Air Bleed From Alloys

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

i was told by my local garge that the slow puncture i had on my daily driver (600 turbo) was in fact air bleed through the alloys due to worn laquer.

i have heard of this before especially on rover wheels the question is what part of the wheel needs re laquering? the faces of the part where the tyre sits and what laquer to use? just cellulose from i can?

this might be a good time for a refurb

cheers

[Tom Fenton 1,541]

Usual cause of this is corrosion and bobar where the bead seats on the rim. Its not that uncommon on old alloy wheels TBH. Most tyre places have some sealing goo that they paint round the bead of the tyre to cure small leas like this.

[gti-hysteria 0]

yeah you will have to remove the tyres and then rub down around the inside edge of the rims to get the old crud off and then use bead sealer to make sure

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

so they should be able to do this at the tyre fitters provided i rub the crud off first

[Tom Fenton 1,541]

The places I go would do it all for you. Remove wheel, push tyre off the bead, clean round rim with a die grinder with a flap wheel, paste some goo on, blow it back up and refit it to the car.

[gti-hysteria 0]

no let the tyre place do it all, they mite charge you for a puncture repair on each wheel tho,

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

i took it to my local place which usually only charge £5 for a puncture repair and they told me it needed re laquering, imight have to go back and ask some more and see if they will do it for me

[gti-hysteria 0]

or just get them to strip the tyres off, you take the wheels home have a go at cleaning them up and take them back to be bead sealed and re fitted, or go somewhere else that are a bit more helpfull

[DM88PUG 0]

Just drop the wheels into you local tyre centre and theyl strip them there and then, i tend to use a wire brush round were the bead seats and then slap on plenty of our special bead sealer, problem solved.

Dam rover wheels plagued with them every day