Leaking wheels. Was: quattro Digest, Vol 46, Issue 30

[cobram at juno.com]

suffolkd at aol.com writes:

> A cracked wheel can leak air, but our 99 Avant suffers from flats 
> all the time, as I suspect the valve stems.? 

Has Audi ever made an alloy wheel that doesn't start to leak @ around 4
or 5 years?  I gave up on trying to "fix" this feature on the 5KS and
200TQA, new tires, sanded and cleaned rim, enough Camel sealer to hold
the Hindenberg together, new stems, and they STILL slowly leak.  I think
Brishitium is the alloy of choice when it comes to wheels from the boys
at Inglostadt.
 
BCNU,
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there.