22" chrome wheel leaks

[solli5pack]

I had the same problem for the longest. Tire shop pulled the tire and sanded down the lip and glued it up with some black rtv looking paste. Two months so far so good.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

I have a 2007 Escalade with the OEM 22" chrome wheels. The front left tire keeps leaking down. So far, two different shops have failed to fix it.

The second shop blamed the factory wheels, and put a sealant on the bead. He said it might not work, and it hasn't.

So, any ideas for a solution?

joe

I've had this issue with my 20" rims. The rim's bead area needs to be cleaned and smoothed out with a rotary air tool with a very mild abrasive wheel on it. This will take some time, so the Tech needs to be committed and not time pressured to work faster by his boss. Once FULLY smooth, then a good bead adhesive needs to be applied to both the rim and the tire before re-assembly.

No guarantees, of course, but it worked for my when I found a shop that would let the Tech take the time to do it properly.

 

[Blackcar]

I had the same problem for the longest. Tire shop pulled the tire and sanded down the lip and glued it up with some black rtv looking paste. Two months so far so good.

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Those are exact same wheels on my Yukon that had chrome flaking on bead area.

 

[homesick]

Pulling the wheel and wrestling it around is not a good idea for me, any more. My mind's not the only part of me with rusting hinges.

Nobody's mentioned tubes. I've always heard that tubes in radials are bad, but I've never heard a reason.

joe

 

[homesick]

Nobody has anything on tubes?

joe

 

[GMCChevy]

I mentioned tubes the other day. There are tubes specifically for radial tires and there's usually no problems using them but I don't know about tires that big.

 

[homesick]

I know you mentioned them. I'm looking for knowledge about their use with radials, since the common idea seems to be "don't".

Thanks though.

joe