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Post by snugglebunny on Jan 20, 2013 17:38:00 GMT -5
just found my rear tire flat.
cant find a nail or anything wrong
in the morning im gonna push it down
to a friends and fill it up
to see if i can find the problem.
the bead is broken on one side.
DIDN'T i read somewhere,
to put a rope or tie down strap around the middle
to make it seal better?? ??
also use water or something on the rim/bead to make it seal better.
Next question.
if i find a slow leak,
what can find locally, like 'fix a flat"
to use till my new tires get here.
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Post by skuttadawg on Jan 20, 2013 17:41:30 GMT -5
Check the valve stem for leaks . I had use wrap a band around the outer edge in order to get a 10 in tire to seat
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Post by qwertydude on Jan 20, 2013 17:54:15 GMT -5
Soap and water will let the bead slip. I've always had the toughest time seating the beads with a come along winch tightening the tire down.
If you can't find any damage on the tire then yeah I'd suspect valve or valve stem.
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Post by snugglebunny on Jan 20, 2013 17:58:08 GMT -5
i think its the stem also
but if i can get it to hold air
till i make sure thats the prob
then i can pick up a stem anywhere.
Problem is its the rear wheel
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Post by rockynv on Jan 20, 2013 21:05:58 GMT -5
If the bead is already broken on one side then pick up the stem locally for a few bucks or so and don't fool around with it. Sometimes just the temperature change overnight can make tire bead unseat as can a minor misshap such as bumping the curb and putting a little distortion in the rims bead seat or even a little corrosion from road salt can push the bead away from the rim. After cleaning the rim with a not too agressive ScotchBright pad a little Green Slime dabbed around the bead before reseating the tire can many times get you past this.
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Post by WarrenS on Jan 21, 2013 8:48:14 GMT -5
The valve stem core could leak. I found a flat rear tire on my Helix the day after I had checked them.
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Post by spandi on Jan 21, 2013 11:58:26 GMT -5
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Post by carasdad on Jan 21, 2013 12:28:27 GMT -5
Willing to bet it's the valve stem also... I replace LOTS of them for folks as the OEM ones dry rot quickly! To seat the bead ya almost always have to remove the valve stem core...and then a regular inflation nozzle won't work because it is opened by the pin in the core...so you have to find somebody with the correct nozzle..  |
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Post by inuyasha on Jan 21, 2013 12:31:49 GMT -5
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Post by h3nry on Jan 21, 2013 22:41:21 GMT -5
I actually just replaced my tire (rear) and the bead seated sooooo easily.. i used a Philips head screw driver to pull the bead up a little and it seated very easy
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Post by snugglebunny on Jan 22, 2013 9:29:25 GMT -5
Fire is the easiest way to seal the bead.... NOT RECOMMENDED. ---insert you tube video here--- Just bite the bullet and have it repaired/replaced at a shop. BE SAFE YOUNG LADY!!!!! JMO thats a good idea bong but the closet shop that will touch anything "chinese" is 40 miles away now if it wasnt 6 degrees outside i would take the whole rear end off so i could get the wheel off, and try and see if a tire shop will mess with it. but im pretty sure its just the stem. and w/o a car things are harder i DID screw up yesterday my friend who has a garage 3 blocks away was going to let me set it his garage last night so the rubber would be more pliable, but i took the wrong pill at 2pm and promptly fell asleep until 8pm so.... that wont happen again. so when i get it into his shop, overnight, im sure if i replace the stem and start filling it up, i pray the bead just pops into place and holds air. |
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Post by rockynv on Jan 22, 2013 20:29:00 GMT -5
If it gives you trouble a wratchet strap around the middle of the tread will expand the bead for you when you tighten it. If a wratchet strap is not available then even a piece of clothesline and a stick of wood to windlass it around the middle will do the trick. As you tighten a band around the center of the tread it will dimple the center of the tire in and push the sidewalls out toward the rim. A bit of warm (liquid dish) soapy water dawbed around the bead with a rag can help too. Take the valve core out so air from the compressor will fill the tire faster and more easily seat the bead. After it is set you can put the valve core back and refill the seated tire to specification.
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Post by ryan52 on Jan 28, 2013 20:23:13 GMT -5
also check the little bead on the inside of the stem once mine stuck open and kept releasing air..could be a quick fix
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Post by snugglebunny on Jan 28, 2013 20:50:18 GMT -5
thanks guys
but its so cold outside i havent been out there
wish my bud would come back from his family emergency
so i can stick it in shop overnight
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