morcus
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 11:55 AM |
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How to check/fix a slow puncture?
I've had the car a month and in that time one of the rear tyres has gone flat, twice so it deffinitly is leaking. The wheel is quite corroded So
I'm not sure if it's leaking that way. I last pumped it up 3 weeks ago, since then I drove it about 100 miles in the first two weeks then
left it a week as I was away. Before I left it felt fine, though the tyre was a little soft if you pushed it with you hand. There is no dust cap on
that wheel if it makes any difference. I didn't really check when I picked the car up so I thought the first flat might have been someone
mucking around.
I'm off work till next monday so Ideally I want to sort it. there is a full size spare but I've not had a propper look as the tyre on it
is a bit thin on tread.
Whats the best course of action?
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 11:59 AM |
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Very likely to be leaking from the bead if they are corroded. Spray some lightly diluted soapy water round the rim and check for bubbles.
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morcus
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 12:03 PM |
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Thanks, I'll pump it up in a bit and see if that yeilds anything. If that is the case is it easilly repairable or will it mean a new wheel (Or
the spare assuming the wheel is fine)?
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loggyboy
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 12:10 PM |
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It can be just a matter of removing the tyre, cleaning up any loose material around the bead and remounting. Most tyre places can help. If they are
punctured instead then the cost of the repair needs to be offset against the life left in the tyre. Repairs for nails etc can only be done in the
central 2/3rds of the tread. Anything outside that will mean a new tyre.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 12:28 PM |
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My last slow puncture was a poor wheel seal against a corroded rim. For an extra fiver on the normal tyre fit charge the guy took the tyre off,
Dremeled the corrosion and then used a larger amount of that white greasy stuff. It has sorted it out quite nicely and the tyre has stayed up ever
since.
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snapper
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 03:03 PM |
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I've got a couple of slow ones on different cars a can of tyre weld keeps it going for a good while but in the end the rim needs sorting
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morcus
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 05:54 PM |
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It's pumped up now, I'll go to the tyre shop when I can and get it sorted. I had a look at the spare and the wheel, though corroded it
looks in better nick than the one on there, bar the tyre which has a bald shoulder so I've got to go anyway. I found a complete set on ebay with
a day left, no bids and a start of £25 but typically too far away. I've got an electric pump now though at least so should be fine in the mean
time.
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JoelP
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| posted on 1/4/13 at 08:56 PM |
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Guy at my tyre shop doesnt charge for sorting minor corrosion out, in fact usually doesnt even mention it. Just polishes it up with a grinder and puts
the new tyre on. He's sorted a few leaky rims out for me 
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