Re: Corroded Wheels!??

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In a message dated 97-01-24 09:45:01 EST, you write:

<< 
    I was gone for 11 days, and upon my return I found that my tires where
 rather low on air. I took the Q out, and filled up the low tires. The next
day,
 the RF was flat and the RR was 1/2 way there. I pumped up the tires and
drove
 the car to where I purchased the tires. 
    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. 
                                -Osman Parvez
                                 89 200q (150K miles)
                                 Siena College
                                 Albany NY
 
  >>


He's totally correct.  I've got an 89 200QW - alloy wheels.  The tires were
replaced four years ago.  They held air perfectly up to last year.  Then both
rears started leaking caused by corrosion on the rims.  Only cure is to sand
off the corrosion and then maybe use a sealer between the rim and tire.
 Isn't it nice to live in the salt belt?

Mark
Chicago, IL