Wheel wont hold air!!! Help

[TheJakeR]

Hey guys,
So I've been trying to troubleshoot one of my 88 vette ZR1 wheels lately, the damn thing wont hold air properly So far, the tire has been removed and the wheel grinded down a bit on the inner lips to ensure a flat surface, and the tire shop used some sort of black caulk-like stuff, maybe to help with holding air.

but still no luck, driving the other day and I realized the damn thing was COMPELTELY flat after a day of use.

Any suggestions on what I should do? I really want to keep these wheels, since Chrome ZR1's haven't been rocked on an e36 yet. (Balleur, you should polish yours up )

Best,
Jake

[MixDuP]

I had a problem with a tire not holding air for more then a day, took it to a wheel shop and they found a dent in the lip just enough to not let the bead fully seat. they repaired it and holds air fine, hope it might help

[TheJakeR]

I had a problem with a tire not holding air for more then a day, took it to a wheel shop and they found a dent in the lip just enough to not let the bead fully seat. they repaired it and holds air fine, hope it might help

Thx man, I should just man up and shell out a few bucks to send it to a well-equiped wheel shop to check it out.

cheers!

[TheJakeR]

bump, gonna head down to the tire shop soon and have them look at it. any other possible faults I should suggest looking for besides a bend in the lip? I can't see any cracks or bends visually...

[SeanDub]

Probably leaking because of a bad chrome job.

Its pretty common

[TheJakeR]

Probably leaking because of a bad chrome job.

Its pretty common

I had the inside of the barrel ground down by the shop when we first realized there was an air leak. So now that it's still leaking, should i ask them to put it up on a lathe and grind it down more accurately? Or what do you think is my next step? Really don't want to give on these wheels yet!

[bmw4red]

I have a very tiny crack on the inside of my csls for a while now. I was running running a 265/35/19 on a 19x9.5 for more than two years with no leaks.
Recentley I stretched a 215/35 and had a major leak, took it back to the shop twice they grinder the inside lip and used a ton of the black rubberized material. It's didn't help.
I gave up and started stopping by the gas station once every other day for air.
Then the other day I said what the heck let me throw a hug can of fix-a-flat in that tire and see what happens.
Believe it or not. It took care of the problem.
I usually keep 40psi in my tires so that wheel holds 40 psi for about 2 to 3 weeks and goes down to 30psi and stays there.
I bought a small air pump and left it in my trunk so now I have to fill my tire once a month for 2 minutes.
Well better than buying a new wheel and paying more money to get it custom painted.

I hope this helps

[WarShrike]

Warm soapy water and a soft brush or sponge dude. You've got a substantial leak somewhere and you need to find it.

That what we use all the time to test for any form of gas leak or to make sure that we don't have leaks in regard to using oxy-acetylene torches.

[TheJakeR]

I have a very tiny crack on the inside of my csls for a while now. I was running running a 265/35/19 on a 19x9.5 for more than two years with no leaks.
Recentley I stretched a 215/35 and had a major leak, took it back to the shop twice they grinder the inside lip and used a ton of the black rubberized material. It's didn't help.
I gave up and started stopping by the gas station once every other day for air.
Then the other day I said what the heck let me throw a hug can of fix-a-flat in that tire and see what happens.
Believe it or not. It took care of the problem.
I usually keep 40psi in my tires so that wheel holds 40 psi for about 2 to 3 weeks and goes down to 30psi and stays there.
I bought a small air pump and left it in my trunk so now I have to fill my tire once a month for 2 minutes.
Well better than buying a new wheel and paying more money to get it custom painted.

I hope this helps

Yeah tire shop used that black shit, and no luck yet.

Left it with them to try some sort of silicone instead of the black windshield sealer stuff. If that doesn't work, I think I might try some of the green tire slime. Is that similar to the stuff you used? or what tire repair sealant did you use?

in the meantime, I'm trolling craigs for a replacement wheel. Also picked me up a set of sawblades to fit the tires on if it comes to that. really hope it doesnt though

[TheJakeR]

Warm soapy water and a soft brush or sponge dude. You've got a substantial leak somewhere and you need to find it.

That what we use all the time to test for any form of gas leak or to make sure that we don't have leaks in regard to using oxy-acetylene torches.

So we did the dunk test with soap this weekend, and of course came across a substantial leak now to hope that this silicone repair with end up sealing the bead

[bmw4red]

Yes it was the green stuff from walmart. And guess what. I had them in the tire for a while now, it stopped leaking. It's been two weeks. Crossing fingers

[Tuck&Poke]

Yeah tire shop used that black shit, and no luck yet.

Left it with them to try some sort of silicone instead of the black windshield sealer stuff. If that doesn't work, I think I might try some of the green tire slime. Is that similar to the stuff you used? or what tire repair sealant did you use?

in the meantime, I'm trolling craigs for a replacement wheel. Also picked me up a set of sawblades to fit the tires on if it comes to that. really hope it doesnt though

If by green tire slime your talking about that temporary flat fixer that plugs up leaks until you can get the tire changed, then its not something you can use to fix it forever. That stuff will throw your wheel off balance. Just take it to a wheel shop, your just wasting money doing anything else.

[WarShrike]

And any time you do a tire change or need a repair, you can get charged extra as it causes a righteous mess on the inside of your wheels.