The Falken 165/60/12 tyres I use have a habit of leaking around the seal
with the alloy wheel. This can be a real pain, especially as far at the
spare is concerned. The tyre shop are suggesting using an inner tube. The
question is - is there any downside to using inner tubes?
Cheers
Mark
Rocky - 30 Dec 2003 12:57 GMT
this happend to all four off my alloys at wonce, I used to have to carry a
foot pump about with me all the time. I took the car to a local tyre place
(not kwick fit or the like) he took off all the tyres and put them bakc on
the rims with a LOT of that "white stuff" and hey it fixed the prob on three
of the four. I put i tube in number four and never had a mins prob with it
agian. Hope this helps
(-AD-) - 30 Dec 2003 14:07 GMT
And Elvis was sitting next to Mark Steward in the spaceship, which I
thought was kinda weird, but then they turned to me and said:
> The Falken 165/60/12 tyres I use have a habit of leaking around the seal
> with the alloy wheel. This can be a real pain, especially as far at the
> spare is concerned. The tyre shop are suggesting using an inner tube. The
> question is - is there any downside to using inner tubes?
Usually not considered good practice to put tubes in tubeless tyres.
Tyres designed for tubes have a smooth liner inside the carcass to
protect the tube. The insides of tubeless tyres can sometimes be left
quite rough.
fraggy - 31 Dec 2003 01:39 GMT
hiya
the problem is corrosion, on the inside of the rim where the tyre seals.
The best way to fix this is to take the tyre off and clean up the corrosion
and re-paint to stop it coming back then re fit the tyre.
fragged
> The Falken 165/60/12 tyres I use have a habit of leaking around the seal
> with the alloy wheel. This can be a real pain, especially as far at the
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> Cheers
> Mark
Steve - 31 Dec 2003 09:41 GMT
> The Falken 165/60/12 tyres I use have a habit of leaking around the seal
> with the alloy wheel. This can be a real pain, especially as far at the
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> Cheers
> Mark
I'm sure you have checked, but is it actually the rim leaking? Some alloys
(usually sand cast ones) can suffer from porosity.

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Boink - 07 Jan 2004 05:39 GMT
Yes, this porosity issue (microcracks of a sort) can be resolved with a good
sealer painted on the inside of the wheel (interiors).
> > The Falken 165/60/12 tyres I use have a habit of leaking around the seal
> > with the alloy wheel. This can be a real pain, especially as far at the
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> I'm sure you have checked, but is it actually the rim leaking? Some alloys
> (usually sand cast ones) can suffer from porosity.
me - 07 Jan 2004 10:22 GMT
Just as a side issue I have seen silastic applied to an E type Jag wire
wheels so the bloke could run tubeless tyres. BTW it worked!
> Yes, this porosity issue (microcracks of a sort) can be resolved with a good
> sealer painted on the inside of the wheel (interiors).
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>>I'm sure you have checked, but is it actually the rim leaking? Some alloys
>>(usually sand cast ones) can suffer from porosity.
Gordon Welsh - 31 Dec 2003 17:01 GMT
> The Falken 165/60/12 tyres I use have a habit of leaking around the seal
> with the alloy wheel. This can be a real pain, especially as far at the
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Cheers
> Mark
Your local tyre fitters should be able to put some sealer
onto the rims before they put the tyres on. I had the same
problem with the alloys on my Golf and this sorted it...
Only problem is, they don't seem to do it as a matter of course,
I had to ask for it....didn't cost any extra.
HTH, HNY.
Gordon
Makka - 02 Jan 2004 02:41 GMT
when i was fitting tyres here in australia there was a black paint that we
used sometimes. it would dry like a a rubber film it worked wonders
makka
> > The Falken 165/60/12 tyres I use have a habit of leaking around the seal
> > with the alloy wheel. This can be a real pain, especially as far at the
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>
> Gordon
Gordon Welsh - 03 Jan 2004 11:16 GMT
> when i was fitting tyres here in australia there was a black paint that we
> used sometimes. it would dry like a a rubber film it worked wonders
> makka
That sounds like the stuff - sticky black stuff. Did the
trick for me anyways.
me - 05 Jan 2004 00:39 GMT
>>when i was fitting tyres here in australia there was a black paint that we
>>used sometimes. it would dry like a a rubber film it worked wonders
>>makka
>
> That sounds like the stuff - sticky black stuff. Did the
> trick for me anyways.
So it never let you down?