09 escalade rim question
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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.
If that doesn't work, go to FB MARKETPLACE and get a set of used wheels and be done with it.
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...
when the moderator comments or blocks me, I will tell him my wife wrote that...
petethepug
Michael
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.
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.
I've (as a mechanic) used bead sealer many times with good results and even used black silicon down at the bottom of the rim bead. If you can find a shop that has a can of bead sealer that has been exposed to a lot of air (thick)-even better! Buff the worst part of the bead to get rid of any ragged chrome. I definitely oppose putting in tubes due to heat buildup, also installing inner tubes would make it impossible to retain your tps sensors,
petethepug
Michael
I now have four working TPMS sensors and only one tire that needs to go back in to have the bead cleaned and sealant applied.
Costco has been my friend until then. They have awesome tire air fill stations with free standing, digitally programmable controls with quick connect schraders you don’t have to hold against the valve.
Their air hoses are super lightweight coiled PVC that can be stretched all the way to the opposite side of the truck and recoil back to the stand with zero effort. Best of all, you don’t have to ask the grumpy gas clerk to turn on / override his coin operated air hose or prove you purchased fuel to use it.
Costco has been my friend until then. They have awesome tire air fill stations with free standing, digitally programmable controls with quick connect schraders you don’t have to hold against the valve.
Their air hoses are super lightweight coiled PVC that can be stretched all the way to the opposite side of the truck and recoil back to the stand with zero effort. Best of all, you don’t have to ask the grumpy gas clerk to turn on / override his coin operated air hose or prove you purchased fuel to use it.
