OEM wheels flaking; bead leaks

[cobram at juno.com]

Some things just stay the same from decade to decade with Audi.  What has
to be done is to use a die grinder with a bulb wire brush attachment, put
the wheel sans tire on the tire machine, spin it while brushing the bead
area to a shiny metal.  Slip the tire over the rim, but before seating,
run a brush stroke of Camel Tire Bead Sealer around both lips and the
tire bead.  I have access to a tire machine, but any decent tire shop
should be able to handle this.

EVERY single type 44 I've owned has had this problem, and this is the
only thing aside from complete refinishing that worked for me.
 
BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
"God's a kid with an ant farm. He's not planning anything."

Dennis Unsworth <unzie at ixi.net> writes:
> OEM wheels are flaking where the bead contacts the wheel. New Cooper  
> 
> CS4's won't maintain pressure. '03 Allroad 2.7T; 83k miles, new to 
> me  
> last summer; OEM 17 x 7.5, 5 spoke wheels. External surface looks  
> great and there are no signs of abuse, but 3 of 4 tires won't  
> maintain pressure for more than a week. Worst one loses half its  
> pressure in 7 - 10 days. Bath confirmed leaking at the bead. There's 
>  
> quite a bit of flaking apparent once the tire is removed.
> 
> Ever see such a thing? Time to go wheel shopping?