carry a few bits to make life easier.

I think I would've been a long time waiting! The tyre was going flat over the course of about 5 days, so wasn't exactly bubbling out of the crack!!!

[normalbloke]

Kermit power said:

normalbloke said:

Kermit power said:

bungalow4x4 said:

no there is no damage to the rim or tyre and no corrotion i just hit a rock that was totally sunk in mud i got it fixed tho needed to go to a garage to get the tyre off the bead tho. thank you for your reply.

How do you know there's no damage?

I had a similar problem on a car wheel a while ago. The impact had caused a hairline crack in the wheel. Even once the wheel had been properly cleaned you could barely see it, but it was enough to let the air leak out over time.

I'd get it to a tyre fitter and ask them to check for all of that sort of stuff.

Or get a spray bottle full of washing up liquid/water mix and do it yourself for nowt.I carry one on the Unimog for tyres mainly, but as you can imagine,the gearbox/4x4 system/difflocks/brakes are all air operated,so I carry a few bits to make life easier.

I think I would've been a long time waiting! The tyre was going flat over the course of about 5 days, so wasn't exactly bubbling out of the crack!!!

That will still show up.You get a very fine foam around the bead.My CJ has one that needs doing.It takes about 20 days before it looks like it needs air.Don't underestimate the power of the soap solution dude..

[daveatcopleigh]

Usualy due to mud/sand/rocks betwen tyre and rim. Requires remove tyre clean wheel with wire brush and refit tyre
Wheel will eventualy be too bad to fix thats why most serious off roaders use a cheep set of steels and keep the aloys for best
Dave