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Went to test the final fitment on some Keonig Specials I recently refurbished (my first rebuild ever) and one of the 18x9.5 with 265/35 was flat. These have been mounted and inflated sitting in my garage for about a week waiting on my spacers to arrive. Aired it back up last night and it leaked down 6-8 psi overnight. Sprayed water all around the wheel and it looks like I've got a slight leak at the gasket of the 90 degree valve stem. Looks like both the rear wheels have this with one being slighter than the other.
I'm thinking I'll take these two back to the tire shop and have them dismount the tires and then I'll disassemble the valve stems, set a dab of clear silicone on the barrel inside, and then reassemble to create a better seal.
Does this sound like a fail safe plan? Can anyone with experience in this share what you've done in the past?
All wheels are sound, no bends, and all tire beads are well seated. Lips and barrels are SSR welded so nothing is escaping that way. Valve stems were bought through an eBay seller and have the incorporated TPMS adapters. Two of the four have held air fine for the last week.
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I'm thinking I'll take these two back to the tire shop and have them dismount the tires and then I'll disassemble the valve stems, set a dab of clear silicone on the barrel inside, and then reassemble to create a better seal.
Does this sound like a fail safe plan? Can anyone with experience in this share what you've done in the past?
All wheels are sound, no bends, and all tire beads are well seated. Lips and barrels are SSR welded so nothing is escaping that way. Valve stems were bought through an eBay seller and have the incorporated TPMS adapters. Two of the four have held air fine for the last week.
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