[AT] Sealing a tire to a rim

[charlie hill]

Hi Cecil,  I don't really view tubes as a solution.  I keep a plug kit in my
truck all the time.  If I have a flat from a nail along the road I can fix
it quickly and all I need is some air.  If I put a tube in it and depend on
the tube to seal the tire then when I get the inevitable flat I've got to
find a tire shop.  With all due respect to James and George the idea of
fixing the problem with a tube is to me like fixing a drafty window frame by
installing a storm window.  Not a bad solution but I'd rather fix the
window.

In my case the tire is not the problem.  I know that.  I bought these tires
new and they are very high quality tires.  The problem is roughness in the
rim bead.  The solution to me is either to repair the bead, replace the  rim
or to use a sealant to seal the rim.  Much like you would use a sealant to
seal the leaking window.  That is why I ask the opinion of the list.  I
wouldn't try to seal a leaky window with bubble gum but I sure would use
some new glazing compound or some weather strip.  In the case of the rim I
didn't know what to use.  We seem to be narrowing down on that now.

Breaking this tire down just doesn't make sense to me considering the time
and expense involved in it.  I can stay ahead of this leak with the air
compressor that is about 20 feet from where the trailer is parked.  If and
when I need to replace the tire I will just put another rim on it.  They
sell them at the junk yard for less than the price of a tube.

Just an explaination of my thinking.  Your  results may vary.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Sealing a tire to a rim


> > Steve where do you find that stuff?  Tire store,  auto parts, ????
> >
> > Charlie
>
>
> Charlie, I have a continuing problem with golf cart tires and
> other small ones on several wagons that I use for gen sets or small
> engines. It seems to me that clean rims and good tires do not stay
> sealed for long. I suspect the rubber dries out and then the leak
> starts. I take the golf cart wheels to the local golf cart guy and
> he uses a bead sealer on them and that seems to stop the leak for
> good. He has a can of it and uses a small paint brush to swab the
> rim before seating the tires.
>
> While I was at Le Sueur I asked the Miller Tire guys if they
> had anything in the way of a bead sealer but they didn't have any with
> them. They told me they were sure they carried it at the store.
>
> I am going to do as Alan Riley suggested and try NAPA but I
> have a feeling if I really want to stop the leaks I am going to have
> to buy tubes.
>
> Cecil
> -- 
> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> what you said.
>
> Cecil E Monson
> Lucille Hand-Monson
> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>
> Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
>
> Free advice
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