I've got a real slow leak on a tire. It's a 37" toyo m/t on a 22 x 12. I accidentally missed a road and scuffed the inner part of the wheel on a concrete culvert. It ground down about a foot worth of the inner lip on the wheel. Looks like someone took an angle grinder and removed an 1/8" of meat on the lip, only.

So now it leaks very slowly. I've taken the tire off, laid it flat, and soaped the crap out of it, including the stem, with no evidence of leakage. I broke the bead in the area that was scuffed and put some Napa bead sealer there, even though it wasnt bubbling there, and it still leaks.

I'm considering something like the slime, but I've never used it. I don't want the tires to be all f'd out of balance. It's on an 03 F350 crew cab that I pretty much just get groceries with. It already is slightly out of balance, but I wanted to stop it from leaking before re-balancing it.

thanks
Eric

have you tried the rest of the tire ? usually the soapy water will not fail.

I didnt really do the treads that good. I guess I had it in my mind that it had to be at the bead, since that's where it hit. I guess I could of punctured the tread somewhere when I fell into the culvert. I'll soap it some more...

Soap it some more and look for a leak in the thread. Dont ever put slime or fix a flat or any of that junk in your tire. Not only will it throw the tire out of balance, but fix a flat will eat away the rim, I'm not sure about slime. I see this everyday, I work at Tire Pros. Why not take it to a tire shop?

I'm definitely going to soap it up some more and concentrate on the treads.

I would take it to a tire shop, but I just need to do some research and find out who in my area can handle a 22" rim without f'ing it up. Most of the local guys can't. There is an NTB that might be able to. I'll call them if I can't find the leak in the tread.

thanks for the input
Eric

Make sure the valve core in the valve stem isn't loose

I'm definitely going to soap it up some more and concentrate on the treads.

I would take it to a tire shop, but I just need to do some research and find out who in my area can handle a 22" rim without f'ing it up. Most of the local guys can't. There is an NTB that might be able to. I'll call them if I can't find the leak in the tread.

thanks for the input
Eric

NTB can handle it no problem. (shameless plug for my work)

Their machines can hold up to 30" rims and 44" tires.

NTB can handle it no problem. (shameless plug for my work)

Their machines can hold up to 30" rims and 44" tires.

Will they touch a tire that has been plugged? Discount Tire won't anymore... needless to say I wouldn't have tried to fix it if I'd known this.

Discount tire fixes all my stuff (37" krawlers). I used to try to do it myself but they do such good work and often they do it for free that it's not worth in. In return, I buy all my daily driver tires from them. I couldn't be happier.

It's take that to a tire shop. I bet there is dirt/rock/crusty stuff in the bead. I bet they will pull it off and remount it with some sticky stuff that helps hold the bead on there.

had a slow leaking tire for a while. I couldn't find it with a soap solution. I finally stopped by a tire shop so they could dunk the sucker. Low and behold a pinhole leak showed itself, a piece of pin sized wire went in to the tire and below the tread. You couldn't see anything from the surface.

had a slow leaking tire for a while. I couldn't find it with a soap solution. I finally stopped by a tire shop so they could dunk the sucker. Low and behold a pinhole leak showed itself, a piece of pin sized wire went in to the tire and below the tread. You couldn't see anything from the surface.

I was going to mention dunking the tire, but Travis beat me too it. If you have anything big enough to submerge it in, just dunk it in water and wait, you'll find the leak.

so you curbed your 22" rim and your worried about someone fucking it up??:confused:

whatever shop does it will be liable for it if they screw it up anyways. I would take it in to them hoping they fucked up my rim so they could buy me a new one :D

valve core gets you eveytime! probally slamed it in the hit.