tired

[paul and sam]

has anyone got any idears about a problem i have with my tyres. i had a new set fitted a billing and they look good and do the job however after one day the valve on one of them has failed and has had to be relaced (by quickfit) at the same time they replaced all the valves on the other tires now this evening i have noticed that the same tire has started to go down again. so out comes the soapey water and low and behold its the valve again not only that but on checking all the other tires  have noticed that they all are leaking from the valve or round the rim. any one got any thought on how to fix the leaks on the rim or will i have to fit tubes into them? the old tires had tubes . this problem is bugging the c*** out of me any thoughts thanks..






and they say this is ment to be fun   :(biglaugh):

[rangerider]

go to a tyre fitter, and have them use a latex sealant round the valve stems and can even be used round the beads too

[Rich_P]

Although make sure the rim isn't bent considerably at the lip.

[Jas278]

New or Remolds.?

[paul and sam]

they are new from bronco 4x4

[the loon]

from what your saying I would put it down to the rims
get in touch with bronco and see what the crack is.
Do you still have the quickfit recipt  :?:
Was it just the tyres you had done or rims as well  :?:

[Eeyore]

from what your saying I would put it down to the rims
  :?:

This would be my initial thought; if its the valve and rim, it would seem to point to a wheel problem, not the tyre.

As a final question, it sounds like your not runnin' tubes. Are the wheels for tubed, or tubeless tyres?

cheers
 8)
Eeyore

[Jas278]

If it does turn out tobe a rim problem , the tyre fitter should have noticed the ,corroded rim when fitting , secondly should have checked for leaks before fitting to vehicle,

[drmike]

Are there two sizes of hole for the valve? One suited to tubes the other tubeless?

If that's the case then amybe your fitters aren't realising this?

Mike

[Range Rover Blues]

I've had this before on Old Fords too, when the rim corrodes the hole becomes too big to seal, eventualy it's a safety issue.

Be bloody careful about fitting tubes, it's generally not adviseable, especially on alloy rims.

You can use sealing compounds with some success.

[rangerider]

the ridges inside a tubless tyre will eventually rub thru an inner tube. assuming your rims are tubeless too i would recommend latex sealant round the beads & valve hole. I used to do it all the time and it even helped with those bits of twig that catch between the rim & tyre when in the rough stuff

[smog]

All my tyres have tubes in EVEN the ones that supposed to be tubeless, there are those that say it's dangerous or silly and yet i have less problems than people with tubeless i.e. popping them off the rim whilst offroad.

I would simply suggest getting tubes put in them last set i got cost me £20 for all 5 wheels.