[AT] Sealing a tire to a rim( Now Breaking bead)

[R Mull]

I found a great bead breaker. I use my woodsplitter by placing a short 4x4
against the splitting wedge , standing the tire up against it and using
another short 4x4 as a bead breaker. Push against one spot, rotate the tire
a little and push again.

Thanks,
Robert Mull
Woodstock, Georgia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Sealing a tire to a rim


> 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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