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Posted by: mikelsr Apr 1 2006, 05:15 PM

When I went to take my teener out of storage two of the tires were flat. So I aired them up and drove it a couple of days until it snowed again. Then back to storage. I went to take it out again and one tire was flat and the other very low. I checked the valve stems to see if the were leaking and they weren't. After looking them over I put soapy water on the beads and I found that the back side of both tires have leaks. I have attached a picture and if you look at the wheel showing the back side you will see clusters of white bubbles. This was after I had washed off most of the soapy water.

My question is: what is the best way to repair these? Take the tire off and sand around the lip of the rims?

Thanks,
Mike

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Posted by: 1970 Neun vierzehn Apr 1 2006, 05:22 PM

Mike,
How old are your tires? I've got Pedrinis w/fairly new tires and don't have a problem with the loss of pressure over extended periods. HOWEVER, the last set of tires on the same rims would lose 10-15lbs over the course of 6-8 wks. That last set were really old. I left them on entirely too long. Perhaps your tires need to be replaced.

Posted by: r_towle Apr 1 2006, 05:47 PM

Alot of times the old tire may have left a bit of itself on the inner lip of the rim.

Best fix.

Take off tire, bring rims home (unless you find a really cool shop)

Wire brush on drill, clean the lip of the rim, both sides...

Then remount.

Rich

Posted by: mikelsr Apr 1 2006, 10:06 PM

I bought the tires last spring. They are Yokohama AVS ES100 (205/50 15). I don't remember having to put air in them last summer (except for the AX stuff I was doing).

Rich, thanks for the info. I figured that I may have to do that.

Mike