09 escalade rim question

[RST Dana]

My dealer repaired all 4 rims on my 16 when I had it for around $150 They remove the tires and do what ever magic was needed to keep the air from leaking at the rims.

 

[B-train]

Take a wire wheel and run it around the bead area of each rim - the dust will fly for sure. Get all the whiteish-gray crap off. Then clean the rubber of the tires that mate to the bead area. Wipe clean with alcohol. Then use a good quality bead sealant that has some body to it. Brush on a nice coat all the way around. Install tire and seat bead - give it a little while to set up. Check with soapy water for bubbles. Also, replace the valve stems and clean all the crud around their mating surfaces too - emery cloth on a screw driver works well. You can put a shmear of sealant on that as well.

If that doesn't work, go to FB MARKETPLACE and get a set of used wheels and be done with it.

 

[11bravo]

you are correct about centrifugal force keeping it away from the bead. Regardless, it will an ongoing issue for the OP, so I guess it should be correctly addressed....

when the moderator comments or blocks me, I will tell him my wife wrote that...

 

[petethepug]

Buy the tire sealant and take it to a tire shop to deal with it.

The bead sealant will not work. It will also piss off the next tire guy who works on it because they have to clean all that crap out.

The tire bead sealant should be applied as close to the tire being installed on the rim as possible.