Corroded Wheels!??

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <970124092955.24011e6f@siena.edu> SOP8920@Siena.edu writes:

>    The monkey-lads working the counter took my car in and checked out the
> tires. When I picked it up, they said that they removed the tires from the
> wheels and discovered that "corrosion" was causing the beads to not seal
> properly. I said.. "huh"? He said that my wheels were old, paint peeling, etc,
> and that there was some corrosion inside the wheel that was preventing proper
> sealing. He said he cleaned things up a bit, then remounted the tires using the
> bead-sealer stuff. He said that if they started to deflate again, I might need
> to have the wheels professionally serviced. 
>     I've never heard of this before!

Them's not "monkey-lads".

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 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club