[AT] Rear tire rim slip

[Darrell Ratliff]

Cecil – try painting the rim edges with bead sealer.  I know it is intended to seal beads on tubeless tires but it remains pretty tacky and should hold the tire from slipping.

From: Cecil R Bearden 
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 10:31 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
Subject: Re: [AT] Rear tire rim slip


> I have a problem with my 2-105 White tractor with 18.4x38 tires.  Last 
> year I mounted new tires, of course they were made in China.  I used 
> bead lube to mount them.  Pulled valve stem out of the tube in the one 
> I have problems with.  Installed new tube, reinstalled the Ballast ( 
> alcohol & water) Tire slipped on rim anough to break valve from tube.  
> pumped out tire/tube and wiped all bead lube off with a rag in wood 
> alcohol and installed new tube.  Now, the tire is flat again.  Since i 
> use wood alcohol for anti freeze in the ture, you cannot see the 
> leakage until it is too late.  I thought about buying new rims, but I 
> think the tirer is oversize at the bead.  They are speedway tires.   
> In the old days we used to drill the rim and put small metal screws in 
> the bead.  Any ideas??

Cecil in OKla


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