skinner2k3 3 Posted September 3, 2007 One of my tyres is leaking around the rim of the wheel. There is no damage to the sidewall or to the Rim. Is there a way of fixing it myself or do I need to have the tyre pulled off to sort it? Cheers Ben Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey S 29 1 Cars Posted September 3, 2007 One of my tyres is leaking around the rim of the wheel. There is no damage to the sidewall or to the Rim. Is there a way of fixing it myself or do I need to have the tyre pulled off to sort it? Cheers Ben theres probably some foreign matter or corrosion on the rim. any decent tyre place will be able to break the bead and give it clean for you. they do sometimes use a gel thats pretty good as well. i doubt they would charge much for it and its pretty impossible to break a bead without the right tools. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackherer 543 Posted September 3, 2007 its pretty impossible to break a bead without the right tools. Just jack your car up and put the wheel/tyre under a wheel that is still attached to the car so the sidewall is under the tread then lower the car. Its worth putting a sheet of thick card under the rim so it doesnt get scratched on the ground if its an alloy. Breaking the bead is easy but I found actually getting low profile tyres fully off alloy rims very hard so I gave up trying to change my pugs tyres but I can change higher profile tyres completely myself with no special tools. http://www.trampdrift.com/html/modules.php...page&pid=14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arahan 4 Posted September 3, 2007 theres probably some foreign matter or corrosion on the rim. any decent tyre place will be able to break the bead and give it clean for you. they do sometimes use a gel thats pretty good as well. i doubt they would charge much for it and its pretty impossible to break a bead without the right tools. £7 was the charge the last time i went with a leaky steelie! Took the tyre off, ground the wheel and "re-shaped" it with a hammer (not as bad as it sounds!) made sure it was all ok, re-sealed the tyre, pumped it up and hey presto! fixed! all for just £7! can't argue with that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BERTMAN 40 1 Cars Posted September 3, 2007 shouldnt be more than about a fiver, whenever i get a puncture i just take it to the local tyre place, and £5 later its all good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim.Badger 15 Posted September 3, 2007 Could be a porous alloy, but again shouldn't cost more than a tenner and you should be able to get it for a fiver. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinner2k3 3 Posted September 5, 2007 Garage charged me a tenner, not bad I suppose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
