OEM wheels flaking; bead leaks

[Huw Powell]

cobram at juno.com wrote:
> 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.

That's pretty much it - clean the wheel properly, apply proper "goo" 
before seating tire.

Seriously, I haven't had a single low-leaker since I started mounting my 
own tires.  Next door they have tricky-slicky tools for cleaning rims, 
and at least two "goos" (for steel and aluminum rims).

Some Honda tech mounted some tires for me a few months back and managed 
to give me my first slow leak in ages ;)  No names, no foul.  Should 
have done it myself.

> 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?
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