[AT] Sealing a tire to a rim

[charlie hill]

Steve where do you find that stuff?  Tire store,  auto parts, ????

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Sealing a tire to a rim


> Charlie,
>   Get some regular brush on bead sealant. You don't have to break down
> the tire completely if you know where the leak is. Just let the air out
> of it. Then use either your car/truck or even a lawn tractor or bumper
> jack to pull the bead off in that spot. brush the sealer on and
> re-inflate to seat the bead. Wait a few minutes and fill the tire up.
> Oh and the sealer works great on vehicles with rusty rims and corroded
> aluminum rims also.
> 
> Steve Williams
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 8:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Sealing a tire to a rim
> 
> 
> > George,  I was looking for a quick and dirty solution.  I'm NEVER
> going to
> > get the slime out.  Someone at the tire place that installs the next
> set
> > will have to worry about that.  This trailer gets pulled about a 1000
> miles
> > a year if that much so unless I ruin one of the tires on something
> they will
> > be on there for a long time.  They have already been on there for
> several
> > years and I can barely see any wear.
> >
> > I just wanted to see folks opinions of those sealers.  I thought I
> > remembered a good discussion about them on the list some time back.
> >
> > Charlie
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "George Willer" <gwill at toast.net>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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> > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 4:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Sealing a tire to a rim
> >
> >
> > > Charlie,
> > >
> > > Not to be a smart a$$, but if you don't have the time and energy to
> > install
> > > the tube... how in the world are you going to find time to get all
> that
> > > Slime crap out so you can do it later?  Do yourself a huge favor and
> don't
> > > use any of that crap!  Installing a tube is the best solution.
> > >
> > > George Willer
> > >
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