Slow Leaks

[Greg Galinsky]

Tires go down slowly unless you have a blowout; with tubeless tires.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "mike" <mikemk40 at yahoo.com>
To: "Greg Galinsky" <nokian at msn.com>; "Christopher Ritchie"
<critchie1 at hotmail.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: Slow Leaks


> Nah..in my younger days when tubes were commonplace
> every puncture went down quickly...these days with no
> tubes they always go down slowly
>
> Mike
>
>  --- Greg Galinsky <nokian at msn.com> wrote: > One can
> get a blowout in a tubeless tire just as
> > easily.
> >
> > You have more mass in the tire holding heat and from
> > an ideal standpoint
> > with a tube you are adding more unsprung weight.
> >
> > Greg Galinsky
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "mike" <mikemk40 at yahoo.com>
> > To: "Greg Galinsky" <nokian at msn.com>; "Christopher
> > Ritchie"
> > <critchie1 at hotmail.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 12:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: Slow Leaks
> >
> >
> > > I thought the really really big down side of tubes
> > is
> > > they can go down suddenly which is scarey and
> > > dangerous
> > >
> > > mike
> > >
> > >  --- Greg Galinsky <nokian at msn.com> wrote: > The
> > > downside of using an inner tube is that the tire
> > > > may build up more heat
> > > > and will be harder to dissipate the heat.
> > > >
> > > > Greg Galinsky
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Christopher Ritchie"
> > <critchie1 at hotmail.com>
> > > > To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 9:46 AM
> > > > Subject: Slow Leaks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > All 4 of my alloy wheels (1988 5KSQ) have slow
> > > > leaks.  One worse than the
> > > > others.  2 tire places have tried the
> > buff-the-bead
> > > > fix which hasn't worked.
> > > >   Is there any way to seal the wheels?  I've
> > been
> > > > afraid of putting goop in
> > > > there because of potential balance problems.
> > Would
> > > > an inner tube work?
> > > > What is the downside to an inner tube in a
> > tubeless
> > > > tire?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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